{
  "id": 15447613,
  "title": "Sheikh Abdullah holds calls with foreign ministers over regional security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/sheikh-abdullah-holds-calls-with-foreign-ministers-over-regional",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:45:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/18/sheikh-abdullah-holds-calls-with-foreign-ministers-over-regional-security/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, engaged in several phone discussions with regional foreign ministers on Sunday to address security and stability concerns. The calls were prompted by a series of attacks by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, which began in October. The Houthis have reportedly carried out 20 assaults on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport since the start of the month. The most severe attack, on October 10 in Riyadh, resulted in 13 fatalities, including an Egyptian flight attendant. During the Sunday calls, Sheikh Abdullah communicated with Nasser Bourita, Morocco's Foreign Minister; Badr Abdelatty, Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs; Ayman Safadi, Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister; Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister; and Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, Oman's Foreign Minister, according to state news agency Wam.",
  "summary": "Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a number of calls with foreign ministers in the region on Sunday regarding security and stability. The phone calls came as Saudi Arabia had been attacked by the Houthi rebels in Yemen several times since the beginning of October. The Houthis have launched 20 attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport…",
  "key_points": [
    "Sheikh Abdullah held phone calls with foreign ministers on Sunday.",
    "Calls addressed security concerns due to Houthi attacks in Yemen.",
    "Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport increased to 20 since October."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Sheikh Abdullah holds calls with foreign ministers over regional security",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/sheikh-abdullah-holds-calls-with-foreign-ministers-over-regional-15449638",
        "published": "2026-10-18T16:45:22.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "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."
}