EU, Gulf Cooperation Council Postpone Summit in Saudi Arabia

08:33 AM EDT, 10/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council postponed their second summit scheduled for Oct. 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to separate announcements on Thursday. The two parties will announce a new date in due course. The rescheduling follows Yemen's Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the extended suspension of flights at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, the GCC said. The GCC consists of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.