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  "id": 16404129,
  "title": "Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/yemens-houthis-renew-warning-against-using-riyadh-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T00:46:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/yemens-houthis-renew-warning-against-using-riyadh-airport"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement renewed warnings on Sunday against the use of Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, with military spokesperson Yahya Saree stating the facility remains a military target. This warning follows the airport's announcement that it would designate Terminal 1 for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international flights operated by national carriers as it prepares to resume operations.\n\nThe Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting two missiles targeting the cities of Taif and Yanbu on Saturday morning. According to Middle East Eye, Major-General Turki al-Maliki stated that a drone was also intercepted in the Riyadh region. Riyadh previously reported that shrapnel from ballistic missile interceptions fell on Jeddah, Taif, Rabigh, and parts of Mecca.\n\nOn Saturday, Yemeni fighters claimed to have targeted three Saudi airports, energy installations, a pipeline, and an air base, according to Le Monde English. Business Recorder reported that the Houthis also targeted a naval base and the Al-Nasr military camp in Aden, the interim seat of the Saudi-backed government. This followed reports from Al-Masirah via Business Recorder that Saudi airstrikes in Sanaa killed at least 10 people, including women and a child, in strikes on a house and a residential building.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/yemens-houthis-renew-warning-against-using-riyadh-airport",
        "published": "2026-10-24T23:05:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Riyadh airport to resume flights despite renewed Houthi threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/riyadh-airport-to-resume-flights-despite-renewed-houthi-threats",
        "published": "2026-10-25T01:19:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}