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Live: Saudi Arabia extends suspension of operations at Riyadh airport after deadly Houthi attacks

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Saudi Arabia's civil aviation body extended the suspension of operations at Riyadh's international airport Monday following a series of deadly attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels over the weekend. The statement announcing the decision did not specify when operations would resume. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

Yesterday's key developments:

  • Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid Airport in Riyadh. An earlier Houthi strike on Saturday killed at least 12 people and wounded hundreds more.

  • The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said ​⁠that it reclassified an ‌incident in the vicinity of ⁠Sohar anchorage in Oman as ​an attack after confirmation ‌that the tanker was struck by ‌a drone.

  • Saudi Arabia's foreign ​minister spoke with his Iranian counterpart about the recent escalation of the regional ​conflict ‌and efforts to ⁠lower tensions, the Saudi state news agency ‌reported.

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