Event Brief
Saudi Arabia issues air-raid alerts in capital
By The BriefBrief · Sources (28)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 1:07 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 20, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET
Summary: Saudi authorities sounded air-raid alerts in the capital for the first time since Yemeni rebels reignited conflict, as a missile and drone assault intensified. The warnings were issued amid escalating attacks involving missiles and drones.
WHO: Saudi authorities
WHAT: Issued air-raid alerts in the capital as a missile and drone assault intensified
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Saudi Arabia
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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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