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Canada Tells Citizens to Avoid Riyadh Airport After Deadly Strike

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Canada Tells Citizens to Avoid Riyadh Airport After Deadly Strike

A new Canada travel advisory tells Canadians in Saudi Arabia to avoid King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after a strike on the airport complex on Saturday killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300, according to Saudi authorities. The airport remained closed on Sunday, and flights were being diverted elsewhere. What the Canada travel advisory says The Embassy of Canada in Saudi Arabia updated its travel advice on Saturday, citing military activity that was affecting operations at the airport. It urged Canadians to avoid all travel to the airport because of the security situation. Prime Minister Mark Carney also condemned the attacks, calling them abhorrent and saying that no political or military objective can justify deliberately targeting civilians. He extended Ca...

Saudi Arabia Says Three Killed in Houthi-Claimed Attacks on Riyadh Airport

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Saudi Arabia Says Three Killed in Houthi-Claimed Attacks on Riyadh Airport

The Riyadh airport attack on Thursday, Oct. 8, killed three Saudi citizens, including an airline pilot, Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said. The authority said two attacks hit King Khalid International Airport, one on airport facilities and one on a Saudia Airlines aircraft. Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed attacks on the airport, but the Saudi statement did not say who was responsible. The deaths are the deadliest in the kingdom since Saudi Arabia and allied forces in Yemen launched a major offensive against the Houthis last weekend. What Saudi Authorities Have Confirmed About the Riyadh Airport Attack The General Authority of Civil Aviation said one attack hit airport facilities and the second struck a Saudia Airlines aircraft. It said several people of different nationalit...

Yemen’s Government Announces Major Offensive Against Houthis as Fighting Nears Taiz and Bab el-Mandeb

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Yemen’s Government Announces Major Offensive Against Houthis as Fighting Nears Taiz and Bab el-Mandeb

The announcement comes weeks after the Houthis seized the Red Sea coast, as UN agencies report mass displacement and the group claims new strikes on Saudi energy sites. YEMEN — Yemen's internationally recognized government announced a major military operation on Sunday, October 4, 2026, aimed at retaking territory held by the Houthis, weeks after a Houthi offensive in Yemen put the Iran-backed group in control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Rashad al-Alimi, head of the Presidential Leadership Council, made the announcement from Saudi Arabia and called on the international community to support the government. The Houthis have held the initiative on the ground in recent weeks, according to Reuters, and have been pushing forward near the southwestern city of Taiz. The size, objectives and...

Yemen Displacement Djibouti Crisis: 112,000 Flee Coastal Fighting in Two Weeks

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Yemen Displacement Djibouti Crisis: 112,000 Flee Coastal Fighting in Two Weeks

Yemen displacement Djibouti numbers have surged this week, with more than 112,000 people forced from their homes inside Yemen in just two weeks, and nearly 3,000 crossing the Gulf of Aden to Djibouti, according to United Nations figures released in Geneva on Friday. This wave of Yemen displacement toward Djibouti follows a rapid Houthi advance that has handed the Iran-aligned group control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline, tightening its grip on the Bab al-Mandeb Strait — one of the busiest shipping corridors linking Europe and Asia through the Suez Canal. The fighting pits Houthi forces against troops loyal to Yemen's internationally recognized, Saudi-backed government based in Aden. Saudi and Yemeni air forces have struck Houthi positions in response, even as the Houthis have escal...