{"id":"3ba85e5f-7549-4fb7-95ce-00e8b90c1d04","url":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/16/world/how-houthis-attack-saudi-arabia/","domain":"japantimes.co.jp","outlet":{"name":"The Japan Times","country":"JP","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"How are Yemen’s Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia so effectively?","plainHeadline":"Houthis attacked Riyadh airport and Aramco headquarters in the past week.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Houthi militants control northwestern Yemen and conducted air assaults last week.","Targets included Riyadh’s international airport and Saudi Aramco headquarters.","The attacks exposed Saudi vulnerability to regional threats.","Saudi Arabia aims to attract foreign investment while diversifying from oil.","Experts describe the situation as a long-gestating security nightmare for Riyadh."],"topics":["Politics","Energy","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T01:53:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-16T02:21:43.520Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/d3b0a227-1f0b-46f2-8067-c7e336cbe74a","storyId":"d3b0a227-1f0b-46f2-8067-c7e336cbe74a","image":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2026/10/16/568851.jpg","author":"John Davison","dek":"Attacks are shattering the illusion of Saudi Arabia as a safe investment hub as it tries to attract foreign money and diversify away from oil."}