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Meeting in Aden, Yemen’s cabinet declared full support for the Dawn of Yemen military operation and committed state capabilities to assisting it. Prime Minister Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani instructed executive bodies to increase readiness, meet military and security formations’ needs, protect residents and facilities, and maintain services. The cabinet described continued territorial recovery, including an eventual advance toward Sanaa, as its objective rather than an accomplishment already achieved.

Yemen’s cabinet approved a draft law designating the Houthi movement a terrorist organization and criminalizing its activities and financing during a meeting in Aden chaired by Prime Minister Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani. Ministers instructed officials to complete the constitutional and legal procedures required for ratification. The reported decision concerns cabinet approval of proposed legislation; the article does not establish that the law had completed ratification or entered into force.

Coalition spokesperson Major General Turki al-Maliki pledged a firm response to the attack on King Khalid International Airport, which he attributed to the Houthis. He described the passenger-terminal attack as a war crime and said any response would comply with international humanitarian law. The statement was reported on October 11, although its precise delivery date is not supplied. This record captures the announced military response posture; the article does not report that retaliatory operations had occurred.

Libya proposed a joint diplomatic roadmap for the African Committee of Ten during its October 11 meeting in Tripoli. The proposal would task member-state ambassadors with structured outreach to permanent Security Council members, reform groups, and influential countries. It also envisaged periodic monitoring and a political report with recommendations for the next African summit. Acting Foreign Minister Taher al-Baour reiterated African demands for permanent and additional non-permanent seats. The article does not state that members adopted the proposal.

The African Committee of Ten opened its fourteenth ministerial meeting in Tripoli on October 11 to coordinate the continent’s position on United Nations Security Council reform. Representatives of its ten member states attended, alongside the Kuwaiti and Dutch permanent representatives to the United Nations as co-chairs of the intergovernmental reform negotiations. Libya’s foreign ministry linked the meeting to strengthening African representation and Libya’s pursuit of Council membership. The report does not announce a final meeting outcome.

Algerian army chief Said Chengriha addressed personnel during a visit to the Third Military Region in Bechar, according to the article published on October 11. He described Algeria as an integral partner in the Sahel and linked neighbouring states’ stability to Algerian national security. He defended economic, development, and military assistance while emphasizing sovereignty and international law. The remarks were presented as his first comment following reports that Algeria sent aircraft to assist Niger.

Al-Quds Al-Arabi reports that Algeria recently sent aircraft to help Niger confront a military coup. The deployment appears as a recent development framing army chief Said Chengriha’s subsequent comments about Algeria’s role in the Sahel. The supplied text gives no aircraft numbers, mission details, destination facilities, deployment date, or identifiable official confirmation. The event is retained with explicit attribution, and the October 11 publication date is used because its occurrence date is unspecified.

Al Mayadeen reported that Iranian security forces arrested three suspected Jaish al-Adl members in Chabahar and Darjes village in Dashtiari, Sistan and Baluchestan province. The operation involved Chabahar’s security directorate, the Shahid Fouladi headquarters, and local Revolutionary Guard forces. A hideout in Osmanabad reportedly contained an M4 rifle, two Kalashnikov rifles, and ammunition. The article alleged the cell had orders to attack checkpoints, but supplied no independent evidence establishing the detainees’ affiliation or planned actions.

Egypt and Indonesia signed several memoranda of understanding in Jakarta during Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s official visit. The supplied article places the signing before the presidents’ joint press conference on October 11 and links the visit to efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation. It does not identify the memoranda’s sectors, signatories, financial commitments, or implementation arrangements. The signing is therefore recorded as a diplomatic cooperation event without assuming specific economic or security provisions.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta, followed by a joint press conference on October 11. Sisi said the Palestinian question occupied a major part of their discussions, reiterating opposition to displacement and support for Palestinian statehood and humanitarian access to Gaza. He also addressed Red Sea security and Egypt’s Nile interests. The meeting formed part of an official Asian tour that included South Korea and Malaysia.

Egypt and Malaysia announced the elevation of bilateral relations to a strategic partnership in a joint statement issued at the conclusion of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s October 9–10 state visit to Malaysia. They also affirmed support for Gulf and West Asian stability and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz under international law. The decision built on an understanding reached during Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s November 2024 Cairo visit.

Survivors told Sudan Tribune that airstrikes on Saturday targeted artisanal gold-mining sites near the Sudan–Egypt border, killing at least 200 people and injuring hundreds. The report located the sites in northern Red Sea State and attributed the strikes to Egyptian aircraft. Egypt subsequently described an enforcement campaign inside Egyptian territory. The supplied accounts therefore differ over territorial location, while the reported casualty figures and responsibility lack independent confirmation within the file.