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Houthi attack on Riyadh airport kills 12, injures over 300; Trump says US may join Saudi strikes: Details

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2026

A Houthi missile strike on the at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, killed 12 people and injured over 300.

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Death-Row Sri Lankan worker attacked in Saudi jail: Diplomats denied access as Colombo relies on prison authorities’ version. Here’s what we know so far

Jinit Jain - 8 October, 2026

A Sri Lankan death-row prisoner says he was attacked with a sharp weapon in a Saudi jail, but Colombo says prison authorities blame his injuries on another inmate’s fingernails.

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Sri Lankan Hindu migrant worker faces death in Saudi Arabia over blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad: No honour of the dead is worth a living...

Amit Kelkar - 7 October, 2026

A 24-year-old Sri Lankan Hindu migrant worker is facing death in Saudi Arabia for an offensive Facebook comment, exposing the deadly consequences of blasphemy laws and the urgent need to abolish them.

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As Sri Lankan migrant worker faces death sentence in Saudi Arabia over alleged blasphemy, read how social media is weaponised by Islamo-leftists to target...

Rukma Rathore - 7 October, 2026

"It was individuals in Sri Lanka who sent emails to the company where he worked," brother of the migrant worker revealed.

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Saudi Arabia: No relief for Sri Lankan migrant worker on death row in alleged blasphemy case over comment responding to Hindu deity’s insult; family...

OpIndia Staff - 7 October, 2026

The Sri Lankan migrant worker deleted the comment and also apologised for it but he has been put on trial for supposed blasphemy.

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Pilots who saved the Flydubai plane after Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by Omani terrorist were on-duty crew members, reveals airline

OpIndia Staff - 4 October, 2026

The identities of the two off-duty pilots who took control of FlyDubai plane remain unknown.

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Omani terrorist who attacked Indian pilot to carry out 9/11 style attack identified as Hamam al-Hammami, Instagram handle had pictures of Al-Qaeda terrorist

OpIndia Staff - 3 October, 2026

Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar in a cockpit struggle, faced prior radicalisation warnings at Oman Air.

News Reports

‘Religious extremist who prayed all day & refused to shake hands with women’: Who is the Omani co-pilot who stabbed the Indian pilot in...

OpIndia Staff - 1 October, 2026

Investigators are examining why the Omani co-pilot was allowed to operate a flight bound for Israel and whether he held dual citizenship.

News Reports

Pilot deliberately tried to crash the plane? Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after mid-air cockpit incident. Here’s what we...

Jinit Jain - 30 September, 2026

A Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a reported cockpit altercation triggered a hijacking alert and sent the aircraft into a dramatic descent.

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