Houthi attack kills two at Saudi airport amid regional escalation

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The assault marks a dangerous expansion of the conflict involving Yemen’s Houthi movement into Saudi Arabia’s aviation and energy sectors. Reports also describe an attack near Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oilfield and multiple tanker incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about wider disruption to regional transport and global energy markets.[3][6] The United States has ordered some diplomatic personnel and family members to leave Saudi Arabia, while broader regional tensions involving Iran and Israel add to the risk of further escalation.[3][8]

Sources: BBC News, The New York Times, Al Jazeera, Euronews, Democracy Now