Houthis warn international airlines against operating in Saudi airspace-Xinhua
SANAA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group on Monday warned international airlines against operating in Saudi airspace, saying the kingdom's skies could become a "theater of operations" amid an escalating military confrontation between the two sides. In a statement carried by the group's Al-Masirah TV channel, the Houthi-run Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center said the notice was directed at all airlines operating in Saudi airspace, intended to safeguard civilian aviation and passengers. It claimed that Saudi military aircraft were carrying out attacks against Houthi-held areas in Yemen, and Saudi airspace should therefore be considered unsafe for civilian aviation. The statement did not specify when or where potential Houthi operations could take place, or identify parti...