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Home Shows Spotlight To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Spotlight AFP - MOHAMMED HUWAIS 14:33 Issued on: 10/10/2026 - 20:22 From the show Adam Barron is an independent Middle East political analyst and consultant, specialising primarily in Yemen, where he has reported from the capital, Sanaa, for The Economist. He writes for Foreign Policy and The Atlantic. Loud explosions and evacuations at Riyadh airport. Diplomatic sources say the Yemeni Houthi fighters have launched another missile attack on the international hub. At least 5 people have been treated for extensive injuries, according to hospital sources, with dozens more injured. The Saudi government hasn't yet commented, as more airlines cancel flights to the country. Meanwhile, Saudi jets continue strikes in Yemen, in support of the Yemeni government involved in fierce fighting to push back Houthi positions. By: Video by: