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  An air traffic control tower is seen at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on September 19, 2026. (photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES) Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said on Friday that three Saudi nationals were killed and several people were wounded following two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday. Operations at the airport have since returned to normal, the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority said. Saudia airlines also said on Friday that an incident at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh had resulted in the death of one employee and damage to an aircraft while it was on the ground. No passengers were on board the aircraft at the time, and the airline added that flights and operations at the airport had returned to normal as of 6 p.m. on Thursday.

  Flames burn at a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of Riyadh on October 3, 2026. (photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES) The US Embassy in Jordan issued a travel advisory on Friday to Americans in the Middle East in light of current hostilities in the region, specifically pointing to the recent Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport.  "Iranian-supported Houthis have engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure resulting in civilian casualties," the embassy wrote, adding that "the hostilities have the potential to escalate rapidly" and Americans should monitor the situation closely, particularly if they are planning travel to or from the region.  Also on Friday, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA recommended airlines not to operate within additional portions of Saudi airspace after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Riyadh airport

  Capt. Eliav Haim Tzapalamus, 21. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) Capt. Eliav Haim Tzapalamus, aged 21, from Haifa , died in an operational incident in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Thursday. He was a combat officer in the Combat Engineering Corps, 603rd Battalion, 7th Brigade. Tzapalamus was killed when a Humvee flipped during operational activity in the area of the Litani River.  Go to the full article > >

A gold statue of President Donald Trump fully naked can now been seen in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. Titled " The Orange Plague " and unveiled on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the eight-foot installation covered entirely in 23-karat gold leaf, designed by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt shows the president holding a golf club and a world-shaped ball in one hand and a set of scales in the other as he sits on the shoulders of a frail man. "The sculpture is a satirical out-cry against Trump and the U.S. assault on the green transition and the rule-based world order," the artist said Inscribed on the base is a proclamation, signed by the "The King of Injustice," that reads: "I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I will do anything to help him. Except stepping down from his back." "The sculpture is not directed against the European Parliament, Quite the opposite," Galschiøt said in a statement. ...