On Sunday, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, received a written message from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, containing an invitation to participate in the second summit between the Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union, which the Kingdom is hosting this October.
The message was delivered by Prince Saad bin Mansour bin Saad bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Qatar, during the Emir of Qatar’s reception of him in his office at Lusail Palace on Sunday morning.
The Qatar News Agency said that the Saudi ambassador conveyed to Sheikh Tamim the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and his wishes for good health and happiness and for the Qatari people further progress and prosperity.
For his part, the Emir of Qatar entrusted the Saudi ambassador with his greetings to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and his wishes for him good health and wellness and for the brotherly people of the Kingdom continued prosperity and advancement.
During the interview, the existing fraternal relations between the two countries and aspects of their growth and development were reviewed.
The Saudi-led coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen described the Houthis’ claims today (Saturday) targeting the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as misleading.
Major General Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the coalition, told Asharq Al-Awsat, “What the Houthis are being exposed to in Taiz and the human losses of the group’s members at the hands of the heroes of the Yemeni armed forces and the popular resistance on all fronts, makes them search for imaginary victories,” explaining that behavior as “an attempt to divert attention from the extent of the losses and the growing popular anger at the behavior of the militias, and their connection to foreign agendas that have brought chaos and devastation to Yemen.”
The Iranian-backed group claimed that it targeted Riyadh, at a time when the unified Yemeni forces are fighting battles to repel the group's attempts to stabilize the positions it attacked on the West Coast.
Recent Yemeni reports indicate that the group lost about 5,000 fighters within a week, while the Yemeni armed forces are carrying out a number of air and ground military operations on the various fronts attacked by the Houthis.
Colonel Majid Al-Nuzaili, spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, announced in a statement that 257 precise targeting operations were carried out against Houthi sites, movements and military capabilities, using military aircraft, drones, artillery, missiles and launchers.
The Yemeni military spokesman said that the operations included Sanaa, Midi (northwest), and Baqim (Saada), in addition to the Al-Jawf, Ma’rib, Al-Bayda, and Lahj fronts, with the operational effort focusing on the Taiz fronts, targeting command and control centers, gatherings, concentrations, combat reserves, weapons and ammunition stores, and military supply lines and means.
According to initial field estimates, the operations resulted in the neutralization of at least 700 militia members, according to Al-Nuzaili, who explained that strategic and high-value military targets estimated at 170 combat vehicles and vehicles were destroyed. He said that this “had a direct impact on the militias’ combat ability and limited their ability to continue their attacks against civilians in their homes and villages.”
