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Saudi and Yemeni Airports Hit in New Round of Strikes
The Riyadh strike came a day after a devastating attack on the same airport, and the Houthis say Saudi aircraft hit Yemen's capital in return.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 3:15 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The New York Times's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “Saudi and Yemeni Airports Hit in New Round of Strikes”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 3:15 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Saudi.
The real story
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- The New York TimesSaudi and Yemeni Airports Hit in New Round of Strikes
What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, was struck again this afternoon, a day after it suffered what The New York Times calls a devastating attack.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Houthis say Saudi aircraft hit the airport in Yemen's capital in return, so now both countries have a damaged airport.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat matters to ordinary people because airports are how aid, medicine and families get in and out, and when they close, everything behind them stalls.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Times describes a new round of strikes in an escalating conflict, and the details on damage and casualties are still limited.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorLimited details, two airports, and each side blaming the other. I have seen this film.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhat to watch next is whether flights resume and whether either side answers again within the day.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBefore the top of the hour, we'll ask why California beaches are closing when the sky is quiet.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorQuiet skies. That's how it always starts.
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