{
  "id": 13919205,
  "title": "Deadly Houthi airport strikes leave Riyadh skies nearly empty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/deadly-houthi-airport-strikes-leave-riyadh-skies-nearly-empty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T08:58:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/12/deadly-houthi-airport-strikes-leave-riyadh-skies-nearly-empty"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Riyadh International Airport in Saudi Arabia's second-busiest hub, King Khalid International Airport, saw 99.7% of all scheduled flights cancelled on Sunday following a deadly Houthi attack. About 60% of planned flights were expected to be grounded on Monday, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. Over a third of flights across the country were also not set to operate on Monday, with FlightRadar24 estimating 78% cancellations at Riyadh airport. The airport remained shut on Sunday after the assault, which resulted in one fatality and nearly a dozen injuries. The strikes marked one of the most severe disruptions to Saudi civil aviation in recent years, prompting airlines worldwide to suspend services. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration advised U.S. airlines to proceed with caution when flying to or over Saudi Arabia. Major carriers Lufthansa Group and Air France-KLM have decided to suspend all flights to Riyadh until October 16 and the end of the month, respectively.",
  "summary": "Riyadh’s airport remained closed on Sunday after an attack killed one person and injured nearly a dozen others, a day after a Houthi-claimed strike killed 13 and wounded more than 300.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Deadly Houthi airport strikes leave Riyadh skies nearly empty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/deadly-houthi-airport-strikes-leave-riyadh-skies-nearly-empty-13921060",
        "published": "2026-10-12T08:58:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate: Is a wider war looming after deadly Riyadh airport strikes?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/houthi-attacks-on-saudi-arabia-escalate-is-a-wider-war-looming-after",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:06:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Global travel warnings after Iran-backed Houthi militants strike Riyadh airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/global-travel-warnings-after-iran-backed-houthi-militants-strike",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:48:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}