Turkey provides technical and defensive support to Saudi Arabia in the fight against Houthi attacks.

The entities involved

• Turkey →

  country in West Asia and Southeast Europe

  • A regional task force involving Bulgaria, Turkey, and other entities is investigating transnational crime, including a smuggling route running from Turkey through Bulgaria toward Europe, with findings presented to the European Commission.17:53
  • SPK is identified as Turkey's capital markets regulator, and the justice ministry is noted as part of the government.16:27
• Saudi Arabia →

  country in West Asia

  • China's Wang Yi and Xi Jinping engage in high-level talks with Oman, Iran, and Saudi Arabia to push for a political solution to the Middle East conflict.19:05
  • Saudi Arabia and China held high-level meetings in Beijing to advance bilateral relations.19:05
• Houthis →

  Yemeni Islamist organization

  • Houthis attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, as well as oil facilities and Dammam airport.18:24
  • Trump claims China will not sell weapons to Iran as Houthi actions and US-Iran rivalry escalate in the Strait of Hormuz.17:12

Related events

• Houthis continue attacking Saudi Arabia, while Pakistani foreign ministers held talks in Istanbul amid instability in East Jerusalem.Oct 23
• Houthi forces, backed by Iran, have vowed to impose a naval blockade on targets in Saudi Arabia, including the capital Riyadh.Sep 20
• Iranian-aligned Houthi attacks disrupt Saudi trade routes, leading to the formation of a military alliance between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.Jul 30
• Houthis, who are Iran-aligned, are firing missiles at Saudi Arabia while the conflict could disrupt Red Sea shipping routes, raising fears of wider geopolitical involvement including Pakistan.Jul 21
• Hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis continue in the Red Sea, while China asks Iran to rein in the Houthis.Sep 17