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Saudi Arabia postpones Future Investment Initiative conference to 2027 after Houthi attacks
October 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
Saudi Arabia has postponed the tenth Future Investment Initiative conference to 2027, canceling its planned October 26–29 session in Riyadh after a series of Houthi attacks.
- The FII Institute, organizer of the event and affiliate of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, announced the postponement on Monday.
- The decision followed Houthi missile and drone strikes on Saudi energy facilities and airports, including a Riyadh airport attack that killed at least 18 people.
- The institute said all existing registrations and partnerships remain valid and new dates will be announced soon.
- Wall Street executives including JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon, Citigroup's Jane Fraser, Goldman Sachs' David Solomon and BlackRock's Larry Fink were scheduled to speak.