Saudi Arabia Reopens Riyadh Airport After Weeks of Houthi Attacks

newsAL JAZEERA ENGLISH · OCT 25 · scored OCT 25

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Saudi Arabia Reopens Riyadh Airport After Weeks of Houthi Attacks

The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni militia, launched several deadly attacks on the airport this month and have threatened to strike it again.

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Nations and their wars under a sovereign God

A report like this can read as purely a contest of regional power, with no sense that nations and their conflicts remain under God's rule. Scripture calls believers to pray for those in authority and for peace, even amid distant wars they cannot control.

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1 Timothy 2:1-2 (BSB)

OUR READING

Even distant wars between nations unfold under a sovereign God who calls his people to pray for peace rather than only to watch and analyze.

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Who's covering this2 of 9 mainstream · 0 of 13 Christian

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Themes · geopolitical conflict · Middle East security · Iran-Saudi tensions

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Psalm 46:9 (BSB)

OUR NOTE

Speaks to God's rule over nations and their conflicts, relevant to any report of regional warfare.

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1 Timothy 2:1-2 (BSB)

OUR NOTE

Calls believers to pray for peace and for those in authority amid geopolitical conflict such as this.

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