# Saudi Arabia extends Riyadh airport shutdown after deadly Houthi attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/96077

- France 24, 2026-10-12 08:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261012-live-saudi-arabia-extends-suspension-of-operations-at-riyadh-airport-after-deadly-houthi-attacks

> Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority extended the suspension of operations at Riyadh’s international airport on Monday, after a series of deadly attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels over the weekend. It did not say when the airport would reopen.

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