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A missile strike on Al-Mashiq palace in the Yemeni port city of Aden killed five people and wounded 16, most of them security personnel. The Houthis said the target was the headquarters of Saudi military exercises. Yemen's prime minister condemned the attack and assured that operations against the Houthis will continue.
Otabek YusupovThe Tourism Committee of Uzbekistan reported that committee chairman Abdulaziz Akkulov met with the co-chairman of the Uzbek-Saudi Business Council, chairman of the board of ACWA Power, Muhammad Abunayyan. The parties discussed simplifying visa procedures, increasing direct and charter flights, promoting Uzbekistan's tourism potential in the Saudi Arabian market, attracting Saudi investors to tourism infrastructure, and developing public-private partnerships.
Otabek YusupovOpenAI discovered a hidden recording device in an executive conference room at its San Francisco office and reported it to the FBI. Arrested was 35-year-old Saudi Arabian citizen Abdulrahman Alfozan, who had worked at the company as an engineer since July 2025. He is charged with intercepting oral conversations; the company said there are no signs of unauthorized access to model weights, code, or customer data.
Sardor QodirovYahya Saree, a spokesman for the Houthi military command, said Saudi Arabia carried out 104 air and missile strikes on a number of Yemeni provinces over 24 hours, and 2,281 strikes since the latest escalation began. These figures have not been confirmed by independent sources. In Riyadh, after two missiles were intercepted, falling debris, according to Saudi civil defense, injured four people and damaged 15 residential buildings.
Aziz KarimovKing Khalid International Airport in Riyadh suspended operations after the October 10 and 11 attacks that killed 14 people. Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation extended the suspension until 21:00 on October 17 for infrastructure inspections. A number of airlines cancelled flights.
Aziz KarimovTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh unlawful and inhumane, expressed support for Saudi Arabia, and said that the joint defense agreement on Mecca will be submitted to parliament in the coming days. According to Saudi authorities, 12 people were killed and 309 wounded.
Aziz KarimovNATO's commander of forces in Europe, General Alexus Grynkewich, said at the Warsaw Security Forum that the alliance's response to an attack would not be restrained and would also affect those who support the attacker. Separately, Reuters reports that ahead of a series of attacks on Riyadh airport that killed at least 18 people, Saudi Arabia stopped issuing public warnings about approaching military strikes.
Otabek YusupovSaudi Arabia has approached Pakistan for assistance in air defense amid escalating attacks by Yemeni Houthis, The Wall Street Journal reported citing sources. The kingdom faces a shortage of interceptor missiles and is redistributing air defense batteries between royal palaces and energy infrastructure. According to the publication, the United States is currently cautious regarding Riyadh's requests for military aid, having sent only military advisors.
Otabek YusupovA missile strike on the Maashiq presidential palace complex in the Yemeni city of Aden killed two security personnel. The prime minister and government members who were in the complex were unharmed. According to Yemen's information minister, five missiles were fired; the Houthis said the targets were facilities under the command of Saudi military forces.
Otabek YusupovFollowing the attack on Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran, for which Yemeni Houthis claimed responsibility, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned of negative consequences for the global economy. Brent crude rose above $106, Lufthansa suspended flights to Riyadh, and the IMF forecasts a 3.3% contraction in Saudi Arabia's economy this year.
Dilnoza RahimovaAccording to DW, on October 14, 2026, Yemen's Houthis carried out a series of missile strikes on Saudi Arabia. In Riyadh, four people were injured by falling debris, and a fire broke out at the Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran. In response, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition struck a fuel facility in Sanaa.
Aziz KarimovAfter attacks on Riyadh airport that killed at least 18 people, Saudi Arabia extended the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport and halted metro service at three stations. The country's energy minister promised a 'serious' response to strikes on infrastructure, which the Houthis explain as retaliation for the coalition's actions in Yemen.
Aziz KarimovAccording to SIPRI, in 2021–2025 Ukraine became the world's largest recipient of weapons of major types, receiving supplies from the USA, Germany, Poland and other countries. Saudi Arabia ranked third in imports, with 77% of its purchases coming from the USA. The publication Naked Science, drawing on the institute's data, described two approaches to arms exports: diversified, as with the USA, and oriented toward a single main recipient.
Aziz KarimovSaudi Arabia's Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a 27-year-old migrant worker who had been convicted of insulting the Prophet over a comment left on Facebook. The decision was made after active efforts by the Sri Lankan government and diplomats.
Otabek YusupovAfter the strike on Riyadh airport, which killed 13 people, the escalation between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition continues: an attack on the Aramco building in Dhahran, debris from intercepted rockets wounded four people in the capital, and the coalition is carrying out retaliatory strikes on Yemen. Trump accused the Houthis of acting 'at Iran's direction,' and the Houthis threatened to strike American interests.
Aziz KarimovAl-Nassr's match against Neftchi in the AFC Champions League was delayed by an hour due to a rocket alert: the coalition intercepted a ballistic missile heading for Riyadh. Al-Nassr won 3:1, Ronaldo scored his 981st career goal and came out wearing a scarf with the Saudi flag. Over the weekend, Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport, according to authorities, killed 14 people.
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