Live Updates: Houthis launch new attack on Saudi capital as Trump mulls U.S. role in Mideast war’s new front

Saudi Arabia plans to move ahead with a major investment conference in Riyadh despite Houthi attacks on the kingdom, offering on-site and virtual attendance as well as alternative air and land travel routes, diplomatic sources told AFP.

Riyadh usually hosts a packed calendar of events, but it has recently seen escalating military tensions with the Iran-backed Yemeni group, which has intensified attacks on the kingdom’s airports and oil facilities.

Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative Institute hosts an annual forum dubbed “Davos in the desert,” which usually draws foreign leaders and business titans, and this year it is scheduled to be held in

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