Foreign ministry recommends S. Koreans in Saudi Arabia leave country amid Houthi attacks

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SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Sunday it raised a travel warning for Saudi Arabia to the second-highest level amid continued attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on the Middle Eastern country.

The ministry said it issued a "Level 3" warning for Saudi Arabia as of 10 p.m. Sunday, recommending all South Korean nationals leave the country under attack unless on urgent business and those who wish to travel to Saudi Arabia cancel or postpone those plans.

The ministry made the decision after Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held a meeting with South Korean diplomatic missions in 15 Middle Eastern nations to review security situations in the region.

Those nations included Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iran and Israel.

The ministry said Cho noted recent attacks by the Houthis on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, which killed a dozen people and injured several hundred. The Houthis have also warned airlines and passengers not to use Saudi Arabian airports and airspace.

Cho urged South Korean diplomats in the Middle East to take extra care in protecting South Korean nationals overseas and stay prepared for all possible contingencies, according to the ministry.

This image from video obtained and verified by the Associated Press shows thick black smoke and flames rising from a fire at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after a Houthi attack on Oct. 8, 2026. (Yonhap)

Foreign ministry recommends S. Koreans in Saudi Arabia leave country amid Houthi attacks

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该部表示，已于周日晚10点对沙特阿拉伯发布“3级”旅行警告，建议所有韩国公民在沙特阿拉伯遭受攻击的情况下离开该国，除非有紧急公务；并建议希望前往沙特阿拉伯的韩国公民取消或推迟旅行计划。

外交部长赵显铉与韩国驻中东15个国家的外交使团举行会议，审查该地区的安全局势后，外交部做出了这一决定。

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