{"id":49117,"date":"2026-10-10T06:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T06:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/?p=49117"},"modified":"2026-10-10T06:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T06:51:59","slug":"uae-denounces-houthi-strikes-targeting-riyadhs-king-khalid-airport-and-saudia-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/uae-denounces-houthi-strikes-targeting-riyadhs-king-khalid-airport-and-saudia-planes\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Denounces Houthi Strikes Targeting Riyadh\u2019s King Khalid Airport and Saudia Planes."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"49117\" class=\"elementor elementor-49117\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ec9b2 e-flex e-con-boxed cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4ec9b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da42db cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2da42db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><p><!--comp--><\/p><div><p><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><\/p><section dir=\"auto\"><!--if--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--for--><!--it--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--try--><!--try-b--><!--if--><!--comp--><!--switch--><!--if--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--comp--><!--if--><!--comp--><!--switch--><!--comp--><section><!--comp--><div><header><br \/><div><!--comp--><!--\/comp--><\/div><\/header><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p><!--comp--><!--for--><!--it--><\/p><h1><!--comp--><!--for--><!--it--><!--if-->UAE Strongly Condemns Attacks on Saudi Airport and Saudia Aircraft, Expresses Solidarity With Riyadh<!--\/if--><!--\/it--><!--\/for--><!--\/comp--><\/h1><p><!--\/it--><!--it--><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><!--comp--><!--for--><!--it--><!--if-->The United Arab Emirates has issued a strong condemnation of attacks attributed to the Houthi group targeting King Khalid International Airport and a Saudia aircraft in Saudi Arabia. The incidents reportedly resulted in the deaths of three Saudi nationals and left several civilians injured.<!--\/if--><!--\/it--><!--\/for--><!--\/comp--><\/p><p><!--\/it--><!--it--><\/p><p><!--comp--><!--for--><!--it--><!--if-->In an official statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) described the attacks as a serious violation of Saudi Arabia\u2019s sovereignty, warning that such actions threaten the kingdom\u2019s security, stability and the safety of its people.<!--\/if--><!--\/it--><!--\/for--><!--\/comp--><\/p><p><!--\/it--><!--it--><\/p><p><!--comp--><!--for--><!--it--><!--if-->The ministry reiterated the UAE\u2019s firm support for Saudi Arabia, emphasising its solidarity with the kingdom in the face of threats to its national security. It also expressed support for any measures Riyadh considers necessary to protect its territory, maintain stability and ensure the safety of its citizens and residents.<!--\/if--><!--\/it--><!--\/for--><!--\/comp--><\/p><p><!--\/it--><!--it--><\/p><p><!--comp--><!--for--><!--it--><!--if-->The UAE government extended its heartfelt condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the attacks, as well as to the government and people of Saudi Arabia. It also conveyed its sympathy to those affected and wished the injured civilians a full and speedy recovery.<!--\/if--><!--\/it--><!--\/for--><!--\/comp--><\/p><p><!--\/it--><!--it--><\/p><p><!--comp--><!--for--><!--it--><!--if-->The statement reflects the UAE\u2019s continued emphasis on regional cooperation and the importance of protecting civilian lives and critical infrastructure from attacks.<!--\/if--><!--\/it--><!--\/for--><!--\/comp--><\/p><p><!--\/it--><!--it--><\/p><p><!--\/if--><!--\/it--><!--\/for--><!--\/comp--><\/p><p><!--\/it--><!--\/for--><!--\/comp--><\/p><\/div><\/div><p><!--\/comp--><\/p><\/section><p><!--\/comp--><!--\/switch--><!--\/comp--><!--\/if--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/if--><!--\/switch--><!--\/comp--><!--\/if--><!--\/try-b--><!--\/try--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/it--><!--\/for--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/if--><\/p><\/section><p><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><\/p><\/div><p><!--\/comp--><\/p><\/div><p><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/if--><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><!--\/comp--><!--\/try-b--><!--\/try--><!--\/if--><!--\/if--><\/p><\/div><p><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/comp--><!--\/try-b--><!--\/try--><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Arab Emirates has strongly criticised attacks attributed to the Houthi group targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia\u2019s Saudia aircraft, reaffirming its opposition to actions threatening regional security and civilian safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"post_template":[],"top_category":[],"class_list":["post-49117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uae","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49117"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49122,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49117\/revisions\/49122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49117"},{"taxonomy":"post_template","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_template?post=49117"},{"taxonomy":"top_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/top_category?post=49117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}