{"id":27984,"date":"2026-10-25T14:28:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T08:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27984"},"modified":"2026-10-25T14:28:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T08:43:50","slug":"riyadh-airport-announces-partial-reopening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27984","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Riyadh Airport Announces Partial Reopening<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Media Newsroom<\/p>\n<p>King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, will resume limited operations on Sunday after flights were suspended following attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The airport has designated Terminal 1 for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international flights operated by Saudi national carriers. <\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s General Authority of Civil Aviation temporarily suspended airport operations after attacks caused multiple deaths and injuries. 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