Houthis Claim Riyadh Airport Attack

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🎓 Jože P. Damijan	12%	28	6.3%
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Reposted by Jože P. Damijan

6%

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by Shibley Telhami

47%

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Shibley Telhami

@stelhami.bsky.social

Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Riyadh airport with ballistic missile again on Thursday www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Riyadh airport with ballistic missile

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said on ‌Thursday it had attacked King Khalid International Airport in the ⁠Saudi capital Riyadh with a ballistic missile.

www.reuters.com

October 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Reposted by Jože P. Damijan

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0.163

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by Scott Lucas

40%

Scholar power: 40.7%

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

#SaudiArabia: We intercepted #Houthi ballistic missiles targeting the capital #Riyadh

“Material damage” from falling shrapnel at a kindergarten and medical clinic

#Yemen #IranWar

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 15h

#UkraineWar, Day 1,687: #Russia Murders 20 in Apartment Block in #Chernihiv Region

#Ukraine #Pryluky #RussiaWarCrimes

eaworldview.com/2026/10/ukra...

Ukraine War, Day 1,687: Russia Murders 20 in Apartment Block in Chernihiv Region - EA WorldView

Russia murders 20 civilians, including 5 children, in a missile strike on an apartment block in the Chernihiv region in northern Ukraine.

eaworldview.com

October 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM

by Shibley Telhami

47%

Scholar power: 47.6%

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Reposted by Victor Asal

22%

Scholar power: 22.7%

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Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Victor Asal	39%	34	22.7%

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56.0%

4.6 h

3

22.7%

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0.145

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Reposted by Victor Asal

22%

Scholar power: 22.7%

Story's scientific field profile

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🎓 Victor Asal	39%	34	22.7%

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3.9 h

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0.143

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by Shibley Telhami

47%

Scholar power: 47.6%

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🎓 Shibley Telhami	44%	13	47.6%

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9.3 h

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Shibley Telhami

@stelhami.bsky.social

Expanding Quagmire
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Syria considers help in Yemen war after Saudi airports come under Houthi fire

Syria is carefully considering military support, including defensive aid to protect Saudi Arabia.

www.reuters.com

October 8, 2026 at 12:16 PM

by Alex Callinicos

55%

Scholar power: 55.1%

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Reposted by Marc Lynch

21%

Scholar power: 21.6%

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🎓 Marc Lynch	44%	24	21.6%

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@LemonSlayer

@lemonslayer.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2026/10/07/m...

Text-only version: lite.cnn.com/2026/10/07/m...

Pakistan confirms it has troops in Saudi as conflict with Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalates | CNN

Key Saudi ally Pakistan has confirmed it has troops stationed in the Gulf kingdom, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen continue cross-border attacks with deadly assaults on airports.

www.cnn.com

October 8, 2026 at 8:19 AM

by Shibley Telhami

47%

Scholar power: 47.6%

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by Scott Lucas

40%

Scholar power: 40.7%

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🎓 Scott Lucas	35%	15	40.7%

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

UPDATES: US War on #Iran, Day 224 --- #Saudi- Backed Forces Launch Counter-Offensive v. #Houthis in #Yemen

#IranWar #SaudiArabia

eaworldview.com/2026/10/us-w...

UPDATES: US War on Iran, Day 224 - Saudi-Backed Forces Launch Counter-Offensive v. Houthis in Yemen - EA WorldView

Saudi-led forces of Yemen Government launch a counter-offensive against Iran-backed Houthis, trying to regain control of Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

eaworldview.com

October 8, 2026 at 4:58 AM

by Juan Cole

73%

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Juan Cole

@jricole.bsky.social

Corporate Media don’t understand the Houthis, and Don’t Want to, Either

in Yemen, the US has conducted its own periodic bouts of violence in the country since 2002

dlvr.it

October 8, 2026 at 5:00 AM

by Shibley Telhami

47%

Scholar power: 47.6%

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Reposted by Marc Lynch

21%

Scholar power: 21.6%

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🎓 Marc Lynch	44%	24	21.6%

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The Guardian

@theguardian.com

Houthi forces appear to make slow advance in south-west Yemen

Group’s fighters hit key airport in Aden with explosive moments before plane from Cairo was due to land

www.theguardian.com

October 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM

by Mohammad Marandi

14%

Scholar power: 14.7%

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🎓 Mohammad Marandi	20%	6	14.7%

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by Scott Lucas

40%

Scholar power: 40.7%

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

Tanker sailing off north coast of #Qatar attacked on Wednesday, causing an unknown number of casualties

In week up to Monday, 12+ attacks ‌on oil, liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas tankers around #StraitOfHormuz

Highest weekly number since start of US- #Israel War on #Iran

#IranWar

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATES: US War on #Iran, Day 223 --- #Saudi- Backed Forces Launch Counter-Offensive v. #Houthis in #Yemen

#IranWar #SaudiArabia

eaworldview.com/2026/10/us-w...

Saudi-backed Yemen Government soldiers ride in a pickup truck near the Jabal Han front, west of the city of Taiz (Ahmad Al-Basha/AFP/Getty)

October 8, 2026 at 4:59 AM

Reposted by Randa Slim

10%

Scholar power: 10.5%

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🎓 Randa Slim	43%	6	10.5%

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19.6 h

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0.029

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