Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi targets including Riyadh airport and Aramco refinery

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi targets including Riyadh airport and…?

Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 10% are rated left, 30% are rated centre, 60% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 17. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi targets including Riyadh airport and… left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi targets including Riyadh airport and… biased?

Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi targets including Riyadh airport and Aramco refinery is one event reported by 17 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi targets including Riyadh airport and…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi targets including Riyadh airport and…?

17 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What did the Houthis claim to attack in Saudi Arabia?

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed to have struck Riyadh International Airport, an Aramco refinery in Rabigh, and military sites in southern Saudi Arabia. They stated that drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles were used in these attacks.

What was the Saudi-led coalition's response?

The Saudi-led coalition announced it had conducted strikes on military targets in Al-Hodeïda, Yemen. Their naval forces reportedly destroyed weapons depots, facilities with booby-trapped boats, and mines, and thwarted an attack on Red Sea shipping lanes.

Which countries announced they would send military forces to Saudi Arabia?

Turkey and Pakistan announced they would send military forces to Saudi Arabia following a defence pact meeting. This action is intended to implement a mutual defence agreement between the three nations.