Mideast Wars
This image from video obtained and verified by AP shows thick black smoke and flames rising from a fire at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
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An official says the airport in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, has been attacked again. A missile struck a passenger terminal Saturday and many people were wounded, a regional official said. President Donald Trump now tells reporters he is evaluating whether the U.S. should join Saudi strikes on the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen who claimed earlier strikes this week. King Khalid International Airport has been targeted multiple times in recent days, with four people killed. Fighting in neighboring Yemen between the Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces has escalated with a major military offensive launched a week ago.
