The Junior Daily · ages 9–11 · 2026-10-26
Riyadh's Airport Partly Reopens, but Attacks Go On
Two terminals open again more than two weeks after Houthi strikes.
Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia, a country on the Arabian Peninsula. On Sunday, its main airport, King Khalid International, opened two terminals again. Terminals 1 and 2 serve flights at home and abroad. The airport had been out of service for more than two weeks after strikes by the Houthis, an armed group based in Yemen.
The danger has not gone away. Saudi military spokesman Turki al-Malki said forces stopped a Houthi missile and a drone on Sunday. The Houthis warned airlines and passengers that the airport was unsafe and called it a military target.
So the reopening is only a first step. Flight-tracking data showed that air traffic stayed limited. The fighting also matters far beyond Riyadh, because it is pushing up the price of oil, as our World story explains.
Why it matters
Airports link a capital to the world. When one is attacked, travel, trade and safety are all affected.
THE RED SEA. The Houthis are based in Yemen, across the Red Sea from Africa.