{
  "id": 16372073,
  "title": "Riyadh airport to resume flights Sunday following closure after Houthi attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/riyadh-airport-to-resume-flights-sunday-following-closure-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T21:14:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/riyadh-airport-resume-flights-sunday-following-closure-after-houthi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh will resume flights on Sunday, October 25, 2026, following a two-week closure caused by deadly attacks from Yemen's Houthis, according to Middle East Eye. Starting Sunday, Terminal 1 will be designated for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international flights operated by national carriers, reports both Middle East Eye and Ajel English.\n\nFrance 24 reports that Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels claimed to have launched attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities on Saturday. The group's Saudi-backed government counterpart stated that the Houthis also fired three ballistic missiles at coast guard sites in the port city of Aden.\n\nAdditionally, the Saudi Gazette reports that Eastern Province Emir Prince Saud bin Naif and Deputy Emir Prince Saud bin Bandar visited a patient on Saturday who was being treated for injuries sustained during an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Eastern Province emir visits survivor of Houthi attack on Dammam airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/eastern-province-emir-visits-survivor-of-houthi-attack-on-dammam",
        "published": "2026-10-24T19:13:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Repeated Houthi attacks on Makkah and Madinah condemned by Grand Mosque official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/repeated-houthi-attacks-on-makkah-and-madinah-condemned-by-grand",
        "published": "2026-10-24T22:07:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}