Live: Riyadh airport to remain closed after deadly Houthi attacks
· France 2412/10/2026 - 22:49
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Saudi Arabia says danger has passed in Khamis Mushait
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Saudi Arabia issues alert over potential danger in Khamis Mushait, civil defence says
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- Saudi energy minister says kingdom must make 'serious' response to Houthi attacks
- Riyadh airport extends suspension of operations, civil aviation authority says
- Yemen's Houthis tighten siege of key city Taiz, military sources tell AFP
- Explosion wounds at least 8 people in north Israel, emergency services say
12/10/2026 - 21:46
Houthi official warns of 'swift, painful response' if US enters Yemen war
A Houthi official warned the US it would receive a "painful response" if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington's help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks.
FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
12/10/2026 - 21:19
Houthis 'are thriving and surviving by creating war', Yemen ambassador says
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Yemen's ambassador to France Riyad Yassin Abdallah says that the Iran-backed Houthi "are thriving and surviving by creating war".
Saudi Arabia's energy minister said the country had been tested but would mount a "serious" response after a string of attacks on Riyadh's international airport by Yemen's Houthis that left 18 people dead.
12/10/2026 - 21:15
Houthis claim attack targeting Riyadh airport with ballistic missile
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed an attack targeting Riyadh's international airport, after a Saudi-led coalition said it had shot down a missile over the capital.
"Our armed forces were able to target (King) Khalid International Airport in the Saudi enemy's capital Riyadh this evening with a ballistic missile and the hit was precise," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said. He added that the group also targeted the Khamis Mushait base in the kingdom's south with a drone.
12/10/2026 - 21:09
Rubio, Miliband discuss keeping US assets in Britain secure
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed with his British counterpart Ed Miliband continued collaboration to secure US assets in Britain, the State Department said, following a suspected plot targeting an air base that Iran denies playing a part in.
12/10/2026 - 21:04
Yemen's Houthis scale up drone and missile attacks
12/10/2026 - 21:03
Saudi coalition says ballistic missile fired by Houthis intercepted
The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis said that its forces intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-backed group at the capital Riyadh.
"Interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards Riyadh," Major General Turki al-Malki, a spokesman for the coalition, wrote on X.
12/10/2026 - 20:59
UKMTO says products tanker struck by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said that a products tanker had been struck by an unknown projectile while sailing outbound through the Strait of Hormuz.
12/10/2026 - 20:00
Saudi Arabia issues early warning of potential 'hostile threat' in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia issued an early warning alert for a potential "hostile threat" in Riyadh, according to a message seen by Reuters.
12/10/2026 - 19:01
US citizens detained in Saudi Arabia over photos related to attacks, US embassy says
The US embassy in Riyadh said that US citizens had been detained for filming recent events in Saudi Arabia, which has suffered a string of deadly attacks by Yemen's Houthis.
The US mission said "American citizens have been detained for taking photos of recent events", without specifying how many were arrested or whether they had been released. It noted that Saudi authorities have warned that "filming, publishing, or sharing information related to counter missiles and drones and their impact sites exposes you to legal liability".
Several foreign residents in Riyadh have told AFP that acquaintances were detained for filming recent events and sharing the footage on social media.
12/10/2026 - 19:00
Iran denies involvement in incident at UK's Fairford base, state media reports
Iran's Ambassador to Britain, Seyed Ali Mousavi, denied any Iranian role in a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford air base in Britain, saying Tehran was willing to cooperate with British authorities in investigating the issue, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported.
12/10/2026 - 18:47
Saudi Arabia extends Riyadh aiport suspension, vows deadly response to Houthis strikes
Saudi Arabia extended the closure of the international airport in Riyadh after announcing the Saudi-led coalition was responding to Houthi combined drone and missile attacks.
On Saturday, another attack left 13 dead and over 300 injured. This is one of the worst disruptions to Saudi aviation in years – marking a significant escalation in the war with Yemen's Houthi rebels.
Details and analysis by FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Philip Turle.
12/10/2026 - 18:05
More Yemen-Saudi fighting will only bring misery, UN rights chief says
The UN rights chief urged all sides to "avert further catastrophe" following the Riyadh airport attack, saying continued fighting would only unleash more misery.
Saudi Arabia has said it will mount a "serious" response after a string of attacks on Riyadh's international airport by Yemen's Houthis that left 18 people dead.
Lethal airport strikes since last week have rocked the world's top oil exporter.
"I am appalled by the repeated attacks over the past few days by the Houthis on airports in Saudi Arabia, which have killed and injured dozens of Saudis and foreign nationals, notably yesterday's horrific attack on Riyadh's main airport," UN rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement.
12/10/2026 - 18:04
Sixty countries back declaration opposing strait tolls
60 countries supported a declaration pledging to work to preserve freedom of navigation and opposing the introduction of tolls through straits used for international navigation.
"We support ongoing defensive and non-escalatory multilateral initiatives aimed at preserving the freedom of navigation," the declaration, which is supported by countries including members of the European Union, Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom, said.
"We oppose any measures, including the imposition of unlawful fees, tolls, discriminatory restrictions, prior authorization requirements or other conditions, that would hamper or impair lawful navigation, through straits used for international navigation," it added.
12/10/2026 - 18:03
US, allies warn Iran over 'unacceptable' acts after British airbase incident
The United States and allies including Britain, Australia, Canada, France and Germany warned Tehran against hostile acts after a major scare at a UK airbase was deemed almost certainly directed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
"Any attempt by Iran to threaten, silence, intimidate, harass, harm, or coerce people on our territories through proxies or any other means is unacceptable," said a joint statement by 29 parties, published by the US State Department.
12/10/2026 - 18:03
Houthi official warns of 'swift, painful response' if US enters Yemen war
A Houthi official warned the US it would receive a "painful response" if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington's help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks.
12/10/2026 - 18:03
Houthi official warns workers to stay away from Saudi oil facilities, airports
Yesterday's key developments:
- Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid Airport in Riyadh. An earlier Houthi strike on Saturday killed at least 12 people and wounded hundreds more.
- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said that it reclassified an incident in the vicinity of Sohar anchorage in Oman as an attack after confirmation that the tanker was struck by a drone.
- Saudi Arabia's foreign minister spoke with his Iranian counterpart about the recent escalation of the regional conflict and efforts to lower tensions, the Saudi state news agency reported.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)