16/10 6AM GMT - 5 Top Stories
These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Friday Oct. 16 at 6am GMT.
- UN Security Council backs Saudi right to self-defense after deadly Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport
- Houthis have launched 20 attacks on Riyadh airport since Oct. 1, coalition says
- The supply chains and gaps in export controls that make it easier for the Houthis to build missiles
- Rubio urges Lebanon to not return confiscated explosives to Hezbollah, US official says
- Hormuz shipping disruption is starting to hit harvests, UN agency says
Check out the latest…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.