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— A Financial Times report said senior figures in the global oil industry were withdrawing from the congress following recent missile and drone attacks by Yemeni forces against vital targets in Saudi Arabia.

— Media reported that Riyadh was disappointed by limited Western support following the renewed escalation in Yemen. According to the report, Britain had provided Saudi Arabia with an aerial-refueling aircraft, but other Saudi requests for additional defensive support in recent weeks had not yet received approval.

— The Indian Embassy in Riyadh announced that an Indian national had died from injuries sustained in Sunday’s strike against Terminal 3 of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, raising the reported death toll to 13.

— Pakistan’s prime minister said that six Pakistani citizens were injured in the attack on Riyadh airport.

— Saudi Civil Aviation separately said that Sunday’s targeting of King Khalid International Airport resulted in the death of a resident of Pakistani nationality and the injury of 11 others.

— King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh extended its closure for another 24 hours and was scheduled to reopen at 9:00 PM GMT on October 12.

— Riyadh Airport was reported to have remained closed since 2:05 PM on Saturday, October 10, with no flights operating to or from the airport. A total of 362 flights were officially cancelled.

— Dammam Airport was reported to have been closed since 10:12 PM on Sunday, October 11, with no flights operating to or from it and 49 flights officially cancelled on Monday. Another update said Dammam Airport had recorded no flights during the previous two hours and only three landings during the previous four hours.

— King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was reported by Saudi Civil Aviation authorities to have been subjected to an attack on Sunday evening.

— Another update said renewed disruption at King Fahd International Airport had resulted in the cancellation of 53 flights since dawn on Sunday, with flights diverted to Qassim Airport.

— Jeddah Airport was experiencing major disruptions, with 156 flights cancelled and 374 delayed, representing 49 percent of flights.

— Six Saudi airports were reported to remain closed: Najran and Jizan for more than 133 hours, Riyadh for approximately 35 hours, Taif for eight hours, Tabuk for five hours and Dammam for three hours.

— Flight-tracking reports said the airspace around Riyadh, Dammam, Abha, Jizan and Najran airports was clear of aircraft.

🇮🇷 Iran

— Western sources reported that another Indian oil tanker was targeted in the Strait of Hormuz. Two crew members were reported missing and nine others were rescued.

— The British maritime trade organization reported that a tanker near the Sohar anchorage off the coast of Oman was targeted by a drone.

— A further report said the tanker was struck by a suicide drone and that an explosion occurred near the anchorage.

🇸🇦 Saudi-Yemen escalation and economic impact

— Reports of continued Yemeni missile and drone operations against Saudi Arabia coincided with widespread disruption at Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, Taif, Tabuk, Najran and Jizan airports.

— The reported attacks also affected Saudi Arabia’s ability to host the World Petroleum Congress, with senior oil executives reportedly reconsidering or withdrawing from attendance in Riyadh.

— Saudi Arabia continued its airstrikes against Sanaa and Taiz while Yemeni forces continued their advance across the Taiz front and carried out missile operations against targets in southwestern Saudi Arabia.

🔹@enemywatch

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