Including Iraq and the UAE... widespread condemnation of the Houthi attack on King Khalid Airport and solidarity with Saudi Arabia

The bloody Houthi attack, on Saturday, on King Khalid Airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, was met with strong condemnations from many Arab countries and international organizations, as it resulted in at least 12 deaths and hundreds of injuries. In a statement by its Foreign Ministry on Sunday, the United Arab Emirates condemned “in the strongest terms the attacks launched by the Houthi group on King Khalid International Airport in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which caused the death of 12 people of Saudi, Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, Palestinian, Sudanese, American, and Bangladeshi nationalities, and the injury of hundreds of civilians.”

In the statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that “these attacks represent a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a threat to its security and stability.” The Ministry affirmed the UAE's full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its support in everything that would preserve its security and stability.

The State of Kuwait also condemned, in a statement by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Sunday, the attack launched by the Houthi militia on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, in a statement carried by the Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, that “the attack represents a violation of international law and international humanitarian law, stressing that the repeated targeting of civilian objects and vital installations constitutes a dangerous escalation and a threat to air navigation and the safety of civilians.”

The Ministry renewed "Kuwait's full solidarity with the Kingdom and its support for all measures it takes to protect its security, stability, and the safety of its citizens and residents of its lands, and stressed that the Kingdom's security is an integral part of the security of Kuwait and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries." In a statement by its Foreign Ministry on Saturday, Qatar condemned the Houthi group’s attacks on King Khalid International Airport, and considered them “a serious violation of Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty and a direct threat to the security of the region and the safety of civilians, civilian objects and air navigation.”

The Ministry renewed "the State of Qatar's full solidarity with the sister Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and its support for it in all the legitimate measures it takes to preserve its sovereignty, security, territorial integrity and interests," stressing that "Saudi Arabia's security is an integral part of the security of Qatar and the collective security system of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries." The Kingdom of Bahrain condemned, in a statement on Sunday, the continued sinful and ongoing terrorist attacks launched by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the renewal of which represents a dangerous escalation and extension of the sinful aggression that targeted the same airport two days ago.

The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed "the Kingdom of Bahrain's full solidarity with Saudi Arabia, and its complete and absolute support for all the sovereign measures and legitimate measures it takes to preserve its sovereignty, security and stability, and protect its citizens and residents of its lands. It also stressed that Saudi Arabia's security and stability are an integral part of the security of Bahrain and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries." In Baghdad, the spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Sabah al-Numan, said, “The Iraqi government denounces the attack on King Khalid International Airport in the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, which led to innocent victims and material and human losses, in a way that harms regional security and stability.”

He continued, "The government expresses its rejection of every escalation of military and aggressive actions, especially those that affect civilians and civilian installations, which deepen the roots of disputes and leave their negative effects on the overall peace in the region," stressing that "Iraq calls for a comprehensive cessation of military actions, sparing civilians and brotherly peoples their consequences and consequences, and preventing civilian installations from being exposed to attacks and harm." In turn, the Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned in a statement, in the strongest terms, the Houthi militia’s targeting of King Khalid Airport, and considered it “a violation of the Kingdom’s sovereignty, and a direct threat to its security and stability, and to the safety of civilians, civilian facilities, and air navigation.” The Ministry affirmed “Syria’s full solidarity with Saudi Arabia, and its standing by its side in all the legitimate measures it takes to preserve its sovereignty.” Its security, territorial integrity and interests, and that the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an integral part of its security and the security of the entire region.”

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres also condemned the attack on King Khalid International Airport, and said: “I am deeply shocked,” stressing that “attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure constitute a violation of international law.” The UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, considered, on Sunday, that the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia represent a “dangerous escalation” and “a grave threat to regional security.”

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday that the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh is the "bloodiest" so far and represents a "dangerous escalation," warning that these attacks are pushing the region toward a "spiral of violence." Egypt, Pakistan and other countries condemned the bloody Houthi attacks on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, and stressed their solidarity with Saudi Arabia.

This came after at least 12 people were killed and hundreds injured, on Saturday, after the Yemeni Houthi group targeted an airport in the Saudi capital, as part of the Iranian-backed group’s escalation of its campaign against the Kingdom. The "Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen" coalition said on Sunday that the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was a "terrorist act."

The coalition statement said, "The terrorist attack carried out by the Houthi militia on one of the passenger lounges at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and the resulting deaths and injuries among civilian passengers and airport workers, amounts to a full-fledged war crime according to international humanitarian law."