Conflict & Security
Houthi attack on Riyadh airport draws international condemnation
October 11, 2026 at 04:59 AM · Updated 5d ago
12 reports · over 12 hours
A Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which Saudi authorities say killed 12 people, has prompted widespread international condemnation.
- Saudi authorities reported 12 killed and more than 300 injured in the attack on King Khalid International Airport.
- Trump called the attack "unacceptable" and said he would speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- Rubio condemned the assault, said an American citizen was among the dead, and demanded the strikes stop immediately.
- UN envoy Grundberg, UN chief Guterres and GCC secretary-general Al-Budaiwi condemned the attack as a violation of international law.
- Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Pakistan condemned the attack as a serious escalation threatening regional security and civil aviation.
- Bahrain's Foreign Ministry called the renewed assault a violation of international law and the Chicago Convention, urging the UN Security Council and ICAO to act firmly.
- The Arab League condemned the renewed Houthi attacks, calling the targeting of civil aviation a grave escalation and outright violation of international law.
- Egyptian airline Air Cairo suspended flights to and from Riyadh on October 11-12 due to a temporary halt at King Khalid International Airport.
- OIC Secretary-General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed condemned the attack, saying it extends a series that had killed three Saudi citizens.
- Egyptian flight attendant Azza Ramzy, 28, was identified among those killed, and her family concealed the news from her ailing father.
- The US embassy required American government employees to obtain permission to use Jeddah and Dammam airports, extending restrictions on Riyadh's airport.
- Saudi civil aviation authorities said victims included Saudis, Bangladeshis, Egyptians, Americans, Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians, and Sudanese.













