Live: Saudi Arabia extends suspension of operations at Riyadh airport after deadly Houthi attacks

Home Middle East Live Issued on: 12/10/2026 - 10:41 Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. © Social Media via Reuters Saudi Arabia's civil aviation body extended the suspension of operations at Riyadh's international airport Monday following a series of deadly attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels over the weekend. The statement announcing the decision did not specify when operations would resume. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. 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) Keywords for this article