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  "id": 8451150,
  "title": "Smoke visible near Riyadh airport after Saudi Arabia issues all-clear",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/smoke-visible-near-riyadh-airport-after-saudi-arabia-issues-all-clear",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T11:46:30.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/smoke-visible-near-riyadh-airport-after-saudi-arabia-issues-all-clear"
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  "summary": "A large plume of black smoke was visible near Riyadh's main airport on Saturday. According to Reuters, eyewitnesses reported seeing flames and a huge pillar of black smoke rising in the area, near King Khalid International Airport.\n\nThe incident occurred amid rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi movement, with the Houthis having launched recent attacks on Saudi Arabia. The United Nations Security Council has condemned these Houthi attacks, which targeted civilian and energy infrastructure, and called for an immediate halt.\n\nThe Saudi government media office did not respond to a request for comment on the cause of the fire. The incident followed overnight alerts warning of potential danger around the capital.",
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