Event Brief
Fire near Riyadh airport after Houthis claim attacks
By The BriefBrief · Sources (28)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 1:07 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 20, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET
Summary: A fire erupted near Riyadh’s main airport, with a large plume of smoke reported hours after Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in Saudi Arabia’s capital using missiles and drones. The claim was made as flames were seen near the airport.
WHO: Yemen’s Houthis
WHAT: Fire erupted near Riyadh’s main airport as Houthis claimed attacks on “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital using missiles and drones.
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
WHERE: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
WHY: No specific cause for the fire was reported; the Houthis’ missile-and-drone attack claim was the immediate trigger referenced alongside the flames.
How this story developed (showing 6 of 6 earlier reports)
Sources (28):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CNBC Top News,
Daily Maverick,
Dawn Pakistan,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
Middle East Eye,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Sky News,
Straits Times,
Tehran Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WSJ World News,
Washington Post
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