Houthis claim strikes on Riyadh airport and facilities
Yemen’s Ansar Allah rebel movement, the Houthis, has struck facilities belonging to Saudi state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the rebels said.
Yemen’s Ansar Allah rebel movement, the Houthis, has struck facilities belonging to Saudi state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the rebels said.
The Houthis from the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah say they have struck Riyadh International Airport with a ballistic missile.
Current disruptions in oil supplies have driven up insurance and transportation costs, which now account for more than one-third of the oil's price, according to an OPEC statement released following the meeting of OPEC and OPEC+ ministers in Riyadh.
Saudi authorities have decided to extend the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which was previously closed following missile strikes.
Moscow condemns the attack on Riyadh Airport and calls on all parties to the conflicts on the Arabian Peninsula to refrain from targeting civilian infrastructure, the Russian foreign ministry said.
A Houthi spokesman warned of the need to cancel flights to Saudi Arabia, stressing that the country's airports are targets for their attacks
Saudi authorities have provided figures on the casualties from yesterday's attack on Riyadh's international airport.
Three people were killed and 36 others suffered injuries of varying severity in two attacks on international airports in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said.
Yemeni Houthi forces struck the international airport in Riyadh with ballistic missiles, according to media reports.
According to representatives of the Yemeni Houthis, Saudi armed forces conducted new strikes on Yemen's capital, Sana'a, and three other provinces.
According to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, the European Union intends to join the Saudi-led coalition against Ansar Allah as an observer.
The US secretary of state also assessed developments in the Middle East calling it “very dangerous and complicated”
According to Al Masirah, more than 130 missiles and shells have been fired from Saudi Arabia over the past 12 hours at populated areas in northern Yemen where Ansar Allah forces are stationed
According to media reports, US authorities rule out the possibility of direct offensive strikes against the positions of the Ansar Allah movement in northern Yemen.
The document concerns issues of mutual interest
KLM has extended flight restrictions to the Middle East. Specifically, the airline will not operate flights to Dubai until the end of June.
The foreign ministers of the 12 Arab and Islamic countries, who met in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, described Iran’s strikes on Arab countries of the Persian Gulf as unjustified, and urged it to stop attacks in a joint communique.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister wil come to Saudi Arabia. During his visit, he will participate in a meeting on regional security.
A fire erupted at the U.S. Embassy in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh following an explosion, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Russia and Saudi Arabia are working on expanding flight routes to include other cities, Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sergey Kozlov said.