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  "id": 14271347,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen capital as Houthis vow to retaliate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/saudi-arabia-strikes-yemen-capital-as-houthis-vow-to-retaliate-14271347",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T18:46:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/saudi-arabia-strikes-yemen-capital-houthis-vow-retaliate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Saudi-led coalition confirmed on Tuesday that it targeted a Yemeni oil company facility in the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa, along with two other sites in the Saada and Dhamar provinces. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki stated the facilities were used by the Houthis to supply their war effort and threaten the kingdom, Yemen, the southern Red Sea, and waterways. Prior to the strikes, the coalition had urged civilians to evacuate the area surrounding the oil depot on the outskirts of Sanaa.\n\nAl-Monitor reports that the Houthis claimed Saudi Arabia was attacking the capital following a week of Houthi strikes on Saudi airports, including a Saturday strike on Riyadh that killed 13 people. These Houthi actions are described as retaliation for the kingdom's support of government forces in the reignited civil war. PBS NewsHour noted that the kingdom has appeared helpless against the barrages of missiles and drones fired by the group.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Yemen’s Houthis Warn Civilians To Stay Away From Saudi Aramco Facilities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/world-yemena-s-houthis-warn-civilians-to-stay-away-from-saudi-aramco",
        "published": "2026-10-13T12:17:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Aramco to launch up to seven gas facilities by 2027, targets 80% sales growth by 2030",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/aramco-to-launch-up-to-seven-gas-facilities-by-2027-targets-80-sales",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:23:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Houthis warn civilians and employees to evacuate Saudi Aramco oil facilities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/houthis-warn-civilians-and-employees-to-evacuate-saudi-aramco-oil",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:26:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Houthis claim Saudi Aramco oil facilities legitimate targets, push workers, civilians to evacuate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/houthis-claim-saudi-aramco-oil-facilities-legitimate-targets-push",
        "published": "2026-10-13T14:08:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Two killed in Saudi strike on oil company, Houthis claim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/two-killed-in-saudi-strike-on-oil-company-houthis-claim",
        "published": "2026-10-13T16:24:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen capital as Houthis vow to retaliate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/saudi-arabia-strikes-yemen-capital-as-houthis-vow-to-retaliate",
        "published": "2026-10-13T16:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Houthis report Saudi strike on oil facility near Yemen’s Sanaa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/houthis-report-saudi-strike-on-oil-facility-near-yemens-sanaa",
        "published": "2026-10-13T17:31:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}