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Major Missile Attack Strikes Yemen Airport and Targets Saudi Oil Hub
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CNBC Awaaz•17-10-2026, 17:54
Major Missile Attack Strikes Yemen Airport and Targets Saudi Oil Hub
- •Two missiles struck Yemen's Aden International Airport, marking the second attack on the facility in less than a week with no casualties reported.
- •The Saudi-led military coalition successfully intercepted a ballistic missile heading towards the vital oil hub of Yanbu in Saudi Arabia.
- •The coalition also destroyed two cruise missiles over the Red Sea and three drones targeting southern Saudi Arabia and Riyadh.
- •Brent crude oil prices briefly touched 110 dollars per barrel amid escalating security concerns in the region.
- •The renewed conflict between the Houthi group and the Saudi-led coalition has heightened fears of a deepening humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
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Two missiles struck within the compound of Aden International Airport, landing near a Yemenia Airways flight bound for Cairo that was preparing for takeoff. Security officials blamed the Iran-backed Houthi group for the attack, which resulted in no reported casualties.
A ballistic missile headed towards Yanbu, a vital Saudi oil hub and Red Sea port city that allows crude oil exports to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, was intercepted by the Saudi-led coalition.
Amid escalating security concerns and disruptions affecting shipping routes, the price of Brent crude oil briefly touched $110 per barrel on Friday, reaching that level for the first time since May.
