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“Deadly attacks on Saudi Arabian airports in recent days, plunging air travel across the kingdom into chaos, have marked a dangerous new escalation in the country's long-running conflict with Yemen's Houthi rebels.”

“The Houthis claimed responsibility for the earlier attacks, including a strike on Wednesday that killed a Sudanese national.”

“On Thursday, local time, the Saudi-led military coalition said the Houthis had attempted to attack dozens of such sites, highlighting the risk to Saudi civilian infrastructure.”

“Houthis say they struck Saudi Arabia As the Yemeni government, known as the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), made its announcement, the Houthis said they had launched missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco sites in Riyadh and the Khurais area.”

“In short: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis say they targeted a Saudi Arabian oil company in retaliation for Saudi attacks on Yemen.”

“As economists and traders began unpicking the implications of the group's actions on the global economy, the Houthis took another step on their escalation ladder, launching strikes on critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.”

“In short: Smoke and flames have been seen near Riyadh's international airport as Yemen's Houthis claim to have attacked "sensitive" sites in the Saudi capital.”