{"id":928726,"date":"2026-10-11T07:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/928726\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T07:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:10:09","slug":"world-condemns-deadly-houthi-attack-on-saudi-arabias-riyadh-airport-houthis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/928726\/","title":{"rendered":"World condemns deadly Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia\u2019s Riyadh airport | Houthis News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saudi Arabia has accused Yemen\u2019s Houthis of killing<\/a> at least 12 people and wounding 300 others in a third attack on the Riyadh international airport this week.<\/p>\n

The victims on Saturday included four Saudis, two people from \u2060Bangladesh and one person each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, the Saudi civil aviation authority said.<\/p>\n

The attack was the deadliest in the kingdom in more than a decade.<\/p>\n

It came as the war in Yemen intensifies, with the Houthis battling forces aligned with the internationally recognised government for control of the country. Saudi Arabia is waging an air campaign against the Houthis to support the ground war by the Yemeni government against the Iran-backed group.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a round of the global reaction:<\/p>\n

United States<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump described the attack as \u201cterrible\u201d and said he \u201cwill be speaking\u201d with Saudi Arabia\u2019s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, soon. He also said he was evaluating whether the US should join the war against the Houthis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe may. We\u2019re gonna look at it. We just found out about the recent attack, so we\u2019ll make a decision. We\u2019ll move very quickly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meanwhile, said the Houthi attack killed an American and called for an end to \u201cthese reprehensible attacks\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe stand with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its people and extend our condolences to the victims and their families,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n

United Nations<\/p>\n

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement on X, saying he is \u201cdeeply shocked\u201d and strongly condemns \u201cSaturday\u2019s lethal attack by the Houthis on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure violated international law and \u201cmust cease immediately\u201d.<\/p>\n

Hans Grundberg, the UN special envoy for Yemen, said the deadly strikes\u00a0on civilian airports in Saudi Arabia represent \u201ca grave escalation\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch actions pose a serious threat to regional security, perpetuate cycles of violence and complicate even more peace efforts for Yemen,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Egypt<\/p>\n

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its \u201cstrong condemnation\u201d of the Houthi attacks, denouncing their \u201cflagrant violation\u201d of international law, and the \u201cdisregard\u201d for the safety of citizens that they entail.<\/p>\n

Qatar<\/p>\n

Qatar\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Houthi attacks, describing them as a \u201cserious violation of Saudi sovereignty and a direct threat to the security of the region, the safety of civilians, civil facilities and air navigation\u201d.<\/p>\n

It expressed its full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and said Doha supported \u201call legitimate measures\u201d the kingdom \u201ctakes to preserve its sovereignty, security and safety of its territories\u201d.<\/p>\n

Pakistan<\/p>\n

Pakistan also strongly condemned the attack, calling it a \u201cheinous act of terrorism\u201d and a \u201cgrave threat to regional peace and security\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Islamabad \u2013 which has recently activated a mutual defence pact with Riyadh over the attacks \u2013 \u201cstands in unwavering solidarity\u201d with Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Jordan<\/p>\n

Jordan\u2019s King Abdullah offered condolences to Saudi Arabia\u2019s King Salman and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the attacks and expressed his kingdom\u2019s full solidarity with Riyadh.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the \u201cbrutal aggression\u201d by the Houthis, describing it as a \u201cdangerous escalation\u201d and a \u201cblatant breach of international law\u201d.<\/p>\n

Oman<\/p>\n

The sultanate also denounced the attack and emphasised the \u201cnecessity of prioritising the voice of wisdom and self-restraint, and avoiding actions that would expand the scope of escalation, in order to preserve the security and stability of the region\u201d.<\/p>\n

Palestine<\/p>\n

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared \u201cits full solidarity with the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\u201d and said it supported \u201call measures taken by the Kingdom to safeguard its security, sovereignty, and the safety of its citizens and residents\u201d.<\/p>\n

Japan<\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s embassy in Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the repeated attacks by the Houthis, saying assaults on civilians \u201ccannot be tolerated\u201d under any circumstances.<\/p>\n

Canada<\/p>\n

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, particularly the strike on King Khalid International airport in Riyadh, as \u201cabhorrent\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere can be no justification for attacks on civilian infrastructure,\u201d he wrote on X, adding that Canada \u201ccondemns these reckless acts of violence in the strongest possible terms\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia has accused Yemen\u2019s Houthis of killing at least 12 people and wounding 300 others in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":928727,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,69322,1259,44,13341,41,39,42,40,31749],"class_list":["post-928726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-houthis","tag-middle-east","tag-news","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-yemen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=928726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/928727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=928726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=928726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=928726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}