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Try again   (Spotlight)  Cover image:            Spotlight        AFP - MOHAMMED HUWAIS  (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-play)        14:33      Issued on: 10/10/2026 - 20:22    (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-replay)   14:33 min  Share (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-share)       (https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/) From the show (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-caret-down)   (Spotlight)   (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-clock)   Reading time 1 min Adam Baron is a Fellow at New America specializing in Yemen and the Gulf; Adam Baron previously reported from Sanaa from 2011 to 2014.  Loud explosions and evacuations at Riyadh airport. Diplomatic sources say the Yemeni Houthi fighters have launched another missile attack on the international hub. 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