Houti Attack

Houthis deny drone attack on Saudi's Medina region, call claim fabricated

Houthi military spokesperson denied targeting Saudi territory after the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a drone over the Medina region amid escalating regional hostilities

Houthis say Saudi-led airstrikes kill 13 at crowded market in Yemen

Houthi officials said Saudi-led airstrikes killed 13 people in northern Yemen, while fighting intensified in Taiz and Israeli strikes left one dead in Gaza.

Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles, drones; Egypt backs Riyadh

Fresh Houthi attacks raise security concerns around Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure as Egypt authorises steps to support Riyadh

Saudi Arabia's battle with Yemen's Houthi shifts fears to non-oil economy

Weeks of sporadic strikes by the Iran-backed Yemeni militants have claimed dozens of lives, curbed air travel in Riyadh, delayed showpiece events and effectively shut capital city's financial district

Saudi Arabia partly reopens Riyadh airport despite renewed Houthi threats

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh had halted operations on October 10 following an attack claimed by the Houthis that killed 13 people

US orders non-emergency personnel to leave Saudi amid Houthi strikes

In a security alert posted on X, the US Mission in Saudi Arabia warned that the cross-border hostilities pose a high risk of broader regional escalation

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Saudi oil sites, attacks reported in Aden

Yemen's Saudi-backed government said the Houthis also fired three ballistic missiles at coast guard sites in the southern Yemeni port ‌city of Aden

One killed, 8 injured in attack on Saudi Arabia's King Fahd airport

One Saudi resident was killed in an attack on King Fahd International airport in Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia on the Persian Gulf near Bahrain and Qatar, the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced early on Thursday. The Civil Aviation authority also said eight people were injured in the late Wednesday attack and the airport suffered some material damages. Global flight-tracking service Flightradar24 said overnight Thursday on X that flights have been diverted away from the airport. King Fahd airport has been attacked previously amid a wider wave of Houthi missile and projectile strikes targeting major airports in Saudi Arabia. The Iranian-backed Houthis have not commented on this attack. The Saudi Coalition announced that it intercepted four drone attacks in the Eastern region. The attack comes after Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry said that debris from an intercepted drone killed two people and injured two others at an Aramco-operated oil field in the country's southeast. The

UK expands military support for Saudi Arabia with defensive air patrols

Britain will deploy RAF Typhoon jets for defensive patrols over Saudi Arabia to counter Houthi missile and drone attacks, while ruling out strikes on rebel targets in Yemen

Yemen officials blame Houthis for 2 missile strikes on Yemen's Aden airport

Two missiles struck the airport in Yemen's port city of Aden on Friday night, police said, blaming Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the second such attack in less than a week. Police said no casualties were reported as fighting escalates in the latest front in the Iran war, one in which the rebels have attacked both neighbouring Saudi Arabia and Yemen's internationally recognized government that's backed by the kingdom. A security official and a traffic controller said an area of the Aden airport that hosts a military unit aligned with the Saudi-backed government was hit. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The attack came a day after the Houthis carried out a deadly strike on a palace complex in Aden, which has been the seat of the internationally recognized government since 2015.

EU-GCC summit in Saudi Arabia postponed amid Houthi missile attacks

The EU and Gulf Cooperation Council have postponed their October 24 summit in Riyadh amid Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, with a new date yet to be announced.

Yemen's Houthis look to build ballistic missiles with Chinese parts: Report

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels are attempting to build a new advanced medium-range ballistic missile system with the help of Chinese parts, according to a new report released Wednesday by a group that tracks the use of weapons in conflict zones. The report by the UK-based Conflict Armament Research group came as the Houthis, in their ongoing war with Saudi Arabia, are demonstrating remarkable ability to wreak havoc on one of the Middle East's best-equipped militaries. The weaponry under development could help the group more precisely target the Saudis and Israel. By turning to China, it also appears to be a sign of increasing independence. The rebels expand their ambition, an analyst says ---------------------------------------------------------- The Houthis have tried to acquire key parts from Chinese suppliers that could be used to make a version of Iran's Kheibar Shekan precision-guided missile, according to the report. The Kheibar Shekan has a range of roughly 1,200 miles .

Houthis hit Saudi Aramco headquarters with missiles as conflict escalates

The strike on an office complex in Dhahran caused a limited fire and no injuries, according to Saudi Arabia's energy ministry

Top oil executives dropped from WPC Energy Congress amid Houthi attacks

Saudi authorities pressed ahead with the Riyadh congress despite deadly attacks claimed by the Houthis, as the kingdom outlined plans to expand its oil pipeline capacity

Saudi Arabia has few options as Houthis aim at heart of its ambitions

Three deadly attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen on an airport in the Saudi capital underscored the asymmetrical nature of their conflict with the kingdom

Saudi's Dammam airport targeted in Houthi attack after strike on Riyadh

Saudi authorities said Sunday that King Fahd International Airport in Dammam has been attacked, with few details. The city is on the Persian Gulf near Bahrain and Qatar. The statement came hours after authorities said the international airport in the capital, Riyadh, had been attacked once again. The Flightradar24 monitor noted at least one flight diverting from the airport in Dammam. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen have been claiming a series of attacks in the past week on Saudi airports and military and oil facilities.

Indian airlines cancel Riyadh flights after Houthi missile attack

Air India and Air India Express have suspended Riyadh services until October 10, while IndiGo has cancelled several flights and diverted a Hyderabad service to Dammam

3 killed as Houthi attacks hit Saudi airports in Abha, Riyadh: Officials

Two attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen killed three people Wednesday, Saudi officials said, as the kingdom was pulled deeper into the latest front in the Iran war. The Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation did not blame any party for the attacks at Abha and Riyadh's King Khalid international airports, but Houthi rebels took credit earlier for the airport strikes. The attack on Abha airport killed Moroccan and Algerian residents and wounded 28 other people, while the attack on King Khalid airport killed a Sudanese national and wounded eight other people, officials said. As Riyadh has been targeted over the past week, new cage-like fences have been erected around fuel tanks and other equipment of the Saudi state-run Aramco oil company near the capital's airport. The kingdom, the world's top oil exporter, has seen oil and military assets targeted in recent days, posing a threat to crucial shipping alternative to the Strai

Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces secure control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Houthis make advances in Taiz; UN says war has displaced 184,000

Yemen hits 20 Houthi targets as US deploys another carrier to West Asia

Fighting intensifies in Yemen's Taiz province as the US deploys another aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines amid heightened tensions with Iran