Conflict & Security
Houthis Demand Evacuation of Aden Airport, Citing Saudi Military Plane
October 28, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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MAMasrawy
الحوثيون يدعون لإخلاء مطار عدن تمهيدا لقصف "طائرة نقل عسكرية سعودية"
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يواليوم السابع
إخلاء مطار عدن بعد تهديد الحوثيين بقصفه
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انفجار عنيف يهز مطار عدن الدولى والسلطات تستبق بعمليات إخلاء
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SNSky News Arabia
الحوثيون يدعون إلى إخلاء مطار عدن
(opens the publisher’s site)Aden airport authorities evacuated all staff after Yemen's Houthi group threatened to strike the facility, citing a Saudi military cargo plane inside.
- Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree called for the immediate evacuation of Aden airport, claiming a Saudi military cargo plane there was transporting weapons.
- Aden airport authorities evacuated all employees and workers following the Houthi threat.
- Saree said Tuesday's drone strike on Abha International Airport halted air traffic and a ballistic missile struck Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry headquarters in Riyadh.
- A violent explosion shook the already-evacuated Aden International Airport, which authorities had emptied after the Houthi threat.