Riyadh airport extends suspension after weekend attacks: Civil aviation authority

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation has extended the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The authority stated the extension is necessary to complete procedures to verify the safety of facilities and their operational readiness, though it did not specify when operations would resume.

The suspension follows a series of deadly attacks attributed to Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels. The National UAE reports that the airport was struck four times in five days. A missile attack on Saturday killed 12 people and injured 309, while another projectile struck the airport on Sunday evening, killing one person and injuring 11.

Despite the attacks, Saudi authorities are proceeding with the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh. Al-Monitor reports that several top energy executives, including the chief executives of ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, Shell, Chevron, and BP, were dropped from the event's schedule. During the congress opening, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman stated that Saudis are "fearless, combatant and determined people."

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