Saudi foreign minister attends 168th GCC ministerial meeting in Manama

UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. According to The National UAE, the meeting took place at Al Bateen Executive Airport to discuss bilateral ties, regional security, and efforts to consolidate stability across the region. The two sides reaffirmed a commitment to strengthening cooperation in various fields.

Middle East Eye reports that the talks regarding Middle East developments occurred a few weeks after Sheikh Mansour visited Riyadh, marking the first trip by a senior UAE official to the kingdom since a rift emerged between the two nations last year. This visit follows intensified attacks on Saudi Arabia by Iran-aligned Houthis.

In a separate development, a Houthi-run Health Ministry spokesperson reported that an airstrike killed at least nine people, including five children and two women, in Yemen's northern Saada province. The spokesperson blamed Saudi Arabia for the strike, which hit a house in the Sahar district and wounded 19 others.

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