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  "id": 12812173,
  "title": "PAL cancels Riyadh flights as Houthis target Saudi airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pal-cancels-riyadh-flights-as-houthis-target-saudi-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T06:29:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/pal-cancels-riyadh-flights-as-houthis-target-saudi-airport-1.500702754"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Philippine Airlines (PAL) has cancelled two flights between Manila and Riyadh as fighting escalates around Saudi Arabia, including attacks claimed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement on the Saudi capital’s airport. The flag carrier said PR654 from Manila to Riyadh on October 8 and the return PR655 from Riyadh to Manila on October 10 were cancelled “in light of the developing situation in the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/yemens-houthis-claim-attack-on-riyadh-airport",
        "published": "2026-10-08T03:35:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Yemen's Houthis claim strike on Riyadh airport, three killed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/yemens-houthis-claim-strike-on-riyadh-airport-three-killed",
        "published": "2026-10-08T05:22:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Houthis claim new strike on Saudi airport after 3 killed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/houthis-claim-new-strike-on-saudi-airport-after-3-killed",
        "published": "2026-10-08T07:18:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Saudi Exports Authority delegation discusses cooperation with Syria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/saudi-exports-authority-delegation-discusses-cooperation-with-syria",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:21:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Syria weighs military aid for Saudi Arabia amid war with Houthis, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/syria-weighs-military-aid-for-saudi-arabia-amid-war-with-houthis",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:36:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}