Houthis claim missile attack on Riyadh airport as airlines suspend flights to Saudi capital
October 9, 2026 at 02:57 AM · Updated 7d ago
11 reports · 9 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 18 hours
أمين مجلس التعاون الخليجى يدين استهداف الحوثيين مطار الملك خالد بالرياض
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فرنسا تدعو إلى الوقف الفوري لاستهداف المملكة العربية السعودية
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قوات التحالف: سنرد بحزم على هجمات الحوثيين ضد المدنيين والمنشآت المدنية
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Saudi Arabia says three nationals killed in Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport.
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الأردن يدين استهداف مطار الملك خالد ويؤكد تضامنه مع السعودية
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المالكي: تدمير 3 منصات للصواريخ تابعة للحوثيين
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الطيران المدنى السعودى: مقتل 3 سعوديين فى استهداف لمطار الرياض
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الخطوط الجوية السعودية: استشهاد قائد طائرة إثر اعتداء على مطار الملك خالد
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مقتل 3 سعوديين في هجومين على مطار الملك خالد بالرياض
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Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport as airlines suspend flights to Saudi capital
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بريطانيا تحذر رعاياها من السفر إلى عدة مناطق سعودية بسبب هجمات الحوثيين
(opens the publisher’s site)Yemen's Houthis claimed a missile attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport as airlines suspended flights to the Saudi capital.
- The Houthis claimed a ballistic missile struck Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, and Saudi Arabia did not immediately comment.
- Lufthansa and Air India confirmed suspending flights to Riyadh, with nearly half of the airport's Thursday departures cancelled.
- Saudi authorities said three people were killed this week in strikes on Riyadh and Abha airports.
- The US State Department restricted government employees' use of King Khalid airport and barred travel within 32 kilometres of the Yemeni border.
- Saudia Airlines said one of its pilots was killed and one of its aircraft was damaged on the ground, with no passengers aboard.
- Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said operations at the airport resumed and air traffic returned to normal.
- Jordan's Foreign Ministry condemned the Houthi attacks on King Khalid Airport as a flagrant violation of Saudi sovereignty and international law.
- Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced the destruction of three Houthi missile launch platforms in Yemen.
- The Houthis also claimed they struck Najran airport and a base in Khamis Mushait.
- The Saudi-led coalition vowed to respond firmly to Houthi attacks on civilians and infrastructure and to keep countering regional threats.
- France's Foreign Ministry called for an immediate halt to attacks on Saudi Arabia, expressing full solidarity and warning the assaults could destabilise the region.
- Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi condemned the Houthi attacks on King Khalid Airport as a terrorist crime and serious violation.