2 Houthi missiles strike Aden airport; no casualties reported

Arab News · 16‏/10‏/2026، 8:49:40 م

LONDON: Two missiles fired by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen struck the airport in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Friday night while a passenger plane was preparing to take off. No casualties were reported. The missiles landed about 500 meters from the Yemenia Airways aircraft, flight IY612 bound for Cairo, and approximately 100 meters from the midpoint of the runway, Information Minister Moammar Al-Eryani said in a message posted on social media platform X. The passengers and crew we