{
  "id": 15636775,
  "title": "Saudi airport closure disrupts life in kingdom's capital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/saudi-airport-closure-disrupts-life-in-kingdoms-capital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T17:30:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/saudi-airport-closure-disrupts-life-kingdoms-capital"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The prolonged closure of Riyadh's airport after a series of fatal attacks has exposed the risks confronting Saudi Arabia's drive to shift its international image, disrupting businesses, airlines and residents more than a week after flights were grounded. Deadly strikes by Yemen's Houthis in recent weeks have dealt a blow to the kingdom, forcing the airport to close until further notice and a…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Govt staff in Saudi capital told to work from home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/govt-staff-in-saudi-capital-told-to-work-from-home",
        "published": "2026-10-19T16:32:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}