Blast reported at Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Airport
Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport has already been targeted multiple times this week amid intensified fighting between Yemen-based Houthi rebels…
DW reports: Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport has already been targeted multiple times this week amid intensified fighting between Yemen-based Houthi rebels and a Saudi-backed coalition.
This world story centres on Saudi Arabia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Airport, Riyadh's King Khalid International and Yemen-based Houthi.
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- Saudi Arabia · Middle East
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- DW
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- Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Airport, Riyadh's King Khalid International, Yemen-based Houthi, Saudi-backed
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- World
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- DWBlast reported at Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Airport
- DWSaudi Arabia suspends operations at Riyadh airport after an attack causes multiple injuries
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