2026-10-22
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said an attack on Wednesday hit the international airport in Dammam, killing one person and injuring eight. Saudi authorities blamed Iran-backed Houthi militants, although the Houthis did not appear to have immediately claimed responsibility. The U.S. State Department ordered nonemergency government employees and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia because of increased Houthi hostilities.
2026-10-22
One Saudi resident was killed and eight people were injured in Wednesday attacks on King Fahad international airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority said. Two people were killed and two others injured when debris from a successfully intercepted drone targeting an oil facility in southeastern Saudi Arabia fell, the Saudi energy ministry said. The State Department separately ordered some diplomats and families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia, citing attacks on "civilian airports and other critical infrastructure."
2026-10-21
The U.S. State Department ordered non-essential personnel and family members to leave its embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, amid an increased threat from Iranian-supported Houthi rebels in Yemen. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott announced the "ordered departure" in a Wednesday social media post, while the department warned of possible attacks on Saudi airports and other travel disruptions.
2026-10-19
Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, called President Donald Trump multiple times in September urging US airstrikes against Yemen's Houthi militia, the Guardian reported. Trump has resisted the appeals, including after a Houthi cruise missile struck Riyadh's international airport on October 10, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 300. Asked whether he would order US strikes, Trump told reporters, "We may. We're going to look at it."
2026-10-11
The Houthis on Sunday warned travelers and airlines against using Saudi airports, issuing their first public statement since a deadly attack a day earlier on Riyadh's main international airport, according to The Guardian's live coverage. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said airports and airspace "are exposed to targeting and constitute a theatre of operations for our forces."
2026-10-10
At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 injured Saturday when the Iran-backed Houthi militia struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, authorities said. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, which The New York Times reported was the largest in a Gulf Arab country since the start of the war in Iran.
2026-10-10
A missile struck the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, on Saturday, hitting a complex housing terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights and wounding many people, a regional official said on condition of anonymity. President Donald Trump said the United States was evaluating whether to join Saudi strikes against the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen. Saudi civil aviation authorities suspended airport operations through midnight.
2026-10-09
Iran and its Houthi allies in Yemen launched separate attacks on a tanker near Qatar and on Riyadh's international airport late Wednesday and Thursday, sending oil prices sharply higher as President Trump said the U.S. will not attack Iran before next month's midterm elections. The tanker strike off Qatar caused casualties, maritime intelligence firms said. Houthi strikes on the Saudi capital damaged at least two aircraft, and falling debris from an intercepted missile hit a kindergarten and a medical clinic, in the third straight day of attacks on Riyadh. Brent crude, the international benchmark, settled at $104.27 a barrel, up 4.1%.