Widespread Arab and international condemnation of the ground attack at Riyadh airport

Widespread Arab and international condemnation of the ground attack at Riyadh airport

The ground attack on King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh was condemned by several Arab countries and other countries and regional institutions.

Jordan, Egypt and Palestine, while condemning the ground attack, announced their support for Saudi Arabia and the security and sovereignty of this country. Bahrain also described this ground attack as a "dangerous escalation" of tensions and demanded the action of the UN Security Council and the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Stephen Doughty, the British minister for Middle East affairs, condemned the ground attack and expressed his solidarity with the victims. Joseph Aoun, the president of Lebanon, again condemned the attacks on Saudi Arabia.

Badr Busaidi, Oman's foreign minister, condemned the attacks at Riyadh and Abha airports in a conversation with Faisal bin Farhan, his Saudi counterpart. Cyprus also expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia. The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, the Salami Cooperation Organization, the Islamic World League, the Council of Arab Interior Ministers and the Arab Civil Aviation Organization also condemned these attacks and warned of their consequences for the security of the region and Yemen's civil aviation.