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07:04  Modified: 12/10/2026 - 03:00   (Reading time) (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-clock)    1 min Reading time   Share (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-share)      By:  (https://www.france24.com/en/author/anaelle-jonah/) (Anaelle JONAH) Anaelle JONAH    / (https://www.france24.com/en/author/france-24/) (FRANCE 24) FRANCE 24       (Terminal 1 at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 17, 2026)  This file photo shows Terminal 1 at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 17, 2026.        © Markus Mainka, Imago via Reuters     Yemen's Houthis have claimed responsibility for attacks on Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, which the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority reported as having caused injuries. The attacks follow Saturday’s strike on the civilian airport which killed at least 12, constituting the deadliest on Saudi soil in more than a decade. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.   12/10/2026 - 02:57 Australia condemns 'unacceptable' Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia Australia's foreign minister condemned on Monday "unacceptable" attacks by pro-Iranian Houthi fighters against civilians in Saudi Arabia, advising citizens not to travel to Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.  "Australia condemns the Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia, including those on Riyadh airport which have stolen the lives of so many innocent people," top diplomat Penny Wong said on X.   12/10/2026 - 02:30 Saudi-led coalition says 'intercepted and destroyed' Houthi ballistic missile The Saudi-led military coalition said on Monday that it had "intercepted and destroyed" a ballistic missile fired by pro-Iranian Houthi fighters towards southern Saudi Arabia.   "The coalition intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi terrorist militia towards Khamis Mushait," Major General Turki al-Malki, a spokesman for the coalition, wrote on X.   12/10/2026 - 01:30 Oil climbs as Mideast conflict, tanker attacks persist Oil prices extended gains on Monday as the Middle East conflict escalated after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis stepped up strikes on Saudi Arabia while ​two tankers were ‌attacked over the weekend, raising concerns about oil supply from the ⁠region.   Brent crude futures rose 76 cents, or 0.73%, to $105.48 a barrel by 2304 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $92.44 ‌a barrel, up 59 cents, or 0.64%.   12/10/2026 - 01:13 One dead, 11 wounded in Sunday attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi officials One person was killed and 11 others were wounded in Sunday's attack at Riyadh's international airport, Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said.   "The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) clarifies that the attack resulted in the fatality of a Pakistani resident... and injuries to 11 others," the authority said on X.   11/10/2026 - 23:30 UK Maritime says tanker struck by drone in vicinity of Oman's Sohar anchorage The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said ​on ‌Monday ⁠that it reclassified an ‌incident in the vicinity of ⁠Sohar anchorage in Oman as ​an attack after confirmation ‌that the tanker was struck by ‌a drone.   Local authorities ​are assisting in the evacuation of the crew, UKMTO ​said, adding ​that damage assessment ​and environmental impact is unknown ​at time of update.   11/10/2026 - 23:15 Saudi, Iranian foreign ministers discuss regional tensions, state news agency says Saudi Arabia's foreign ​minister spoke with his Iranian counterpart about the recent escalation of the regional ​conflict ‌and efforts to ⁠lower tensions, the Saudi state news agency ‌reported on Sunday, the officials' ⁠first publicly reported contact since Iran-aligned Houthis intensified strikes on the ​kingdom.  Iran's foreign minister said ‌Tehran is ready to provide any assistance to facilitate dialogue between ‌Saudi Arabia and Yemen, according to a post ​on the minister's Telegram account.  11/10/2026 - 22:58 Iran's foreign minister ready to facilitate dialogue between Saudi and Yemen According to a post on Telegram, Iran's foreign minister told his Saudi counterpart that Tehran is ready to provide assistance to facilitate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.  11/10/2026 - 22:29 Saudi coalition shoots down drone in east The Saudi-led coalition fighting against Yemen's Houthis said it had shot down a drone in the east of the kingdom, where authorities earlier reported an attack on the airport in the Gulf coast city of Dammam.  A spokesman for the coalition, Major General Turki al-Malki, reported the "interception and destruction of a drone in the eastern region" in a post on X.   11/10/2026 - 22:04 In pictures – a series of attacks by the Houthis on Riyadh airport leaves several casualties.   Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport following a series of attacks on October 11, 2026, claimed by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.     Wissam Owaida, nephew of Buthaina Ahmad Oweida – the Syrian woman who died in the attack carried out on Saturday at Riyadh airport – shows her photo on his mobile phone at the family home in his hometown of Hafasraja, Idlib province, Syria, on October 11, 2026. Credit: Omar Albam, AP.   11/10/2026 - 20:38 Saudi's Dammam Airport ​in the kingdom's Eastern Province struck by Houthi attacks  The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority said a fresh attack targeted Dammam Airport in eastern Saudi Arabia on Sunday evening, a day after it was targeted by a projectile.   "The assessment of the damage and verification of the safety of airport facilities were still underway, in coordination with the relevant authorities," it said in a statement posted on X.   11/10/2026 - 18:32 Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for several attacks on Riyadh airport since Saturday Saudi's civil aviation authority says the latest Riyadh airport attack on Sunday caused injuries.   11/10/2026 - 18:27 Houthi rebels claim to have attacked Saudi energy facilities   11/10/2026 - 18:23 Indian embassy says citizen has died, day after being injured in Saturday attack on Riyadh airport     11/10/2026 - 18:21 Saudi Civil Aviation reports injuries in Sunday's attack on Riyadh's King Khaled airport  11/10/2026 - 18:17 Iran deems US response to its proposal to reopen Hormuz as 'insufficient', state media reports The ​Secretary of ​Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen ​Rezaei ‌said ⁠that the United ‌States' reply to Iran's ⁠seven conditions to reopen ​the strategic Strait ‌of Hormuz was "insufficient", Iranian state media ‌reported on ​Sunday.  Washington needs to clarify the issues ​that remain ​unclear to Tehran, ​Iran's security ​chief added.   11/10/2026 - 18:03 Houthis claim responsibility for Saturday's deadly attack on Riyadh airport  11/10/2026 - 17:54 New blasts heard in Riyadh (AFP) Two new blasts were heard in Riyadh on Sunday, AFP journalists reported, more than an hour after the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis reported a fresh attack on the city's airport.  AFP journalists heard two explosions in quick succession in central Riyadh. The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear.   11/10/2026 - 17:00 Netanyahu condemns 'horrific' attack on Riyadh airport Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday condemned the "horrific terrorist attack" on Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia a day earlier.  "I condemn in the strongest possible terms the horrific terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh," Netanyahu wrote on X, adding that he extended Israel's "deepest condolences" to the families of the victims.   11/10/2026 - 16:45 Saudi-led coalition says cruise missile intercepted near Riyadh's airport Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Malki said that air defences "intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile" in the vicinity of Riyadh airport.  The Saudi-led international coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said on Sunday that an unidentified projectile hit a terminal at Riyadh airport, a day after a deadly attack there blamed on the Iran-backed group. 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