World · 14 d ago
Houthi attacks slow life in Riyadh as Gulf states rally behind Saudi Arabia
Killed in the Oct 10 airport strike
13 dead
An Oct 10 strike on Riyadh's airport killed 13 people and injured hundreds, and the airport is still closed with no date to reopen.
The 99-storey Kingdom Centre ordered its staff to work from home, and schools in and around Riyadh extended online classes.
What we know
- Two officers died in the crash
- It happened in the Najran region
Not yet
- Technical failure, as Riyadh says, or Houthi fire
Two Saudi officers died when a National Guard helicopter crashed in the Najran region, the first military deaths since fighting resumed in July.
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council said an attack on one member affects all of them, invoking its joint defence agreement.
People displaced in Yemen, more than
233,000 people
In Yemen, the fighting has uprooted more than 233,000 people, the International Organization for Migration says.
