Najran2 Saudi National Guard officers died in a helicopter crash.
They are the first Saudi military deaths since fighting with the Houthis resumed in July.
The Houthis have hit Riyadh’s airport at least 20 times since July, including one attack last week that killed 13.
The coalition blames a technical malfunction, but Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed Saturday his forces downed an Apache.
Egypt’s parliament meets in emergency session Sunday after Abdel Fattah el-Sisi offered to defend Saudi Arabia.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 100+ reports worldwide
- TRT World
- ties the crash to Houthi seizure of Red Sea coast territory last month and the 13 killed at Riyadh airport
- Reuters
- reports the Houthi claim of an Apache shootdown and al-Maliki's retort that it 'will enter the battlefield soon'
- The New Arab
- adds a UKMTO report of a tug hit by two projectiles northeast of Khor Fakkan, UAE, with one minor injury
- Al Jazeera Online
- counts at least 20 attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid airport since July, alongside four drones intercepted Saturday
- Dawn
- gives Araghchi's mediation offer and the note that Riyadh has not responded, with Iran denying Houthi involvement
- Bloomberg Business leans critical
Sources: TRT World, Reuters, The New Arab, Al Jazeera Online, Dawn, Bloomberg Business