Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline was targeted in the western Madinah region on Monday, sparking a limited fire, an Energy Ministry official said. No injuries or fatalities were reported, and pipeline operations were not affected, the official said in a statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency. #Statement | Ministry of Energy Official: East–West Pipeline Targeted in Madinah Region. pic.twitter.com/fQp8weNxWb — وزارة الطاقة (@MoEnergy_Saudi) November 9, 2026 Emergency response teams and specialised technical crews immediately began work following the incident, taking measures to secure the site, the official added. No further details were provided. The incident came amid continued military escalation between the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognised government and the Houthi group, which has launched repeated missile and drone attacks toward Saudi territory. Iran, China discuss Yemen crisis, future regional security arrangements Iranian and Chinese officials discussed the Yemen crisis and future regional security arrangements during talks in Tehran on Sunday, according to statements released by both sides. China’s Special Envoy for Middle East Affairs Zhai Jun met Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi, and Foreign Ministry Director General for Gulf Affairs Mohammad Alibek. The meetings focused on bilateral relations and developments in the Middle East, according to a statement published Monday on the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s website. In a post on US social media company X, Alibek said his discussions with Zhai focused on the Yemen crisis, the need for a political solution and future regional security arrangements. He added that both sides emphasised the importance of maintaining consultations between Tehran and Beijing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning previously announced that Zhai would visit Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia in the first half of November as part of Beijing’s diplomatic efforts to promote regional peace and stability. She said the visits were intended to advance initiatives proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Saudi Arabia briefly activates warning alert in Riyadh over potential danger Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence said Monday that a warning alert was briefly activated in the capital Riyadh over a potential danger before authorities announced that the threat had passed. The alert was issued through the National Early Warning Platform, warning residents of potential danger, it said. In a subsequent notification, the agency announced that the threat had passed in the city. Authorities did not immediately specify the nature of the threat that prompted the warning. Yemeni army says it 'neutralised' 267 Houthis, lost 9 officers Yemen’s army said on Sunday that 992 operations against Houthi forces had left around 267 fighters and commanders dead, wounded or fleeing the battlefield, while it separately announced the deaths of nine officers. Military spokesman Majed al-Nuzaili said preliminary field reports also indicated that 97 military vehicles and weapons had been destroyed or damaged. In a statement on the US social media platform X, al-Nuzaili said the operations included 19 airstrikes, 29 drone strikes and 944 artillery and rocket attacks against Houthi positions, reinforcements and military equipment. Al-Nuzaili reported advances in Al-Jawf province and on southern and southwestern fronts, without identifying the positions captured. He said fighting continued in Marib and Taiz. Read: Houthi attack damages Aramco tower in Riyadh The Houthi group did not immediately comment on the military’s statement. Earlier Sunday, the army announced that nine officers, including two field commanders, had been killed during the operation. Their funerals were held in Marib, but the military did not specify when or where they died. In separate statements, the army reported strikes on Houthi positions and vehicles in Marib and Lahj, claiming casualties without providing a toll. The Saudi-led coalition said earlier Sunday that it intercepted a Houthi drone and five missiles aimed at the kingdom. Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry reported minor damage to an Aramco administrative building in Riyadh from falling debris following an attempted attack, with no casualties. The renewed escalation between government forces and the Houthis began in July and has killed or wounded around 10,000 people, according to UN reports. Yemen has been engulfed in conflict since 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and other parts of the country. A Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015 in support of Yemen’s internationally recognised government, triggering years of fighting and a severe humanitarian crisis. The renewed fighting has broken the relative calm that had prevailed since 2022 and further aggravated Yemen’s humanitarian and displacement crisis.