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Live: Blasts rock Riyadh as Houthis vow to continue striking Saudi airports, oil facilities

2026-10-14T03:39:11.000Z

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  • Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco as well as Riyadh airport after loud blasts rattled the Saudi capital.
  • The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis earlier said it had intercepted a missile fired towards Riyadh.
Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) in Uruq Bani Ma'arid Reserve: Saudi Arabia's First Natural UNESCO World Heritage Site (2025)
Photo: Saudi Press Agency (SPA) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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2026-10-14T03:39:11.000Z
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Places: Saudi Arabia, Iran

Topics: Coalition politics

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  1. France 24 · World — Live: Blasts rock Riyadh as Houthis vow to continue striking Saudi airports, oil facilities