Saudi Arabia affirms support for efforts to reach a comprehensive and sustainable political solution in Yemen

The Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, and members of the Council held a meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, during which they discussed the latest developments in the Yemeni arena, ways to support economic and service reforms, and efforts to renew the truce and revive the political process in accordance with the national, regional and internationally agreed references.

During the meeting, the Saudi Minister of Defense affirmed the Kingdom's continued support for the Presidential Leadership Council in all fields, in addition to supporting the efforts of the UN envoy to reach a comprehensive and sustainable political solution that achieves peace and development for Yemen.

On the ground, the staff of the First Shabwa Defense Brigade, Colonel Ahmed Al-Sulaimani, survived an assassination attempt in a terrorist operation in which drones were used, while he was in the Al-Musaina'a area in Shabwa governorate.

According to Shabwa governorate media, Colonel Al-Sulaimani was transferred to "Osaylan" Hospital for treatment.

According to the governorate's media, the targeting coincided with another terrorist operation that targeted a military vehicle belonging to the Sixth Brigade of Shabwa Defense with an explosive device while it was passing through the "Al-Rawda Junction" in the Bayhan district, wounding 7 Yemeni soldiers.