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  "id": 13958701,
  "title": "Riyadh airport shuts for second day after Houthi attacks, 60% of flights to be cancelled",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/riyadh-airport-shuts-for-second-day-after-houthi-attacks-60-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T12:49:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/world/riyadh-airport-shuts-for-second-day-after-houthi-attacks-60-of-flights-to-be-cancelled-10918171/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has been shut down for a second day due to ongoing Houthi attacks, with aviation officials uncertain when operations might resume. Cirium predicts that approximately 60% of scheduled flights at the airport will be cancelled. This comes after the airport saw 99.7% of all flights cancelled on Sunday, according to data from Cirium. Flightradar24 estimates the cancellations at Riyadh airport to be around 78%. On Sunday, Houthi airstrikes resulted in at least one death and a dozen injuries. On Saturday, the US Federal Aviation Administration warned American airlines to exercise caution while flying to or over Saudi Arabia.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Closure of Riyadh airport extended after deadly Houthi strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/closure-of-riyadh-airport-extended-after-deadly-houthi-strikes",
        "published": "2026-10-12T08:46:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Hyderabad man killed in missile attack on airport in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh while on Umrah trip with family",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/hyderabad-man-killed-in-missile-attack-on-airport-in-saudi-arabias",
        "published": "2026-10-12T09:08:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia: Deadly Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport fuel fears of wider Middle East conflict",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/saudi-arabia-deadly-houthi-strikes-on-riyadh-airport-fuel-fears-of",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:41:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Closure of Riyadh airport extended after deadly Houthi strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/closure-of-riyadh-airport-extended-after-deadly-houthi-strikes-13947944",
        "published": "2026-10-12T11:37:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia will overcome challenges, uphold global energy commitments, Prince Abdulaziz says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/saudi-arabia-will-overcome-challenges-uphold-global-energy",
        "published": "2026-10-12T11:47:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Skies over Saudi capital empty after deadly Houthi airport strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/skies-over-saudi-capital-empty-after-deadly-houthi-airport-strikes",
        "published": "2026-10-12T12:24:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Riyadh airport attack: Indian victim’s funeral to be held in Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/riyadh-airport-attack-indian-victims-funeral-to-be-held-in-saudi",
        "published": "2026-10-12T12:25:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Riyadh airport closure extended after deadly Houthi attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/riyadh-airport-closure-extended-after-deadly-houthi-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-12T13:08:16.000Z"
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