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Singapore condemns Houthi strikes after attacks on Saudi airport kill 3

Singapore condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi aviation infrastructure as airlines extend Middle East flight cancellations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits TimesThe Straits Times2026-10-09 19:08查看原文 ↗

Smoke rising from the fuel storage depot at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh in the aftermath of Houthi strikes on Sept 19.

Published Oct 09, 2026, 07:08 PM

Updated Oct 09, 2026, 07:08 PM

Singapore’s MFA condemned Houthi attacks on civilian aviation infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. It said the attacks, which killed and injured civilians, were “unacceptable and cannot be justified”.

Saudi Arabia said three people were killed and others injured in attacks on Riyadh airport, while Saudia said one pilot was killed and an aircraft was damaged at King Khalid International Airport.

Singapore Airlines and Scoot extended flight cancellations to the Middle East until December, as tensions rise after earlier Houthi attacks on Saudi energy sites and Red Sea shipping.

SINGAPORE – The Republic condemns the recent attacks by the Houthis on civilian aviation infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, said Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

In a statement on the Middle East situation on Oct 9, an MFA spokesperson said such attacks by the Yemeni Islamist movement, which have led to the loss of lives and injured civilians, are “unacceptable and cannot be justified”.

This comes after the group launched a new wave of attacks, including on the main airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

In a statement posted on social media platform X on Oct 9, Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said that three people were killed and several people injured in two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh the day before.

The first attack targeted airport facilities, while the second struck an aircraft belonging to Saudi flag carrier Saudia.

Saudia Airlines said on Oct 9 that one of its pilots was killed and an aircraft was damaged in the attacks.

The fighting, a spillover from the wider US-Iran conflict , has revived a complex longstanding war in Yemen.

The Houthis say they are targeting Saudi Arabia over its support for government forces in Yemen’s reignited civil war.

Riyadh, which leads an international coalition that has been fighting the Houthis since 2015, maintains it is backing an offensive by Yemen’s UN-recognised government to reclaim lost territory from the group.

The widening Middle East conflict has continued to disrupt travel, with the recent Houthi strikes forcing hundreds of flight cancellations to Riyadh.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) postponed the launch of its services to the Saudi capital until March 28, 2027, citing the conflict in the region. The national flag carrier had announced earlier in February that it would launch direct flights to Riyadh from June 2, before reportedly later moving the start date to Sept 1 and then to Dec 1.

SIA and its budget arm Scoot have also extended their Middle East flight cancellations until December .

The MFA previously condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia in July, urging all parties to exercise restraint and avoid actions that could further escalate tensions, after strikes on Saudi energy infrastructure and commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

9月19日胡塞武装发动袭击后，利雅得哈立德国王国际机场的燃料储存库冒出浓烟。

发布于 2026 年 10 月 9 日下午 7:08

更新于2026年10月9日晚上7:08

新加坡外交部谴责胡塞武装袭击沙特阿拉伯民用航空基础设施。外交部表示，这些造成平民伤亡的袭击“令人无法接受，绝无正当理由”。

沙特阿拉伯方面称，利雅得机场遭到袭击，造成三人死亡，多人受伤；而沙特航空方面则表示，哈立德国王国际机场一名飞行员遇难，一架飞机受损。

由于胡塞武装此前袭击沙特能源设施和红海航运，导致局势紧张升级，新加坡航空公司和酷航已将飞往中东的航班取消期限延长至12月。

新加坡——新加坡外交部表示，新加坡谴责胡塞武装最近对沙特阿拉伯民用航空基础设施的袭击。

10月9日，外交部发言人在一份关于中东局势的声明中表示，也门伊斯兰运动发动的此类袭击造成了人员伤亡和平民受伤，这是“不可接受的，也是无法辩解的”。

此前，该组织发动了新一轮袭击，其中包括对沙特首都利雅得主要机场的袭击。

沙特阿拉伯民航局于 10 月 9 日在社交媒体平台 X 上发表声明称，前一天在利雅得哈立德国王国际机场发生的两起袭击事件中，造成 3 人死亡，多人受伤。

第一次袭击的目标是机场设施，而第二次袭击的目标是沙特阿拉伯国家航空公司沙特航空的一架飞机。