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Smoke rises near Riyadh airport after Saudi aerial alerts as Houthi conflict escalates
Saudi Arabia issued danger alerts for Riyadh before smoke and flames were seen near King Khalid International Airport, although the cause remains unconfirmed.
Saudi Arabia says Houthi drone intercepted south of Mecca as Yemen war widens
Saudi air defences intercepted a drone south of Mecca before it entered restricted airspace, according to the Saudi-led coalition, as renewed Yemen fighting spreads deeper into the kingdom.
Houthi advance puts another global shipping chokepoint at risk as Yemen war escalates
Houthi gains near Bab al-Mandeb are threatening another vital global shipping route. Find out why Yemen’s escalation could hit trade and oil markets.
Houthis seize Mocha as Yemen offensive raises new threat to Bab el-Mandeb shipping
The Houthi capture of Mocha has pushed Yemen’s renewed fighting closer to Bab el-Mandeb as oil markets confront simultaneous risks in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz.
Houthis seize Mocha as battle moves toward strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Houthi forces have seized Yemen’s historic Red Sea port of Mocha and are attacking the Hanish Islands, according to Yemeni government military sources, pushing the conflict closer to Bab el-Mandeb at a time when the Strait of Hormuz is already severely disrupted.
Saudi oil sites burn after Houthi missile and drone attacks injure 73 civilians
Houthi missile and drone attacks have hit civilian and energy facilities across southern Saudi Arabia, wounding 73 people including women and children and helping push Brent crude toward $100 as Riyadh vows a firm response.
Houthi attack on Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery puts new TĂĽrkiye-Pakistan defence pact to its first test
Houthi forces have targeted Saudi Aramco’s 400,000-barrel-per-day Jazan refinery and Yemen’s strategic Mocha port, only two days after Saudi Arabia signed a mutual defence pact with Türkiye and Pakistan.
Houthi missile and drone attacks kill at least 30 Yemeni troops as 2022 truce unravels
Coordinated Houthi attacks on government military camps in Marib and Hadramout have killed at least 30 soldiers and wounded more than 50, raising fears that Yemen’s long-simmering civil war is returning to major frontline combat.
US and Iran pause attacks for second day as Oman pushes Strait of Hormuz diplomacy
US and Iranian attacks have paused, but the Hormuz blockade remains. Oman must now turn two quiet days into rules neither side will break.
Houthis target Aramco sites in Jizan and Yanbu as US pauses Iran strikes
US strikes on Iran paused after 13 nights, but Houthi attacks on Jizan and Yanbu opened a new threat to Saudi oil and Red Sea trade.