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09.10.26 - 18:57
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Saudi Pilot Among 3 Killed In Riyadh Airport Attack; Houthis Under Pressure On Red Sea Coast (ZeroHedge)
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Saudi Pilot Among 3 Killed In Riyadh Airport Attack; Houthis Under Pressure On Red Sea Coast
Saudi Arabia has finally reopened King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Friday following attacks by the Houthis that killed three people and injured several on Thursday, and caused widespread flight suspensions and delays in the region.
Airport facilities and aircraft were hit in the attack, with at least one Saudi Airlines passenger plane having been destroyed. The airline announced that tragically one of its pilots was killed.
"It is with profound sadness that Saudia announces the passing of Captain Hamoud Ali Alkalthami," the national airline announced.
In total three people were killed in the Thursday attack on the airport, and three others injured, with unconfirmed but widely circulating images appearing to show extensive damage.
The most severely damaged aircraft was on the ground and without passengers at the time it was struck, national reports say.
The country's General Aut...
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09.10.26 - 11:42
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Turkey Rules Out Launching Attacks On Yemen From Saudi Arabia (ZeroHedge)
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Turkey Rules Out Launching Attacks On Yemen From Saudi Arabia
Via Middle East Eye
Turkey will not send troops to Saudi Arabia to launch attacks on Yemen under the Mecca defense pact, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday.
"This is not an offensive agreement. Turkey will not send troops to another country's territory to launch an attack there," he said during a live press conference in Ankara. Fidan added that possible Turkish deployments to Saudi Arabia would be only defensive in nature.
via APTurkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan agreed this week to jointly deploy forces and military equipment in a show of solidarity with Riyadh in the face of Houthi attacks from Yemen.
Fidan said military delegations would assess Saudi Arabia's operational defense needs and determine what contributions Turkey and Pakistan could make.
“The necessary work to submit the Mecca agreement to the Turkish parliament has been concluded,” he said. “We have decided to forward it to parli...
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08.10.26 - 20:19
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Lufthansa setzt Flüge nach Riad vorübergehend aus (DPA-AFX)
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BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Die Airlines der Lufthansa Group setzen ihre Flüge in die saudi-arabische Hauptstadt Riad vorübergehend aus. Die Verbindungen würden bis einschließlich 16. Oktober gestrichen, teilte das Unternehmen ......
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