
After an attack by the Houthi militia on Riyadh airport with 13 dead and over 300 injured, SPIEGEL correspondent Dunja Ramadan warns of an escalation between Saudi Arabia and Iran and a worsening of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
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The Houthi militia attacked Riyadh airport. Saudi Arabia is hardly used to such a threat situation.
Thirteen people died and over 300 were injured in an attack by Yemen's Houthi militia on Riyadh airport a week ago. In Saudi Arabia, people are not used to such a threat situation, says SPIEGEL Middle East correspondent Dunja Ramadan. There is a risk of escalation between Saudi Arabia and Iran; Yemen could become the scene of an open proxy war.
In Yemen itself, the humanitarian situation is already getting worse; the people there would probably suffer the most from an open war.
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