India, Oct. 20 -- Saudi Arabia has postponed its flagship 10th Future Investment Initiative (FII), popularly known as "Davos in the Desert," until 2027 due to an escalation of deadly missile and drone attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants. The high-profile conference was originally scheduled to run in Riyadh from October 26 to October 29, 2026.

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Saudi Arabia postponed the 2026 Future Investment Initiative (FII)-commonly called "Davos in the Desert"-due to severe security threats and logistical paralysis caused by an escalation of deadly missile and drone attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants.

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