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  "title": "Syria weighs military aid for Saudi Arabia amid Yemen war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/syria-weighs-military-aid-for-saudi-arabia-amid-yemen-war",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T08:39:00.000Z",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Yemen's Houthis claim they struck Saudi's Riyadh airport with ballistic missile; ops hit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/yemens-houthis-claim-they-struck-saudis-riyadh-airport-with-ballistic",
        "published": "2026-10-08T03:50:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Riyadh airport flights delayed and cancelled after Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/riyadh-airport-flights-delayed-and-cancelled-after-houthi-attacks-on",
        "published": "2026-10-08T05:27:55.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Houthi attacks on Saudi airports kill three",
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        "published": "2026-10-08T06:17:50.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "France condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/france-condemns-houthi-attacks-on-saudi-arabia",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:06:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Houthis claim missile strike on Riyadh airport as explosions heard in Saudi capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/houthis-claim-missile-strike-on-riyadh-airport-as-explosions-heard-in",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:29:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Syria weighs military aid for Saudi Arabia amid Yemen war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/syria-weighs-military-aid-for-saudi-arabia-amid-yemen-war-12834314",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:39:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia says 3 killed in airport attacks claimed by Houthis, vows strikes ‘will not go unpunished’ | What we know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/saudi-arabia-says-3-killed-in-airport-attacks-claimed-by-houthis-vows",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:52:53.000Z"
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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."
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