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Saudi Arabia Faces More Attacks as It Reels From Airport Strikes

New York Times12 October 2026, 15:44 UTCSaudi Arabia

The Saudi authorities said they were fending off drone and missile attacks after a weekend of confrontation with the Houthi militia in Yemen, whose patrons Iran offered to mediate.

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