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  • Middle East

Riyadh Airport Attack Kills 12, Wounds 309; Saudi Coalition Blames Houthis, Vows Response

Zark News StaffOctober 10, 20265 min read

Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority says 12 people were killed and 309 wounded in Saturday’s missile attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport. The Saudi-led coalition blamed Houthi fighters and vowed a decisive response.

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Zark News illustration: Three Years After Oct. 7, Gaza Death Toll Climbs
  • Middle East

Three Years After October 7, Gaza Death Toll Climbs as Israeli Strikes Continue

Zark News StaffOctober 9, 20262 min read

GAZA CITY — Three years after the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and…

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Riyadh skyline in Saudi Arabia, used as a contextual image for a U.S. security advisory; not a specific incident scene
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  • U.S.

U.S. Mission Warns Americans in Saudi Arabia of Flight Disruptions Amid Houthi Hostilities

Zark News StaffOctober 8, 20263 min read

The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia issued an Oct. 8 security update urging Americans in the country to remain vigilant and check flights amid Houthi hostilities and possible airspace disruptions.

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Aden International Airport terminal and control tower, Yemen
  • Middle East

Houthis Hit Aden Airport With Missiles and Drones as Yemen Fighting Escalates

Zark News StaffOctober 7, 20264 min read

Houthi missiles and drones hit Aden’s airport — a near-miss with a Cairo flight — as fighting around the Bab el-Mandeb strait displaces more than 200,000 people.

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B-1B Lancer bomber (U.S. Air Force photo, public domain)
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U.S. Pulls B-1 Bombers From British Base Over Alleged Iranian Drone Plot

Zark News StaffOctober 7, 20265 min read

The U.S. urgently redeployed about a dozen B-1B bombers from RAF Fairford over an alleged Iranian drone plot, as British police made a seventh arrest.

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Memorial at the Nova music festival site in Re'im, Israel, with photos of victims
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Gaza Death Toll Tops 74,000 as Israel Marks Three Years Since Oct. 7 Attack

Zark News StaffOctober 7, 20263 min read

Gaza’s death toll has risen above 74,000, health authorities in Gaza say, as Israel marks the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack that killed about 1,200 people in Israel and saw 251 taken hostage.

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Houthis Strike Two Saudi Airports as Yemen Fighting Escalates Toward Energy Routes

Zark News StaffOctober 6, 20264 min read

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged two airports in southern Saudi Arabia near the border…

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, shown in an illustrative file photograph. Photo by Saif Aldhaher via Unsplash.
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Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia Move to Implement Makkah Alliance Collective Defense

Zark News StaffOctober 5, 20263 min read

Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia say they will move to practical implementation of collective-defense commitments and prepare agreed forces and capabilities for rapid deployment in the kingdom.

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  • Middle East

FlyDubai Co-Pilot Planned Israel Attack Before Being Hired, Israeli Officials Say

Zark News StaffOctober 5, 20262 min read

The co-pilot who attacked his captain aboard FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 last week told UAE interrogators he had planned the attack…

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U.S. Navy destroyer underway at sea
  • Middle East

Yemen Government Launches “Battle of Liberation” Offensive Against Houthis as Saudi-Led Coalition Pledges Full Support

Zark News StaffOctober 5, 20263 min read

Yemen’s internationally recognized government has announced the start of a major military campaign to retake territory held by the Houthi movement, with the Saudi-led coalition pledging “full operational support.”

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