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Houthis threaten strikes across Saudi Arabia

Reported By: ST Reporter October 11, 2026, 6:43 pm Category: National
Houthis threaten strikes across Saudi Arabia
Vehicles travel along a road as black smoke billows from a fire at an oil facility in an industrial area in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. (AP Photo)
Houthis threaten strikes across Saudi Arabia

Saudi authorities said Sunday that schools in the capital would be online until the end of the week. Meanwhile, the kingdom extended an ongoing airport closure until at least 9 p.m. Sunday, according to Flightradar24.

While the Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility for Saturday's attack, they have acknowledged targeting Saudi airports and oil installations and threatened new attacks on the kingdom's airports.

Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, the group's military spokesman, urged “everyone to take our warnings seriously."

The latest attack on the Saudi airport drew condemnations from Arab countries, including Iraq, Lebanon and Syria, as well as U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

“Attacks by Iran’s proxies are pushing the region into a spiral of violence," Von der Leyen wrote Sunday on X. “They are destabilizing crucial global transport and energy nodes."