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From the Liveblog of
Saturday, October 17, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Saudi capital residents receive ‘aerial threat’ alert
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRiyadh residents receive a mobile phone alert warning of a “hostile aerial threat,” after days of attacks from Yemen’s Houthis.
“Warning. The area is under a hostile aerial threat. Please remain calm, stay indoors or in a safe place away from windows and doors,” reads the alert, which is lifted a few minutes later.
More from today’s Liveblog:
- Lebanon says military delegation will press for halt to Israeli attacks at US talks
- Huckabee casts attack on WaPo photographer ‘despicable act of terror,’ says perpetrators should spend years in jail
- Lebanon’s Aoun asks visiting French FM for help preventing security vacuum in south after UNIFIL pullout
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