Taiwanese national hurt in attack on Saudi airport

Oct 13, 2026

A Houthi attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport wounded a Taiwanese traveler, bad news for anyone with people or flights in Saudi Arabia.

  • Yemen's Houthi movement, which is backed by Iran, struck the main airport serving Riyadh.
  • One Taiwanese citizen was injured; Taiwan's representative office visited them in hospital and is offering help.
  • The airport is shut until at least Saturday and airlines have cancelled flights, leaving the skies over Riyadh empty.
  • Taiwan raised its travel warning for the Saudi-Yemen border area of Najran to the highest level, telling citizens to leave, and warned against travel to the rest of the country.
  • Taipei condemned the strikes on civilian targets and called on the Houthis to stop.

Outlook: More attacks and flight disruption are likely while the Houthi campaign against Saudi Arabia continues.

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