Houthi Attacks Prompt Saudi Arabia to Delay Key Investment Conference Until 2027

10/20/2026

Saudi Arabia's highly anticipated investment conference, initially scheduled for October 26-29, has been postponed due to a rise in missile and drone attacks from Iranian-backed Houthi militants....

10/20/2026

Saudi Arabia’s decision delays a major gathering of global financiers as regional conflict disrupts business and raises concerns over event security.

10/19/2026

Attacks by Yemen's rebels disrupt Saudi Arabia’s push to attract global investors at the Future Investment Initiative, which was due to begin Oct. 26.

10/19/2026

The development comes as attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen disrupt air travel and raise concerns over Saudi Arabia's ability to host major international events

10/19/2026

By Timour Azhari, Federico Maccioni, Tala Ramadan and Alexander ⁠Cornwell Oct ⁠19 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has decided ⁠to postpone its flagship investment conference until next year, organizers...

10/19/2026

The investor conference is usually a gathering for the global business elite.

10/19/2026

The conference will be delayed until 2027, following attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on the kingdom’s airports.

10/19/2026

Saudi Arabia postpones Davos in Desert summit amid escalating tensions with Houthis

10/19/2026

The development comes as attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen disrupt air travel and raise concerns over Saudi Arabia's ability to host major international events

10/19/2026

The rebel group has delivered yet another economic blow to the kingdom

10/19/2026

The Saudi government has postponed its annual investment conference — known colloquially as "Davos in the Desert" — to next year, after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels carried out multiple deadly...

10/19/2026

10/18/2026

Recent attacks by Houthi rebels are making U.S. executives nervous to travel to the Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi Arabia next week.