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Saudi Gazette

October 2026

Health minister visits Riyadh hospitals to reassure health of those injured in airport attack

Shehbaz Sharifprime Minister
I am deeply saddened to learn that six Pakistani nationals got injured as a result of Houthis attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. I pray for their speedy recovery. Our Embassy in Riyadh is in close contact with the Saudi authorities and is extending all possible assistance to the affected families,
We are in touch with the family and will provide all support for ensuring the early repatriation of mortal remains,

Trump announces Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire

Donald Trumppresident
Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,

Zelenskyy offers to hold Ukraine elections if Putin agrees to 60-day ceasefire

Donald Trumppresident
I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
Because it's more difficult to stop Putin than to pressure others. Because it's more simple to speak about the prices and connect it with Ukraine,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
First of all, with all respect to President Trump, it's up to our society, up to our people to choose one or another leader,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
Please tell Putin, give us two months, 60 days of total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organize elections,
Of course, we will be ready for any choice of our people, exactly Ukrainian people,
It is possible to stop strikes on energy infrastructure as early as today, but (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not want to do so,
But in any case, we will defend ourselves, because otherwise we will lose our lives and homes, our freedom, independence, Ukraine. We can't lose it. And the truth is on our side,

Yemen government approves draft law designating Houthis as terrorist organization

The Cabinet approved the draft law following a presentation by the minister of legal affairs and directed the relevant authorities to complete the constitutional and legal procedures necessary for its ratification

Saudi Embassy in UK urges citizens hit by flight disruptions to contact mission

The embassy’s advisory came after the temporary suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh following the deadly attack, which killed 12 and injured 309 people, on Saturday

Saudi Passports launch status rectification for 4 categories of Yemenis

In a statement published on its official X platform, the Passports Directorate outlined four categories of beneficiaries and the facilities available to regularize their status

Houthi attack on Riyadh airport shows disregard for civilian lives, Yemen’s Al-Alimi says

We strongly condemn the Houthi terrorist attack on King Khalid Int’l Airport, which killed many travelers and injured hundreds of people of various nationalities,
This criminal attack reflects the Houthis’ terrorist nature and their disregard for civilian lives and the interests of the Yemeni people,
Any attack on Saudi Arabia is an attack on our security, interests, and the future of our generations,

EU’s Kaja Kallas condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh airport as ‘appalling act of terror’

Kaja Kallaseuropean Union foreign policy chief
The Houthi attack on Riyadh’s international airport is an appalling act of terror. There can be no justification for indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure,
Kaja Kallaseuropean Union foreign policy chief
Enhanced coordination between the EU’s Red Sea naval operation Aspides and the Saudi-led Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition is vital,

UN chief Guterres ‘deeply shocked’ by deadly Houthi attack on Riyadh airport

António GuterresuN chief
The United States strongly condemns the recent attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the terrorist Houthis, including today's strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that took numerous innocent lives, including an American citizen,
Attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are a violation of international law. These attacks must cease immediately,

Flash flood sweeps away up to 40 houses, bridges in Nepal

Floodwaters swept away homes, bridges and infrastructure at a hydropower project, inundating settlements and threatening additional houses as river levels continued to rise