EU aviation body widens Saudi airspace warning after Houthi strikes
By Gianluca Lo Nostro Oct 9 (Reuters) - Europe's EASA aviation safety body said on Friday it had expanded the area of Saudi Arabian airspace where it recommended airlines not to operate,after Yemen's Iran-alignedHouthis attacked Riyadh airport. In an update to a conflict zone information bulletin first issued on September 30, the EU regulator said recent attacks demonstrated the Houthis' ability…
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has expanded its warning for airlines not to operate in certain areas of Saudi Arabian airspace. This decision was made after recent attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Riyadh airport. According to EASA, these attacks show the Houthis' ability and intent to strike deeper into Saudi territory, including the capital. As a result, an additional area in northwestern Saudi Arabia has been added to the advisory.
The Houthi attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport resulted in the deaths of three Saudi citizens, including an airline pilot, as reported by the kingdom's civil aviation authority. The attacks have been widely condemned, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressing solidarity with Saudi Arabia and the EU's Gulf partners and calling on the Houthis to cease their actions.
Pakistan has a substantial number of forces deployed in Saudi Arabia in a defensive capacity, according to the country's foreign ministry spokesman. He stated that Pakistani military personnel in the kingdom would not be involved in an attack on the Houthis but would act in defense of Saudi territory.
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