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  "id": 13087953,
  "title": "UAE flights: Emirates, Etihad cancel Riyadh services as Dubai, Abu Dhabi delays hit weekend travel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/uae-flights-emirates-etihad-cancel-riyadh-services-as-dubai-abu-dhabi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:36:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
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    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/uae-flights-emirates-etihad-cancel-riyadh-services-as-dubai-abu-dhabi-delays-hit-weekend-travel-1.500704399"
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  "summary": "Dubai: UAE travellers heading into the weekend face flight delays at Dubai International Airport and Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport, while disruption continues on routes to Saudi Arabia and other parts of the region following attacks on airports in the kingdom. Emirates has cancelled three flights to Riyadh, Etihad Airways has cancelled eight services between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, and…",
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        "published": "2026-10-09T05:57:44.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-10-09T10:33:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "UAE-Saudi Arabia flights: Emirates, Etihad, flydubai flights to Riyadh cancelled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/uae-saudi-arabia-flights-emirates-etihad-flydubai-flights-to-riyadh",
        "published": "2026-10-09T11:03:34.000Z"
      }
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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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