{
  "id": 12520808,
  "title": "Houthis launch missiles at Yemen's Aden airport as fighting intensifies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/houthis-launch-missiles-at-yemens-aden-airport-as-fighting-intensifies-12520808",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T01:51:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443051/houthis-launch-missiles-at-yemens-aden-airport-as-fighting-intensifies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted Aden's international airport on Wednesday, but no casualties were reported, according to the Aden security department's media office. This attack follows weeks of Houthi advances along Yemen's Red Sea coast and a Saudi-backed government counteroffensive that has retaken areas near the Bab al-Mandab Strait with coalition air support. The airport serves as the primary international gateway to parts of Yemen not under Houthi control.\n\nEarlier on Wednesday, the Saudi-led coalition announced they had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile launched towards Khamis Mushait, a city in southern Saudi Arabia. The coalition stated that these missile threats originated from Sanaa, the capital controlled by the Houthis, as well as the Saada and Amran governorates. In response to the coalition's statement, Al Masirah TV, an affiliate of the Houthis, reported that Saudi forces had carried out a strike in the central governorates of Ibb and Taiz. However, there was no immediate confirmation from the Saudi-led coalition regarding this claim.",
  "summary": "Two missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis targeted the international airport of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden early on Wednesday but no casualties were reported, the media office of Aden’s security department said. The attack comes amid renewed fighting after weeks of Houthi advances along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and a Saudi-backed government counteroffensive that has recaptured areas around…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Houthis launch missiles at Yemen's Aden airport as fighting intensifies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/houthis-launch-missiles-at-yemens-aden-airport-as-fighting-intensifies",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:46:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Houthis launch missiles at Yemen’s Aden airport as fighting intensifies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/houthis-launch-missiles-at-yemens-aden-airport-as-fighting-intensifies-12524675",
        "published": "2026-10-07T02:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Houthis launch missiles at Yemen's Aden airport as fighting intensifies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/houthis-launch-missiles-at-yemens-aden-airport-as-fighting-intensifies-12525947",
        "published": "2026-10-07T02:48:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "World News Today Live Updates: Houthis target Yemen’s Aden airport as with missiles as fighting escalates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/world-news-today-live-updates-houthis-target-yemens-aden-airport-as",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:03:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Yemeni transport ministry details Houthi missile attack on Aden airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/yemeni-transport-ministry-details-houthi-missile-attack-on-aden",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:30:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on Saudi airports, airbase",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/yemens-houthis-claim-attacks-on-saudi-airports-airbase",
        "published": "2026-10-07T05:03:15.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}