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“Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, also confirmed Thursday that Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh had killed 17 and injured 333 others from Oct. 7-11.”
“Deadly attacks on Saudi Arabian airports in recent days, plunging air travel across the kingdom into chaos, have marked a dangerous new escalation in the country's long-running conflict with Yemen's Houthi rebels.”
“Pilgrims caught up in Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia RIYADH, Oct 14 - Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia to visit Islam's holiest sites may not have anticipated being caught up in an air war, but some experienced an attack by Yemen's Houthis first hand and others have…”
“The waterway is key to the world's energy supply and is now central to the conflict between Washington and Tehran, which was triggered nearly seven months ago with deadly strikes on Iran.”
“The waterway is key to the world’s energy supply and is now central to the conflict between Washington and Tehran, which was triggered nearly seven months ago with deadly strikes on Iran.”
“The waterway is key to the world’s energy supply and is now central to the conflict between Washington and Tehran, which was triggered nearly seven months ago with deadly strikes on Iran.”
“Within the past month, the Iranian-backed Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni forces have reignited a decades-long conflict.”
“Houthis, Saudi-led forces claim victories as Yemen fighting rages on Saudi Arabia’s Jazan and Najran airports were attacked as Saudi-led gov’t forces launched air strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen and claimed control of the Bab al-Mandeb strait.”
““The operation itself is significant because it’s a turning point in the trajectory of the conflict between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition,” said Ahmed Nagi, Yemen analyst at International Crisis Group.”
“CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top security body said Sunday it has agreed to support close ally Saudi Arabia in the major escalation of fighting between the kingdom and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, which has marked the latest front in the Iran war.”
“On Saturday, the Houthis reported that Saudi strikes killed 12 people in Yemen, including three children.”
“On Saturday, the Houthis reported that Saudi strikes killed 12 people in Yemen, including three children.”
“As the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen continues to escalate, Saudi Arabia's most important national priorities are increasingly at risk.”
“Rebels call the strikes retaliation The Houthis called the attacks retaliation for “treacherous Saudi aggression” against the rebel-held Yemeni capital of Sanaa and other areas, as the kingdom backs the forces of neighboring Yemen’s internationally recognized…”
“Yemen's Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities after Aramco HQ hit RIYADH, Oct 14 - Yemen's Houthis vowed on Wednesday to press on with attacks on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia and said they struck the headquarters of oil…”
“Yemen has been embroiled in various states of conflict since 2014, when the Houthis drove the internationally recognized government out of the capital city, Sanaa, and ignited a regional proxy war, with Saudi Arabia supporting the exiled government against…”
“Yet, when confronted by a rapid offensive from the Houthis in Yemen, these regimes frequently appeal to Washington for military intervention.”
“Fighting continues to rage in Yemen, as Houthi rebels battle Saudi-backed government forces for control of strategic mountains near the Red Sea, and the leader of the Iran-aligned group accused the United States of considering direct military involvement in…”
“The United Kingdom is set to deploy an RAF Voyager military plane to help refuel Saudi fighter jets, it emerged this week after Yemeni Houthi rebels escalated attacks on Saudi infrastructure, threatening to drive up energy prices even further.”
“The government has insisted the UK mission will be used only to assist jets defending Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks, and not those carrying out strikes in Yemen.”
“Saudi Arabia had asked for support from the UK after the conflict between the Houthis and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government reignited in recent weeks.”
“Their strikes and attempted strikes on the kingdom more than doubled in a single week this month, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, with airports in Riyadh, Jizan, Najran, Dammam and Abha targeted since Oct. 5.”
“Britain will deploy Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to help defend the kingdom against increasing attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, the UK government announced on Tuesday.”
“This will be limited to a defensive role rather than supporting Saudi strikes against the Houthis, and the jets will not operate in Yemeni airspace, according to the Ministry of Defence.”
“Iran offers to mediate between its Houthi allies and Saudi Arabia Erika Solomon AI generated TEHRAN – Iran has offered to mediate between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen, after a string of deadly attacks on the kingdom, warning that…”
“The diplomatic outreach comes after strikes on Riyadh’s international airport over the weekend killed 14 people and wounded hundreds, while Saudi-backed forces continued their offensive against the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, in Yemen.”
“Following the deadly attack on the Riyadh airport that killed 12 people and wounded 300, US President Donald Trump said he would reconsider the US role in Yemen, adding that he is weighing resuming strikes on Iran.”
“The warning comes after Washington ordered non-essential U.S. embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia this week, following increasing attacks from Yemen’s Houthis.”
“However, unlike in Saudi Arabia, where nonessential U.S. personnel and their families were ordered Wednesday to leave the country, staff in the other four countries are not compelled to depart.”
“A recent Pentagon inspector general report revealed Iranian strikes “damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan during the conflict.””
“…ear Admiral Ali Fadavi said that for the first time since the conflict began, there were no US vessels in the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman or even the northern Indian Ocean, claiming US warships were “100 per cent vulnerable” to Iranian…”
“Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport, deny losing territory SANAA – Yemen’s Houthis claimed an attack on the main airport in the Saudi capital while also denying on Oct 6 losing territory to government forces, as fighting intensified.”
“The Yemeni military said it carried out more than 1,000 strikes and began an offensive against Sanaa, while the Saudi-led coalition supporting the internationally recognised government said 100 warplanes flew sorties at dawn.”
“Concurrently, Iran-backed Iraqi factions have collaborated with Yemen’s Houthi rebels to strike targets in Saudi Arabia.”
“QATARI MEDIATION The US war in Iran has drawn in Iranian allies in the region, including the Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon and militias in Iraq, which Riyadh blamed for the September 10 attack that knocked the East-West Pipeline in Saudi Arabia…”
“Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Riyadh on Tuesday, Saudi official media reported, months after the two countries fell out over Yemen.”
“Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Riyadh on Tuesday, Saudi official media reported, months after the two countries fell out over Yemen.”
“A Houthi military adviser told AFP that the group would attack U.S. interests in the West Asia if Washington intervenes in Yemen's conflict in support of Saudi Arabia or tries to unblock the Bab al-Mandab strait.”
“Yemen’s Houthis to target US interests if it supports Saudi-led strikes: Military adviser AI generated SANAA - A Houthi military adviser told AFP that the group would attack US interests in the Middle East if Washington intervenes in Yemen’s conflict in…”
“His comments come as Houthi missile and drone attacks increasingly target Saudi cities, energy infrastructure and shipping, opening another front in a wider regional conflict that began with the US-Israeli war on Iran in February.”
“The Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen, have been launching attacks on Saudi Arabia since declaring a naval blockade against Riyadh in July, a new front in the wider war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.”
“Iran says 7 ships have been struck in Strait of Hormuz, Saudis intercept drones in airspace Iran's president says country won't surrender after Trump threat to 'annihilate' Islamic republic The Islamic regime not only remains in power, but its leadership has…”
“The US Saudi warning follows a Middle East-wide red alert issued by Washington on Monday to US citizens in 12 countries across the Middle East, warning their citizens in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, the UAE, Yemen…”
“The State Department has since announced on social media that the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia is under 'ordered departure,' meaning that the embassy will operate only with its emergency staff.”
“The latest alerts follow a surge in Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, including repeated strikes on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport and oil facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco.”
“…day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks in Tehran, and two weeks after Pakistan and its allies agreed to accelerate the deployment of forces to Saudi Arabia, which has come under repeated attacks from the Iran-backed Houthi armed group in…”
“He reflects on the wars in Gaza and Yemen, the new Syrian government, and Iran’s relationships with Russia and China – while calling for Muslim solidarity, anchored by Saudi Arabia, to counter what he sees as US-Israeli attempts to divide the region.”
“Over the summer, Trump’s war against Iran rekindled a years-long conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi militia in Yemen.”
“Last weekend, 13 people were killed and hundreds wounded in strikes on Riyadh’s international airport, in an attack claimed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis.”
“…arks the 46th anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on February 10, 2025 Houthi supporters shout slogans during a protest against Saudi Arabia, in Sana'a, Yemen, October 9 2026 The Houthis had warned earlier they were targeting…”
“Does the war between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis strengthen Iran’s hand in the larger conflict?”
“The warning comes as the capture of Yemeni territory along the Red Sea coastline last month by the Iran-backed Houthis has raised concerns over the safety of internet cables linking Europe and Asia.”
“Yemen’s civil war - in which a Saudi-led military coalition supports the government against the Iran-backed Houthis - reignited in July, months into the wider regional conflict that has roiled energy markets and plunged the Middle East into crisis.”
“…nder an unwritten understanding between the Houthis (Ansar Allah), who control northern and northwestern Yemen, including Sana’a, and the country’s Saudi-backed government, planes seeking to land in Houthi-held territory were required to obtain prior…”
“…of the Strait of Hormuz and its cascading effects is a case in point, as are strikes by Ukraine on Russia’s oil refineries that, in conjunction with the war against Iran, have created an oil refineries crisis, forcing US President Donald Trump to ask Kyiv to…”
“Regarding the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis, an Iranian ally, Baghaei reiterated Tehran's openness to help resolve the crisis through dialogue.”
“The Saudi-backed Yemeni forces are advancing on the Houthis in a bid to recapture areas around the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a critical trade route for global shipping into and out of the Red Sea.”
“The president said another 500,000 tons will be released in November and 1 million tons 'immediately thereafter.' Trump added that 'based on the condition of their diesel refineries' - which have been decimated by Ukrainian drone strikes - 'Russia will then…”
“In September, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sought U.S. military action against the Houthis; Washington declined direct strikes but offered intelligence and targeting support instead.”
“The United States is already providing Saudi Arabia with intelligence and targeting support while stopping short of direct strikes.”
“A New York Times report published on Oct 7, a screenshot of which the ministry shared in an X post, cited an unnamed source as saying that PAF fighter jets were being employed against the group, amid the latter’s escalating conflict with Saudi Arabia.”
“An oil tanker burns after being hit by an Iranian strike in the ship-to-ship transfer zone at Khor al-Zubair port near Basra, Iraq, late Wednesday, March 11 Brent crude, meanwhile, soared past $105 a barrel on Thursday as markets reacted to the news The…”
“Syria considers help in Yemen war after Saudi airports come under Houthi fire RIYADH, Oct 8 - Syria may deploy troops to help Saudi Arabia fight Yemen's Houthis, a US official and a Syrian defence official said, as the Iran-aligned group steps up its missile…”
“Oil prices rise to over $101 a barrel Oil prices rose today as the market weighed supply constraints from a storm heading for US oil-producing regions and attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia against increased supplies of Middle East crude.”
“The war, which began with joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, has severely disrupted shipping through the strait -- a crucial route for Gulf exports -- after both Iran and the US imposed their own naval blockades.”
“Top administration officials met at Camp David on Friday on the Middle East conflict, which threatens to widen as war breaks out between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and the Iranian-backed Houthis.”
“MARGARET BRENNAN: So, October 6th, 2023, Saudi Princess Reema Bandar shakes hands with you on a deal meant to normalize relations, or start normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, create a pathway for the Palestinians, give Saudi the civilian…”
“Trump's top national security aides secretly met to discuss Iran – Report The US president's top cabinet members reportedly met secretly at Camp David to discuss next steps in the Iran war and the Saudi-Houthi conflict in Yemen.”
“Iran has launched drone and missile attacks against US allies in the Gulf, while its Houthi allies in Yemen have targeted Saudi interests.”
“Delivering the annual royal address to the Shura Council on Wednesday, the Crown Prince reaffirmed support for the coalition in Yemen, warning that the kingdom "will not hesitate to respond firmly" to rebel drone and missile strikes.”
“The conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi militia in Yemen seems to have become part of everyday life in Saudi Arabia.”
“The situation has become much more complicated with the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.”
“The conflict has spilled into Yemen, where the Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have launched an offensive along the Red Sea coast and struck Saudi Arabia, including airports and oil infrastructure.”
“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.”
““I really can’t imagine Yemeni citizens reacting all that well to the sight of armed Turkish, Pakistani and Saudi forces on their soil, which could even risk taking the conflict in a very different direction.”
“The Houthis have launched strikes on the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows from the world's largest energy exporter, as part of a wider Middle East war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran…”
“The Houthis, meanwhile, have claimed Saudi Arabia has conducted air strikes in Taiz, al-Jawf, and Marib.”
“The intensification of fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi militia could draw Pakistan, which is a part of a trilateral defence alliance, directly into the conflict.”
“• Rebels accuse Riyadh of deadly strikes as thousands flee • 154 people reportedly killed in fighting over past two days • G7 calls on Yemeni group to halt military actions, attacks on shipping • UK commits air-to-air refuelling support for Saudis SANAA: The…”
“Meanwhile, at least six people were killed in Saudi strikes on the strategic Yemeni city of Mokha, the AFP news agency reported, citing Houthi-affiliated media.”
“Houthis say Saudi strike kills 6 in Yemen port city Mokha SANAA – Saudi strikes on the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha killed at least six people and wounded eight others, the Houthi-affiliated news agency Saba reported on Sept 22.”
“WASHINGTON — U.S. military leaders are divided on whether President Donald Trump should get involved with the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to two U.S. officials.”
“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.”
“… early arrival will allow Pakistan to prepare for a week of intensive diplomatic activity, as world leaders gather in New York amid the continuing war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, an escalating conflict in Yemen and growing tensions across…”
“The group has expanded attacks in the region, including strikes against Saudi targets, raising concerns about disruptions around the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, another key chokepoint for global commerce.”
“The US has also appeared unwilling to support Saudi Arabia, with which it has security agreements, against Yemen’s Houthi militia, while US allies in the Gulf have all sustained severe damage to energy and military facilities from Iranian strikes against US…”
“Yemen’s Houthis said on Friday (September 18, 2026) that Saudi Arabia had launched 26 strikes against areas under their control in the past 24 hours, as the pro-Iran group and Yemen’s Riyadh-backed government clash in the country’s revived civil war.”