At present, a very stressful, sensational and big news that is shocking to international security is coming out from the war-torn countries of the Middle East. Amidst the ongoing conflict in Yemen, Iran-backed Houthi rebels have once again intensified their aggressive activities. In the latest development, Houthi fighters have launched massive ballistic missile attacks targeting the international airport and the official palace of the President located in Yemen's strategic city of Aden. After this sudden attack, clouds of war have once again started looming in the sky of the Middle East. On the other hand, in view of this increasing air threat and serious security concerns, the country's leading airline Air India has temporarily suspended all its flights to Saudi Arabia till November 14. Let us know in detail what is the real reason behind this entire incident and what effect it is having on regional politics. Houthi rebels fired missiles at Yemen's Aden airport and presidential palace. According to Reuters and other international media reports, the ongoing bloody conflict between the Saudi Arabia-backed official government and Houthi rebels in Yemen has once again taken a fierce form. On Friday, Houthi fighters demonstrated their strength and conspired to cause massive destruction in Yemen's southern port city of Aden. The rebels directly attacked Aden International Airport and the main administrative palace of the country's President with ballistic missiles. However, official and complete information about the extent of loss of life and property in this deadly and sudden attack has not yet been shared by the Yemeni government or local administration, but after these attacks, an atmosphere of panic has spread in the entire area. These attacks are being considered very serious in the international aviation and diplomatic circles, because it has raised a direct question mark on the security of civil aviation. Saudi Arabia's big claim: Air defense system downed Houthi drone in Mecca area. Amidst this entire incident, another very sensitive and worrying claim has come to light. According to Saudi Arabia's security agencies and media reports, on Friday itself, the Saudi Air Defense System, foiling a major attack, shot down a dangerous attack drone launched by Houthi fighters in the air near Mecca Region. Mecca is considered the holiest and highest place in the world for the followers of Islam, where every year millions of Muslims from all over the world gather for Hajj and Umrah. A drone or missile attack near such a holy city becomes a matter of great anger and concern in the Islamic world. However, contrary to these claims, Houthi rebels have issued an official statement on the social media platform 'X' (formerly Twitter) and have completely rejected Saudi Arabia's claim. The Houthi organization says that this claim of Saudi Arabia is completely false and fabricated, and they have not taken any such drone or military action in Mecca or its surrounding areas. The organization also says that on Friday they did not carry out any attack within the border of Saudi Arabia. There have been claims in the past about attempts to target Mecca and Medina. This is not the first time that such claims and counter-claims have emerged between Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels regarding the security of the holy cities. Even before this, statements have been given many times by Saudi officials that their country's air defense system has destroyed Houthi missiles and drone attacks moving towards Mecca and Medina in the air. However, like every time, this time too the Houthi rebels have denied all those allegations. Political analysts believe that the fire of Yemen civil war is now gradually reaching the skies of neighboring countries, due to which maintaining stability in the entire region is becoming a big challenge. These attacks are being widely condemned at the diplomatic level, because they are threatening the safety of civilians and international trade routes. Big decision of Air India and Air India Express: Flights suspended till 14th November In view of these rapid attacks by Houthi rebels and the deepening security crisis in the Middle East, strict steps have also been taken for Indian passengers and aviation companies. According to the report of Press Trust of India (PTI), keeping the safety of passengers paramount, Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express have taken a major and precautionary decision. Airlines have announced that they are completely suspending their regular passenger flights and air services to Saudi Arabia's major cities—Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam—until November 14. These airlines were running smoothly until the Houthi rebels fired missiles in Aden and its surrounding areas, but Indian airlines have taken this decision due to the current regional tension and to avoid any untoward incident. Due to this move of Air India, those passengers who were going to Saudi Arabia these days have to change their travel plans. The situation is being constantly monitored by the airlines and resumption of flights will be considered only after the security situation becomes normal.
