Yemen front and the region
Saudi Arabia postpones 'Davos in the Desert' to 2027 after Houthi attacks
Multiple reports confirmed that the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh has been pushed back to 2027. Meanwhile the Houthis threatened airlines and investors in Saudi Arabia, and government forces reported advances and airstrikes in Taiz.
Summary
- ConfirmedThe Future Investment Initiative, due on October 26, is postponed to 2027.
- AttributedThe Houthis warn airlines away from Saudi airspace and call Riyadh unsafe.
- AttributedGovernment forces claim 1,164 operations in a day and new positions in Taiz.
- DisputedConflicting accounts over who caused civilian deaths in al-Sayyani, Ibb.
- AttributedSanaa welcomes any effort to end the war amid talk of Egyptian mediation.
New date for the Future Investment Initiative
CNBC 15:14ZStrikes government forces say they carried out in 24 hours
Yemen Monitor 15:31ZHouthi fighters government forces say they neutralised
Yemen Monitor 15:31ZDevelopments in this window
- UnverifiedSaudi Arabia
Philippines: 7 of its workers injured in attacks in Saudi Arabia
PM News, citing the Philippine foreign ministry, reported that 7 Filipino workers were injured in attacks in Saudi Arabia, 3 of them critically. Thirty-four workers returned to the Philippines on Monday and 65 more are expected on Tuesday. The report did not specify exactly when or where the injuries occurred.
Source: PM News - AttributedSanaa
Houthi foreign ministry welcomes any effort to end the war amid talk of Egyptian mediation
The foreign ministry of the Houthi government said it welcomes any effort to end the blockade and the Saudi war. The Yemeni News Portal linked the statement to mediation Egypt says it is pursuing. Chief negotiator Mohammed Abdulsalam said Sanaa had not rejected talks and accused Riyadh of intransigence.
Source: alkhabaralyemeni.net yemnews.net - AttributedTaiz
Four government airstrikes on Houthi missile launchers at Taiz airport
Khabar agency said government warplanes carried out four strikes on Houthi positions and missile launchers at and around Taiz airport, east of the city. The strikes also hit gatherings in al-Dhabab to the west and on the al-Aqrudh, al-Shaqab and al-Sarari fronts to the south. No casualty figures were announced.
Source: khabaragency.net - AttributedTaiz
Government army: 1,164 operations in 24 hours and gains in Taiz
Government forces spokesman Majed al-Nuzaili said his troops carried out 1,164 strikes in 24 hours as part of Operation Dawn of Yemen. He said assault units seized new positions in Taiz and that the operations neutralised 558 Houthi fighters and destroyed or disabled 135 vehicles. The figures come from a party to the conflict, and Asharq Al-Awsat English published different numbers (1,326 operations and about 370 fighters).
- DisputedIbb and Taiz
Conflicting accounts of civilian deaths in al-Sayyani and al-Taiziyah
The Houthi-run health ministry said a Saudi airstrike killed two civilians in Dharas, al-Sayyani district, Ibb, and that another strike killed a girl and wounded two children in al-Janad, al-Taiziyah district. Al-Masdar Online, citing residents, said the Houthis fired around five missiles from Ibb and that two fell in al-Sayyani shortly after launch. Neither account could be independently verified.
- AttributedSanaa
Houthi military source: Saudi airspace unsafe, Riyadh within missile range
A Houthi military source, speaking to the Houthi-run Saba agency, warned international airlines against using Saudi airspace, except over Mecca and Medina. The source urged investors not to enter partnerships with the Saudi government and called Riyadh an 'unsafe capital' whose oil facilities are within missile range. The threat is one party's claim; no new attack linked to it has been announced.
- ConfirmedSaudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia postpones the Future Investment Initiative to 2027
The Future Investment Initiative, scheduled for Riyadh from October 26 to 29, has been postponed to 2027. CNBC and The National linked the decision to escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks on the kingdom, including the strike on King Khalid Airport. Organisers said new dates will be announced soon, and two other events in the kingdom were also cancelled.
Source: CNBC The National