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Aden security authorities said Aden International Airport was targeted by two missiles launched by the Houthis, with no reported casualties. Yemen’s Transport Ministry subsequently evacuated the airport and moved two aircraft to safer locations. Sources cited by Al Jazeera said air traffic continued following the attack and authorities did not announce an airport closure or suspension of flights. Aden security officials warned that targeting the airport threatened civilian safety and aviation because the facility serves passengers from several Yemeni governorates.

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced early Wednesday that it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward an area north of Riyadh. According to the coalition spokesman, intelligence systems tracked the missile’s launch platform in Sanaa and efforts were underway to destroy it. The reported interception occurred amid a broader escalation involving cross-border missile and drone attacks and intensified fighting between Houthi and Yemeni government forces. The source provided no independent confirmation of the Houthi launch.

The United Arab Emirates strongly condemned what it described as continuing Houthi attacks against civilians and civilian and economic facilities in Saudi Arabia, as well as attacks targeting Saudi vessels in the southern Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab. The UAE Foreign Ministry said the attacks constituted a violation of Saudi sovereignty and threatened the kingdom’s security and stability. Abu Dhabi reaffirmed its full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and its support for measures intended to preserve Saudi security and stability.

The United Nations reported that more than 200,000 people had been internally displaced in Yemen amid intensified fighting between Houthi forces and government troops. International Organization for Migration chief Amy Pope said displacement had risen from approximately 76,000 people in mid-September to 201,217 within several weeks. She described the pace of the crisis as alarming and appealed for donor funding to provide shelter, food and protection. The report came as government forces pursued a military offensive against Houthi-held areas.

Tunisian security forces prevented participants in the “Dignity March,” involving unemployed university graduates, from continuing collectively from Borj Cedria toward Tunis and the presidential palace. Participants said police told them the march could not enter the capital, although individuals could proceed separately. Six representatives subsequently went to Carthage Palace but met a presidential aide rather than President Kais Saied. The protesters are demanding implementation of Law No. 18 of 2025 concerning exceptional public-sector recruitment measures for long-term unemployed graduates.

Algerian Justice Minister Lotfi Boudjemaa told the Council of the Nation that security and judicial investigations had, according to him, established the involvement of both Algerians and foreign nationals in deliberately setting fires. He said investigators had identified sophisticated methods for intentionally starting fires. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had separately referred to alleged techniques including remote ignition and the use of candles to create fire outbreaks. The article does not identify the alleged foreign participants or provide independent evidence establishing their involvement.

Algerian Justice Minister Lotfi Boudjemaa presented an amendment to the Penal Code before the Council of the Nation proposing an expanded death penalty for specified crimes involving deliberate fires and child abduction. The bill would introduce capital punishment for deliberately setting fire to forests and certain other properties, including specified cases involving foreign actors, organized criminal groups or threats to public security and national institutions. The proposal had previously been approved by the lower house and was undergoing further parliamentary consideration.

Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives elected Al-Salihin Abd al-Nabi as its new speaker on Tuesday, replacing Aguila Saleh after nearly 12 years in the post. The chamber also elected Tariq al-Ashtar as first deputy speaker and Misbah Douma as second deputy. The leadership change followed parliament’s approval a day earlier of rules limiting the speaker and deputies to a single 12-month term. Abd al-Nabi represents Tobruk and previously chaired parliament’s Libya-Türkiye friendship committee.

Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers approved an agreement with the Turkish government concerning renewable-energy power station projects. The decision was among several international cooperation measures adopted during a cabinet meeting chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. The cabinet also authorized negotiations on additional international memoranda, including environmental cooperation with Syria. The Saudi-Turkish agreement represents a concrete bilateral economic and energy cooperation measure rather than a general statement of diplomatic intent.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh during an official visit. The two leaders reviewed Saudi-Syrian relations, areas of bilateral cooperation and opportunities to develop ties across different sectors. They also discussed regional and international developments. Senior Saudi officials including the defence and foreign ministers attended, while Syria was represented by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and its chargé d’affaires in Riyadh. Al-Sharaa had arrived at King Khalid International Airport earlier Tuesday.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a telephone conversation with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi following attacks attributed to the Houthis against Saudi territory. Safadi condemned attacks targeting Saudi areas, civilian and economic facilities and reported attempts against Mecca and Medina, while expressing Jordan’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia. The ministers also discussed broader regional developments and emphasized continued Saudi-Jordanian coordination and consultation in support of joint efforts aimed at strengthening regional security and stability.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed regional developments by telephone. Abdelatty reiterated Egypt’s condemnation of attacks targeting Saudi Arabia and support for the kingdom’s security. The ministers emphasized safeguarding maritime corridors and freedom of navigation, particularly in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab. They also reaffirmed Saudi and Egyptian support for Sudan’s unity, sovereignty and national institutions as part of efforts to preserve the country’s security and stability.