Informed sources reported that a prominent Houthi leader recently visited, unannounced, the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

The sources said that the Houthi spokesman and head of the group’s negotiating delegation, Abdul Salam Salah Falita (Mohamed Abdul Salam), carried out an unannounced visit to Riyadh, late last November.

The sources did not reveal the nature of the discussions that took place during the remarkable visit, which came in light of widespread diplomatic activity in Riyadh, coinciding with renewed talk about discussions regarding bringing the road map under the auspices of the United Nations back to the forefront, after a period of hiatus. According to “Al-Masdar Online”.

Saudi discussions with the Houthis had progressed through Omani mediation, and reached their peak when a delegation from the group visited Riyadh in mid-September of the year 2023, and held discussions with the communication and coordination team in the Kingdom.

But those discussions have faltered since the Iranian-backed group began its attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, as part of the Iranian axis’ operations, and the UN envoy’s attempt to save it by announcing a year ago that the two sides agreed on a set of measures, or what is known, also failed. Media about the road map.