{
  "id": 13729805,
  "title": "Houthi forces warn against use of Saudi airports following Riyadh attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/houthi-forces-warn-against-use-of-saudi-airports-following-riyadh-13729805",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T14:12:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/houthi-forces-warn-against-use-saudi-arabian-airports-following-riyadh-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Houthi forces have issued a stern warning against using Saudi airports following a deadly attack on Riyadh airport. This warning comes the day after the alleged Houthi attack on the airport in Riyadh, which led to its suspension of operations. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree spoke on the matter via a post on X, urging shipping companies, airlines, employees, and travelers to avoid using Saudi Arabian airports except Mecca and Medina. Saree emphasized that the airports and airspace are targets for Houthis, except for the two holiest cities in Islam. The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) confirmed that the attack took the lives of 12 Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals, one American, one Egyptian, one Jordanian, one Syrian, one Palestinian, and one Sudanese. International condemnation followed the attack, with several nations, including Iraq, the UAE, Qatar, Germany, France, Britain, the European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, condemning the strike as a 'full-fledged war crime'.",
  "summary": "Houthi forces warn against use of Saudi airports following Riyadh attack Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Sun, 10/11/2026 - 13:56 Warning comes one day after an alleged Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport forced authorities to halt operations Military spokesman of Yemen's Houthi group Yahya Saree addresses a Palestine solidarity rally in the capital Sanaa on 2 May 2025 (Mohammed…",
  "key_points": [
    "Houthi forces warn against using Saudi airports following Riyadh attack.",
    "12 Saudi citizens, 3 non-Saudis killed in the attack.",
    "International condemnation follows the strike as war crime."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Targeting commercial aviation hubs forces international carriers and travelers to reconsider the safety of Saudi airspace, effectively narrowing viable transit routes to only the most sacred religious centers.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/13729805.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia extends airport closure as Houthis warn 'worse is yet to come'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/saudi-arabia-extends-airport-closure-as-houthis-warn-worse-is-yet-to",
        "published": "2026-10-11T12:44:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Houthi forces warn against use of Saudi airports following Riyadh attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/houthi-forces-warn-against-use-of-saudi-airports-following-riyadh",
        "published": "2026-10-11T14:15:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}