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Middle East crisis: Riyadh airport hit again as Houthis claim attacks, including strike that killed 12 – as it happened
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This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report here: Riyadh airport hit again after deadly Houthi missile attack, Saudi authorities say Some more Gulf reaction to Houthi’s deadly airport attack and continued threats to target Saudi airspace. In a significant me
This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report here: Riyadh airport hit again after deadly Houthi missile attack, Saudi authorities say Some more Gulf reaction to Houthi’s deadly airport attack and continued threats to target Saudi airspace. In a significant message, the United Arab Emirates has issued a statement in solidarity with Saudi Arabia – expressing support for “all measures aimed at safeguarding the kingdom’s security and stability”.
The UAE message is improtant given the major rupture in relations this year between the two oil-rich kingdoms, first sparked by lingering divisions in Yemen, and made worse by the Iran War and arguments over oil prices which led to the UAE quitting OPEC (currently led by the Saudis) after six decades of membership. Saturday’s incident comes amid an escalation of missile strikes by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on the kingdom. The airport has already been attacked twice this week, leaving four people dead and others wounded, and badly damaging an aircraft.
The Houthis have repeatedly attacked Saudi airports, oil facilities and tankers after a truce in their long-running war with Yemen’s Riyadh-backed government unravelled in July. Continue reading...
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Riyadh airport hit again after deadly Houthi missile attack, Saudi authorities say
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