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Riyadh airport shut after deadly Houthi strikes
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Riyadh's airport is shut after Houthi strikes: the Yemen war background GS-II West Asia questions need
Riyadh airport has extended its shutdown after strikes last week killed at least 18 people.
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What you need to know
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Riyadh airport has extended its shutdown after strikes last week killed at least 18 people.
A Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile fired towards Riyadh, and Saudi Arabia is probing how Houthi missiles slipped past its defences.
The attacks mark a sharp escalation in the Yemen war.
ଉତ୍ସ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Riyadh airport has extended its shutdown after strikes last week killed at least 18 people.
- A Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile fired towards Riyadh.
- Saudi Arabia is probing how Houthi missiles slipped past its defences.
- The Houthis (Ansar Allah) are a Zaidi Shia movement from northern Yemen that seized the capital Sanaa in 2014.
- A Saudi-led coalition intervened in the Yemen war in March 2015.
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How the exam will ask it
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- The Houthis are an armed movement based in northern Yemen and are also known as Ansar Allah.
- Yemen shares a land border with Saudi Arabia and Oman, and has coastlines on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
- The Bab-el-Mandeb strait, off Yemen's coast, links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.
ମେନ୍ସ
GS-II (International Relations): The Houthi strikes on Riyadh show the Yemen war spilling over into Saudi territory, testing Saudi air defences and Gulf security. For India, the stakes are Gulf energy supplies, the safety of the large Indian diaspora in Saudi Arabia, and Red Sea trade routes. The way forward lies in UN-backed talks and a negotiated settlement, with India backing de-escalation and protecting its nationals and shipping.
Quick recall
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Exercise INDRA is a bilateral exercise between the Indian armed forces and those of which country?
- France
- Japan
- Australia
- Russia
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ଉତ୍ତର: D — Russia is the answer: INDRA is the India-Russia bilateral exercise, and INS Sahyadri has reached Vladivostok for its 2026 naval edition.
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