{
  "id": 13943582,
  "title": "Pilot, flight attendant and widowed mother among victims of Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pilot-flight-attendant-and-widowed-mother-among-victims-of-houthi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T11:27:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/12/riyadh-airport-victims-houthi-missile-attacks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Last week, attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid and Abha international airports in Saudi Arabia's Asir province resulted in at least 20 deaths, according to Saudi authorities. Among the victims were a Saudi airline pilot, an Egyptian flight attendant, and a Syrian widowed mother of four.\n\nIn the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday, the deceased included Saudi pilot Hamoud Ali Alkalthami, an Egyptian flight attendant named Azza Ramzy, and Syrian Buthaina Ahmad Oweida. The attack also claimed the lives of two Bangladeshis and citizens from the US, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, and Sudan.\n\nAzza Ramzy, 28, worked as a flight attendant for Saudi airline flynas and died from injuries sustained in the attack. Her death was confirmed by Egypt's Foreign Ministry, which directed the Egyptian embassy and the general consulate in Riyadh to expedite her body's transfer to Egypt.\n\nButhaina Ahmad Oweida, a widow with four children, had lived in Saudi Arabia for five years and was returning from a visit to her sister in Makkah when she was killed. The Syrian consul informed her brother of her death, citing official confirmation from the Saudi government.\n\nTalal Al Dani, a Palestinian citizen, was among those killed in Saturday's attack in Riyadh, according to the Palestinian Foreign Ministry. He was repatriation arrangements were being handled by the Palestinian embassy in Saudi Arabia.\n\nThe attack on King Khalid International Airport left hundreds injured, marking the deadliest strike on Saudi soil in more than a decade. Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation subsequently suspended operations at the airport until midnight on Tuesday.",
  "summary": "At least 20 people were killed in a series of attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid and Abha international airports in Saudi Arabia ’s Asir province last week, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels stepped up attacks on the kingdom. The victims include a Saudi airline pilot, an Egyptian flight attendant and a Syrian widowed mother of four. Saudi and foreign citizens were among the dead, while hundreds…",
  "key_points": [
    "Saudi pilot Hamoud Ali Alkalthami killed in Riyadh airport attack",
    "Egyptian flight attendant Azza Ramzy among 20 fatalities",
    "Syrian widowed mother Buthaina Ahmad Oweida killed in attack"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Pilot, flight attendant and widowed mother among victims of Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pilot-flight-attendant-and-widowed-mother-among-victims-of-houthi-13945568",
        "published": "2026-10-12T11:27:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Jumblatt urges support for Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/jumblatt-urges-support-for-saudi-arabia-amid-houthi-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-12T11:32:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia Reportedly Running Low On Interceptor Missiles As Houthi Attacks Threaten Oil Exports And Economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/saudi-arabia-reportedly-running-low-on-interceptor-missiles-as-houthi",
        "published": "2026-10-12T11:44:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}