Middle East crisis live: Houthis warn passengers against using Saudi airport after deadly attack on Riyadh
US president Donald Trump says he is weighing whether the US will join Saudi strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis As you can expect, passengers have been…
The Guardian reports: US president Donald Trump says he is weighing whether the US will join Saudi strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis As you can expect, passengers have been avoiding Saudia Arabia’s main international airport since the major attack yesterday.
It remains to be seen if operations will continue at other Saudi airports.
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