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Multiple people wounded in blast at Riyadh airport, say eyewitnesses

Multiple people wounded in blast at Riyadh airport, say eyewitnesses

By Timour Azhari and Enas Alashray RIYADH, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Many people were wounded in a blast at Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, according to two eyewitnesses and two people briefed on the matter, and travellers were evacuated from parts of the facility.

Several wounded in Riyadh airport attack, operations suspended, Saudi aviation authority says

Several wounded in Riyadh airport attack, operations suspended, Saudi aviation authority says

By Timour Azhari and Enas Alashray RIYADH, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Several people were wounded in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Saturday that forced a suspension of operations, the country's civil aviation authority said.

Major Saudi conferences to proceed, organisers say, despite deadly airport attack

Major Saudi conferences to proceed, organisers say, despite deadly airport attack

By Timour Azhari and Federico Maccioni RIYADH/DUBAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The organisers of two major Saudi energy and investment conferences said their events will go ahead this month and reassured visitors on security, after missile attacks on Riyadh's airport left four people dead and an airliner

Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport killed three Saudis as war escalates

Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport killed three Saudis as war escalates

By Timour Azhari and Tala Ramadan RIYADH/DUBAI, Oct 9 (Reuters) - 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

Plane damaged at Riyadh airport as Houthis escalate attacks, sources say

Plane damaged at Riyadh airport as Houthis escalate attacks, sources say

By Timour Azhari and Federico Maccioni RIYADH/DUBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis escalated their campaign of strikes against Saudi Arabia on Thursday, trying to shut down the kingdom's airspace and oil facilities with missile fire that has killed three people this week and left a

Saudi authorities say 3 killed in Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh airport

Saudi authorities say 3 killed in Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh airport

Saudi aviation authorities say three Saudi citizens including a pilot were killed and several other people wounded in two attacks Thursday that were claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels

Lufthansa, Indian airlines suspend Riyadh service after explosions hit Saudi capital

Lufthansa, Indian airlines suspend Riyadh service after explosions hit Saudi capital

Airlines like Lufthansa and Air India have temporarily suspended flights to Saudi Arabia's capital after explosions were reported Thursday, including a large blast at Riyadh's international airport

Attacks on Saudi airports kill three people, as fighting escalates in Yemen

Attacks on Saudi airports kill three people, as fighting escalates in Yemen

By Enas Alashray, Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari Oct 7 (Reuters) - Three people have been killed in attacks on Saudi airports, the country's civil aviation authorities said on Wednesday, as fighting intensified in Yemen between the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces.

Booms and flight disruptions in Riyadh as Saudi-Houthi war escalates

Booms and flight disruptions in Riyadh as Saudi-Houthi war escalates

By Timour Azhari RIYADH, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have stepped up their deadly campaign of strikes on Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, where booms were heard on Thursday, flights disrupted, and some office staff told to work from home.

Plane billows smoke at Riyadh airport as Houthis escalate attacks

Plane billows smoke at Riyadh airport as Houthis escalate attacks

By Timour Azhari and Federico Maccioni RIYADH/DUBAI Oct 8 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis escalated their campaign of strikes against Saudi Arabia on Thursday, trying to shut down the kingdom's airspace and oil facilities with missile fire that has killed three people this week.

Explosions heard in Saudi capital and Riyadh airport, and other Mideast developments

Explosions heard in Saudi capital and Riyadh airport, and other Mideast developments

Explosions have been heard in Saudi Arabia's capital and at the Riyadh airport where flights were halted

Syria considers help in Yemen war after Saudi airports come under Houthi fire

Syria considers help in Yemen war after Saudi airports come under Houthi fire

RIYADH, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Syria may deploy troops to help Saudi Arabia fight Yemen's Houthis, a US official and a Syrian defence official said, as the Iran-aligned group steps up its missile and drone attacks on the kingdom, killing three people at Saudi airports this week.