Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.
Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Reuters
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UAE says stands in solidarity with Saudi after airport attack

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The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday it stands in solidarity with Saudi Arabia after the deadly attack on Riyadh's airport, and expressed support for "all measures" to safeguard the kingdom's security.

The UAE foreign ministry in a statement denounced the "flagrant violation" of Saudi Arabia's sovereignty. It "reaffirmed the UAE's full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and its support for all measures aimed at safeguarding the kingdom's security and stability".

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