Saudi Cabinet Reaffirms Support for the Yemeni Leadership Council to End the Coup: Houthi Militia Chose Escalation Over Peace

His Royal Highness Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the Council of Ministers meeting held in Riyadh yesterday. The Council reaffirmed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s full support for the Presidential Leadership Council, the legitimate government, and the brotherly Yemeni people, in their efforts to end the coup in the country and restore the state and its institutions from the terrorist Houthi militia, which has chosen military escalation as an alternative to peace.

In a related development, Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, the official spokesperson for the Coalition Forces (the Coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen), announced yesterday that a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait was intercepted and destroyed. Earlier, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed that King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jazan and Najran International Airport were targeted in two attacks on the evening of the day before yesterday. The Authority stated that the attacks resulted in three minor injuries and material damage, with the injured being transported to hospitals to receive necessary medical care.

For their part, Arab and international countries, institutions, and organizations condemned the continued attacks by the terrorist Houthi militias on civilian targets, holy sites, and civilians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, amid calls for the international community to take action and hold the perpetrators accountable.

Jassem Al-Bedawi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), strongly condemned the two attacks. He emphasized that the militias’ continued targeting of civilian and vital facilities in the Kingdom reflects a clear disregard for international law and international humanitarian law, stressing the necessity for the international community to adopt a firm stance against these attacks and hold the perpetrators accountable.

In this context, the European Union condemned the attacks. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, stated that they contribute to destabilizing the region, fueling violence, and undermining global energy security.

For more details: Crown Prince discusses regional developments with the Syrian President. The Saudi Cabinet commends the “Mecca Pact” agreement on activating collective deterrence and moving immediately to the practical implementation of mutual defense commitments.

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, chaired the meeting of the Saudi Cabinet held in Riyadh.

The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the Crown Prince briefed the Cabinet on the substance of his meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, including a review of the prospects for relations and areas of cooperation between the two brotherly countries, as well as discussions on recent developments in the region.

In a statement, the Cabinet said: “Following its monitoring of regional developments, the Council reaffirmed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s full support for the Presidential Leadership Council, the legitimate government, and the brotherly Yemeni people, in order to end the coup in this beloved country and restore the state and its institutions from the terrorist Houthi militia, which has chosen military escalation as an alternative to peace, and has persisted in deepening the humanitarian and economic suffering of Yemen and its brotherly people, while continuing to threaten the region and navigation in the southern Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.”

The Council commended the outcomes of the emergency meeting of the Political and Defense Strategic Committee of the defensive Mecca Pact, which emphasized solidarity among the three countries and their united front in confronting the malicious attacks on the Kingdom, which targeted Mecca, Medina, civilian assets, and civilian and economic facilities. The meeting resulted in an agreement to activate collective deterrence and move immediately to the practical implementation of mutual defense commitments, thereby enhancing readiness, military integration, and the capacity to counter such threats.

In a separate development, the Cabinet highly commended the contents of the annual royal address delivered by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz at the opening of the third year of the ninth term of the Shura Council. The address encapsulated the state’s entrenched constants and principles, highlighted the key achievements of “Saudi Vision 2030,” and underscored the gains of developmental reforms and economic dynamism, as well as the pillars of foreign policy and the Kingdom’s steadfast positions, which have had a tangible impact on enhancing Saudi Arabia’s standing and its active role regionally and internationally.

Earlier, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh.

SPA reported that the meeting reviewed the prospects for bilateral relations and areas of cooperation between the two brotherly countries, as well as promising opportunities to develop ties across various fields, alongside discussions on recent regional developments. Meanwhile, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) stated that the two sides discussed bilateral relations and ways to develop them in the interest of shared interests, exchanged views on recent developments in the region, and addressed a number of issues of mutual concern, contributing to supporting security and stability in the region.