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Iran's Houthi allies step up deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: CBS News

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Saudi Arabia says missile strikes by Iran's Houthi allies killed three people at Riyadh's airport as fighting escalates in the Middle East conflict's new epicenter.

Key facts

  • Saudi Arabia says missile strikes by Iran's Houthi allies killed three people at Riyadh's airport as fighting escalates in the Middle East conflict's new epicenter.
  • Reported by CBS News and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:18:32 UTC.

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  1. Saudi authorities say 3 killed in attacks on Riyadh airport claimed by Houthi rebels

  2. Three Saudi nationals killed in Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport

  3. Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport killed three Saudis as war escalates

  4. Sri Lanka appeals to Saudi Arabia to overturn migrant worker’s death penalty

  5. Saudi Arabia reopens Riyadh airport after Houthi attack kills three

  6. Pilot killed in attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on Riyadh airport; Saudi-led coalition vows 'firm' response

  7. Iran's Houthi allies step up deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia

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Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport killed three Saudis as war escalates

Thursday's attacks on Riyadh airport killed ​three people, Saudi authorities said on Friday, as Yemen's Houthi group stepped up missile strikes on the kingdom and tried to shut down its airspace in an escalating war triggered by the US-Iran conflict.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24