The Saudi-led military coalition claimed that the Houthis launched 20 attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh this month, killing 17 people and wounding 333 others.
Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki spoke at a press conference to address the Houthis’ attacks on dozens of Saudi airports, ports and oil facilities. The coalition added that Houthi attacks on Abha airport, in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border, had killed three people and wounded 28.
The Houthis’ attacks came in response to Saudi Arabia’s backing of government forces in Yemen, and the coalition’s latest statement continued to highlight the risk to Saudi civilian infrastructure.
At least 572 flights from Riyadh King Khalid International Airport were cancelled Tuesday, and the annual Six Kings tennis tournament was postponed to December.
Finance firms let workers based in Saudi Arabia, including those in offices in Riyadh, work from home, according to Reuters.
However, Saudi official and Zuffa Boxing co-founder Turki Al-Sheikh claimed that Canelo Alvarez still wants to fight in Riyadh in a card billed as “Mexico vs. the World.” That event is still scheduled for Oct. 31.
WWE is still advertising Crown Jewel for Nov. 7 in Riyadh, with match builds and a new poster presented this week.
Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio said that he heard that WWE was not thrilled that some non-wrestler employees talked about not wanting to go to Saudi Arabia because they wanted to be a united front. No wrestler has publicly stated their intention not to participate in Crown Jewel. Meltzer supported Bryan Alvarez’s report that there is a United States backup location under consideration if Crown Jewel needed to be moved.
