{
  "id": 16377700,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T22:07:27.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/lm9msuo9j"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The head of religious affairs at the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque, Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, has strongly condemned repeated Houthi attacks on Makkah and Madinah as criminal acts. He emphasized that these attacks violate Islamic teachings, violate sanctities, and disregard religious principles. Sheikh Al-Sudais affirmed that such attacks will not undermine the security and stability of the Kingdom and will only strengthen the resolve of its leadership and people to protect the holy sites and ensure the safety of the Two Holy Mosques and their visitors.",
  "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": "Middle East Eye",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-24T21:14:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}