Multiple sporting events scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia soon were postponed this week, some as late as into the next year, in apparent response to the ongoing onslaught of missile and drone attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis of Yemen.
\n\nA major tennis tournament, several club soccer matches, and an “esports” event have all announced they will move their dates around, most citing “logistical” challenges. The concerns surfaced after the Houthi terrorists escalated their attacks this year to include targeting high-traffic civilian areas, in particular international airports and holy sites.
\n\nThe Houthis, a Shiite jihadist terror organization, launched a civil war in Yemen in 2014, seizing the capital Sana’a and forcing the legitimate government to move to the southern port city of Aden. Saudi Arabia has supported the legitimate government for over a decade with military backing against the Houthis, prompting retaliation.
\n\nWhile the Houthis and Saudi government had successfully maintained a ceasefire between 2022 and 2026, the Houthis announced this summer, in the context of the ongoing war between America and Iran, that they would end the truce in response to Saudi officials denouncing the Iranian government for apparently restocking Houthi weapons arsenals. What began as an alleged…
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