{"id":"n_ogxfolbh2fszitrq3x3a","seq":9108251,"kind":"article","title":"Syria has no plans to send troops to fight Houthis in Yemen 'in near future'","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/11/09/syria-has-no-plans-to-send-troops-to-fight-houthis-in-yemen-in-near-future","summary":"Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani said on Monday his country has no plans in the near future to send troops to Yemen to fight the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in defence of Saudi Arabia. He was speaking at a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in Damascus, days after Syria and Saudi Arabia signed defence agreements to boost military co-operation. “This agreement is with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and there is no agreement with the…","published":"2026-11-09T16:24:44Z","seen":"2026-11-09T16:33:47Z","lang":"en","country":"AE","source":{"id":"kite-thenationalnews-com-2cb87a","name":"thenationalnews.com","domain":"thenationalnews.com"},"via":"kite-thenationalnews-com-2cb87a","topics":["middle-east"],"authors":["The National"],"entities":[{"id":"Q858","name":"Syria","type":"place"},{"id":"Q805","name":"Yemen","type":"place"},{"id":"Q112660832","name":"Houthi","type":"org"}],"image":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/XAL2RDTHPRQQIFE6ULWQWNYCVM.jpg?auth=60da641391d35b2c3b3cf2075bcb75419986bf7c7b5f6a406b68005e07e207c6&height=3840&smart=true&width=5760","mentions":2,"story":"st_pi4f5azqmmbfzlnsq4fq","category":"conflict-war","category_p":0.75,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.52,"political":0.94}