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“Saturday’s attack, the deadliest on Saudi soil in more than a decade, was a sharp escalation in the Yemen war, where Riyadh has long militarily supported the internationally recognised government against the Houthis.”

“Saturday’s attack, the deadliest on Saudi soil in more than a decade, was a sharp escalation in the Yemen war, where Riyadh has long militarily supported the internationally recognised government against the Houthis.”

“Saudi Arabia leads an international coalition that supports Yemen’s government militarily, and has found itself drawn deeper into its impoverished neighbour’s civil war.”

“Widening conflict This is the first time since Yemen’s civil war resumed that strikes have threatened the Saudi capital, piling further pressure on a global economy already rocked by seven months of war between the US and Iran.”

“This is the first time since Yemen’s long-standing civil war resumed that it has threatened the Saudi capital, further shaking a global economy already under pressure by nearly seven months of war between the United States and Iran.”

“This is the first time since Yemen’s long-standing civil war resumed that it has threatened the Saudi capital, further shaking a global economy already under pressure by nearly seven months of war between the United States and Iran.”

“Yemen’s Houthis claimed Saudi Arabia struck an oil facility in Sanaa on Tuesday, after the Riyadh-led coalition told civilians to leave the surrounding area in its first evacuation order for the Yemeni capital since the war flared up again.”

“Yemen’s Houthis claimed Saudi Arabia struck an oil facility in Sanaa on Tuesday, after the Riyadh-led coalition told civilians to leave the surrounding area in its first evacuation order for the Yemeni capital since the war flared up again.”

“Taiz city itself remains under the control of government forces but has long been besieged from the north, east and west by Houthi fighters and remains one of the main fronts in Yemen’s long-running civil war.”

“Saudi Arabia entered neighbouring Yemen’s civil war in 2015 at the head of an Arab coalition in support of the internationally recognised government, which the Houthis had driven out of the capital Sanaa.”

“Yemen was plunged back into civil war in July after years of calm, pitting the Iran-backed Houthis, who control most of northwest Yemen including Sanaa.”

“Hunger warning After several years of calm, Yemen was plunged back into civil war that month, pitting the Houthis, who control most of northwest Yemen including Sanaa, against Yemen’s internationally recognised government.”

“That same month, Yemen’s civil war roared back to life when the Houthis launched a new campaign against Saudi-led government forces, taking over a swath of territory and launching attacks on Saudi soil.”

“That same month, Yemen’s civil war roared back to life when the Houthis launched a new campaign against Saudi-led government forces, taking over a swath of territory and launching attacks on Saudi soil.”

“The Houthis, who control most of the country’s northwest, are battling for territory against the Saudi-backed forces after the civil war reignited in July and they captured swathes of coastal land.”

“The Houthis, who control most of the country’s northwest, are battling for territory against the Saudi-backed forces after the civil war reignited in July and they captured swathes of coastal land.”

“But getting dragged into the Yemeni civil war — which has pit Ansarallah against the Yemeni government, backed by Saudi Arabia — is another story altogether.”

“Yemen’s civil war flared up again in July after years of relative calm, opening a new front in the wider Middle East war that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February.”

“It is also widely believed to be arming and funding an armed group involved in Sudan’s civil war, one accused of mass atrocities.”

“The war is expanding horizontally, with Iraqi militias targeting Saudi Arabia’s east-west pipeline and Yemen’s Houthis attacking Saudi cities and oil installations.”

“…an; push to seize key Taiz-Aden supply route • Riyadh lifts warnings issued for Makkah, Jeddah, Tabuk, other regions • UN rights chief ‘appalled’ as civilian toll climbs in Yemen RIYADH: Saudi Arabia intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthis…”

“Under-equipped civilian law-enforcement agencies on the front line of this existential war have become sitting ducks.”

“Saudi Arabia’s civil defence agency on Tuesday issued a warning of potential danger in the country’s south near the Yemen border, the first alert since the Houthis launched their attack on Riyadh over the weekend.”

“The fighting marks the re-eruption of a conflict that began in 2014 in Yemen’s civil war between a Saudi-led coalition spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Houthis.”

“The Houthis have been engaged in renewed fighting with Saudi-backed government forces since Yemen’s civil war reignited in July, when the group declared a maritime blockade on Riyadh and began targeting its ships in the Red Sea.”

“Nearly 20 per cent of the population has an insufficient caloric intake, and around 40pc of children under five years are malnourished and suffer from stunting — in this, Pakistan is comparable to countries hit by conflict and civil war.”

“Yemen’s civil war, which began in 2014 with the Houthi capture of the capital Sanaa, had been dormant since a ceasefire in 2022 but roared back to life in July.”