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Riyadh airport resumes flights following Houthi attacks

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Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport resumed operations on Sunday, October 25, 2026, after a two-week closure following Houthi attacks from Yemen. The airport warned that Terminal 1 would handle domestic flights while Terminal 2 would manage international flights by national carriers. Despite the resumption of flights, the Houthis have continued their threats, with military spokesman Yahya Saree warning that the airport remains an unsafe military target and urging airlines to avoid using it.

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As of October 25, 2026, explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, on the same day that the city’s international airport was set to reopen after two weeks of closures due to attacks by Houthi rebels. The U.S. State Department had earlier ordered non-emergency government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating tensions with the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. On October 21, a drone attack on an oil field and another strike at King Fahd International Airport near Dammam killed three people, injured eight others, including one Indian national and a Saudi citizen, and disrupted air travel across the kingdom. The attacks have intensified since a truce between the Houthis and the internationally recognized Yemeni government collapsed earlier in 2026, leading to civilian casualties and severe disruptions in critical infrastructure such as airports and oil fields.

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Houthi Houthis Riyadh Saudi Yemen

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Riyadh GPE · 6× Saudi NORP · 4× Houthis NORP · 3× Yemen GPE · 3× Houthi NORP · 2× Iran GPE · 1× Jeddah GPE · 1× Saudi Arabia GPE · 1× U.S GPE · 1× Yahya Saree PERSON · 1×

Narrative

"Please be advised that Terminal (1) will be designated for domestic flights and Terminal (2) for international flights operated by national carriers at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, effective Sunday, October 25, 2026," King Khalid International Airport posted on X on Saturday (October 24, 2026).

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2026-10-25 · The Hindu

Riyadh airport resumes flights following Houthi attacks · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

Riyadh's international airport said flights would resume on Sunday (October 25, 2026) after a two-week closure following strikes from Yemen's Houthis on the Saudi capital, though the Iran-backed group warned of more to come. asserted

group → say → more

The Flight Radar monitoring site showed a plane taking off from Riyadh airport early Sunday (October 25, 2026), heading to the Saudi city of Jeddah. asserted

plane → monitor → Jeddah

Saudi Arabia, along with Yemen's internationally recognised government that it backs, has faced a wave of Houthi attacks in recent weeks after a years-long truce broke down in the summer. asserted

truce → recognise → summer

The fighting has shifted the focus of the wider U.S-Iran war and deepened a humanitarian disaster crippling Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries. asserted

fighting → shift → countries

Airport → advise → Saturday

The Houthis have carried out waves of strikes on Riyadh's airport, including an attack this month that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300, the deadliest in the kingdom in more than a decade. asserted

that → carry → decade

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree warned that the airport was still "unsafe" and a "military target". asserted

airport → warn → ?

"The Yemeni Armed Forces warn all international, regional, and local airlines, as well as staff and travellers, against using King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, as it is unsafe and serves as a military target for our forces," he said. asserted

he → warn → forces

"The Saudi regime shall bear the consequences of any operations at the airport,” he added. asserted

he → bear → airport

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis said early Sunday (October 25, 2026) it had shot down two drones in the Riyadh area. asserted

it → lead → area