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Saudi energy minister vows commitment after deadly airport attack
Saudi Arabia opened a week of international energy meetings in Riyadh on Oct.
11, 2026.
The gathering came one day after an attack at King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and injured 309, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation.
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told delegates that the attack would not weaken the Kingdom’s commitment to energy supplies.
The meetings include the International Energy Forum Ministerial Meeting, hosted by Saudi Arabia, Italy and Nigeria.
Energy security is a central concern because shocks can disrupt markets and supply routes, affecting countries beyond energy producers.
Saudi Arabia uses its East-West pipeline to carry crude to the Red Sea without passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and the minister said more pipeline projects were being developed.
Riyadh Energy Week runs through Oct.
15, and Italy is due to host the next International Energy Forum ministerial meeting in 2028.
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said the kingdom would maintain its commitments after a terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport.
The attack killed 12 people and injured 309, according to Saudi aviation authorities.
The minister made his remarks in Riyadh while opening the 17th International Energy Forum Ministerial Meeting.
He said Saudi Arabia’s energy sector had remained resilient and met its supply commitments.
Riyadh Energy Week runs from Oct. 11 to 15.
- Who
- Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman addressed global energy leaders.
- What
- He said Saudi Arabia would maintain its commitments after an airport attack that killed 12 people and injured 309.
- When
- Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026; the attack took place the day before.
- Where
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the 17th International Energy Forum Ministerial Meeting.
- Why
- The minister said Saudi Arabia’s resilience, plans and commitments would endure; the remarks followed the airport attack.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We are like a phoenix, we come out of the ashes all the time, and every time,
We make sure that whatever happens, our resilience, our plans, our commitment to the world, will be adhered to. There is no way that somebody will break our back.
A terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and injured 309, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman opened the 17th International Energy Forum Ministerial Meeting in Riyadh and delivered his remarks.
Riyadh Energy Week took place.
- Airport attack deaths
- 12 people
- Airport attack injuries
- 309 people
- Ministerial meeting
- 17th International Energy Forum Ministerial Meeting
- Riyadh Energy Week
- Oct. 11-15, 2026
- Airport
- King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh
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