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Saudi Arabia has denied a Wall Street Journal report claiming that Yemen's Houthi rebels demanded $51 billion from the kingdom to end hostilities. The report cited unnamed sources who said the Houthis also sought official recognition as rulers of Yemen. In response, Saudi Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Ambassador Rayed Krimly called these claims "pure fabrication" and criticized the Houthis for causing famine in Yemen and rejecting peace efforts. This denial comes amid renewed conflict between Riyadh and the Houthis following a series of attacks by both sides since July when a truce collapsed.

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On November 6, 2026, Saudi Arabia denied a report by the Wall Street Journal claiming that Yemen’s Houthis had demanded $51 billion from Saudi Arabia in return for ceasing hostilities. The WSJ reported that the kingdom had approached the Houthis to negotiate an end to the ongoing conflict, but Ambassador Rayed Krimly, Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy, called these claims "pure fabrication" on X. He further accused the Houthis of causing famine and dragging Yemen into conflicts against its interests.

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“All of this is pure fabrication by the writers or their alleged sources,” he said in a post on X. The Saudi official further stated that “these militias turned against the Yemeni government, caused famine among the Yemeni people, and dragged Yemen into conflicts and agendas that do not serve Yemen and its people”.

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Saudi Arabia has denied a report by the US-based Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that Yemen’s Houthis had demanded $51 billion from kingdom in return for a “negotiated halt” to the ongoing hostilities between the two sides. asserted

Houthis → deny → sides

A report by the Journal claimed on Thursday that the kingdom had approached the Houthis “to see what it would take to arrive at a negotiated halt to the hostilities”, and the group demanded $51bn in return. asserted

group → claim → return

The report, citing unnamed sources, further claimed that the Houthis would want to be “officially recognised … as the rulers of Yemen”. asserted

Houthis → cite → Yemen

But Saudi Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Ambassador Rayed Krimly “categorically” denied the claims about “demands made by this militia”. uncertain

Krimly → deny → militia

that → allege → Yemen

“They attacked commercial vessels in the Red Sea waterways, civilian and economic targets, and rejected all peace efforts. asserted

They → attack → efforts

We also remind the writers that Yemen has a recognised government,” he said. asserted

he → remind → government

The WSJ report and the Saudi denial has come amid renewed hostilities between Riyadh and the Houthis, linked to the larger Middle East conflict. asserted

report → come → conflict

The Middle East war erupted on February 28 when the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, prompting Tehran to retaliate with strikes across the region. asserted

States → erupt → region

Then in July, the Houthis triggered a return to hostilities in Yemen when they let an Iranian plane land in defiance of Saudi control of Yemeni airspace. asserted

plane → trigger → airspace

The government retaliated by striking the airport, with ensuing exchanges unravelling a 2022 truce in Yemen’s long-running civil war. asserted

exchanges → retaliate → war

Since then, the Houthis have declared a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, attacking its tankers in the Red Sea, as well as the Saudi territory. asserted

Houthis → declare → territory

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