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Saudi Arabia: 3 Killed, 36 Injured in Attacks on Abha, Riyadh Airports

The Abha International Airport. (SPA file)
The Abha International Airport. (SPA file)
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Saudi Arabia: 3 Killed, 36 Injured in Attacks on Abha, Riyadh Airports

The Abha International Airport. (SPA file)
The Abha International Airport. (SPA file)

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced that three people were killed and 36 injured in two separate attacks on its Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Tuesday and Wednesday.

At the Abha airport, the blatant attack resulted in two fatalities, Moroccan and Algerian female residents, as well as 28 injuries ranging from minor to serious among Saudi citizens, a Bangladeshi resident, and a Filipino resident.

At King Khalid International Airport, the attack resulted in one fatality, a resident of Sudanese nationality, as well as eight injuries ranging from minor to critical among five Saudi citizens, two Egyptian residents, and a Pakistani resident.

All injured individuals were transported to hospital for appropriate medical care. The two attacks also caused some property damage.

GACA is working in coordination with the relevant authorities to assess the damage, verify the safety of the facilities, and take the necessary measures to ensure the safety of passengers and maintain the security and safety of operations within the Kingdom's civil aviation system.

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Riyadh, Washington Discuss Maritime Cooperation and Boosting Security of Navigation

Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Gharibi and commander of US Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet Vice Admiral Curt Renshaw. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)
Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Gharibi and commander of US Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet Vice Admiral Curt Renshaw. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)
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Riyadh, Washington Discuss Maritime Cooperation and Boosting Security of Navigation

Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Gharibi and commander of US Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet Vice Admiral Curt Renshaw. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)
Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Gharibi and commander of US Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet Vice Admiral Curt Renshaw. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)

Riyadh and Washington discussed ways to boost maritime security and freedom of navigation in the region, according to a statement by the Saudi Ministry of Defense on the X platform on Wednesday.

This came during a meeting between Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Gharibi and commander of US Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet Vice Admiral Curt Renshaw.

The ministry said in its post that the two sides discussed maritime cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the United States in a manner that serves the common interests of both countries.

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Coalition: Ballistic Missile Launch Platform Used in Attack on Riyadh Was Destroyed

Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Coalition: Ballistic Missile Launch Platform Used in Attack on Riyadh Was Destroyed

Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki announced that a ballistic missile launch platform, which was used in an attack on Riyadh, has been destroyed.

The platform was located in Yemen’s Sanaa and was being prepared for an imminent attack against Saudi Arabia, he added.

Earlier, Al-Malki said a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia was intercepted and destroyed north of Riyadh.

He confirmed that the Coalition is tracking the launch platform over Sanaa using its intelligence systems and will destroy it.

Another ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward Khamis Mushait was intercepted and destroyed.

Al-Malki explained that Houthi-held Sanaa and the governorates of Saada and Amran are the sources of Houthi missile threats, stressing that the coalition continues to neutralize ballistic and surface-to-surface missile threats and destroy their sources.

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UAE Strongly Condemns Houthi Terrorist Militia's Continued Targeting of Civilian Assets, Saudi Ships

A handout photo made available by the Southern Giants Brigades media office shows pro-government fighters holding positions during an offensive against Houthi positions in a coastal area of Taiz province, near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, 06 October 2026. EPA
A handout photo made available by the Southern Giants Brigades media office shows pro-government fighters holding positions during an offensive against Houthi positions in a coastal area of Taiz province, near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, 06 October 2026. EPA
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UAE Strongly Condemns Houthi Terrorist Militia's Continued Targeting of Civilian Assets, Saudi Ships

A handout photo made available by the Southern Giants Brigades media office shows pro-government fighters holding positions during an offensive against Houthi positions in a coastal area of Taiz province, near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, 06 October 2026. EPA
A handout photo made available by the Southern Giants Brigades media office shows pro-government fighters holding positions during an offensive against Houthi positions in a coastal area of Taiz province, near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, 06 October 2026. EPA

The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the Houthi terrorist militia's continued targeting of civilians and civilian and economic assets in Saudi Arabia, as well as the targeting of Saudi ships in the southern Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

In a statement carried by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that such continued targeting constitutes a flagrant violation of the Kingdom's sovereignty and a threat to its security and stability, SPA reported.

The ministry affirmed the UAE's full solidarity with the Kingdom and its support for all measures taken to safeguard the Kingdom's security and stability.