Houthis strike near Riyan airport again as Macron visits Riyadh in solidarity

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1. 19:22
   AttributedHadramawt

   Houthis again target area around Riyan airport with ballistic missile

   Local sources said the Houthis fired a ballistic missile at the area around Riyan airport in Mukalla on Wednesday evening, following an earlier attack that afternoon. Yahya Saree said the attack targeted Saudi military equipment, while the government military spokesman called it an assault on Yemenis' travel links. No damage or casualties have been reported from the new strike.

   Source: Belqees Twasul News
2. 19:18
   AttributedMukalla

   Nation's Shield forces say they foiled drone attack on Dhabba oil port

   Field sources said the 7th Brigade of the Nation's Shield forces repelled Houthi drones that tried to hit the Dhabba oil port east of Mukalla. The account comes from the government side; the Houthis have not commented.

   Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni
3. 19:13
   UnverifiedTaiz

   Sanaa health ministry reports 6 women and children killed or injured in Al-Taiziyah

   The Houthi-run Saba agency published a headline saying 6 women and children were killed or injured in Al-Taiziyah district. We could not read the article because of site protection, and there is no independent account or attribution of responsibility.

   Source: Saba (Sanaa)
4. 19:09
   ConfirmedRiyadh

   Macron makes surprise solidarity visit to Riyadh

   French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Riyadh on an unannounced visit and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The French presidency said the trip aims to show solidarity with the kingdom against Houthi attacks, and that Saudi Arabia agreed to supply France with extra diesel. Macron is the first Western leader to visit Saudi Arabia since the attacks escalated this month.

   Source: Al Jazeera France 24
5. 19:03
   DisputedIraq

   Conflicting accounts on Houthi offices in Iraq

   Al-Mashhad quoted Iraqi sources as saying the government is considering closing more than 12 Houthi offices amid mounting US pressure. Government spokesman Haider al-Aboudi, however, said there are no registered Houthi headquarters or offices in Iraq and that Iraqi territory will not be used to threaten neighbours.

   Source: Al-Mashhad 964media
6. 19:02
   ConfirmedRiyadh

   Safadi declares Jordan's full solidarity with Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks

   Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in Riyadh. The ministers discussed continuing Houthi attacks on Saudi territory, and Safadi affirmed Jordan's support for all measures the kingdom takes to protect its security. The two sides signed an amended protocol for their Higher Coordination Council.

   Source: Asharq Al-Awsat
7. 18:45
   UnverifiedAden

   Reports of explosions and drones over Aden

   A Houthi-aligned outlet reported explosions in several parts of Aden and drones overhead, and a local site said ground air defences engaged a drone over the city. We could not read the local site's text, and no official statement on damage has been issued.

   Source: YNP / Yemen News Portal Albaud4
8. 18:45
   UnverifiedSanaa

   Unconfirmed reports that Houthi intelligence chief was wounded

   Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni cited well-informed sources as saying Abdulhakim al-Khaiwani and other security officials were wounded in an airstrike on a meeting in Sanaa in recent days. The outlet gave no precise time or location for the strike, and the Houthis have neither confirmed nor denied it.

   Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni
9. 18:27
   AttributedIran

   IRGC official: Yemen a red line in any deal to end the war

   Brigadier General Yadollah Javani, political deputy of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, said Yemen, Gaza and Lebanon are red lines that any final settlement must include. He added that ending the war requires foreign forces to leave the Gulf, according to IRNA.

   Source: Belqees / IRNA