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Saudi Arabia under pressure as Iran, allies threaten key routes
Riyadh: A lightning advance by Houthi rebels threatens a crucial Red Sea shipping route. Drone attacks blamed on Iraqi militias have forced the closure of a major pipeline, and Iran is still…
- Middle East
Houthis hit Saudi East-West oil pipeline in Madinah desert: Reports
A possible Houthi strike on Saudi Arabia’s East-West crude oil pipeline has been reported in the desert southeast of Madinah, with satellite imagery showing a large smoke plume and fire-detection data indicating…
- Middle East
Houthis seize Perim Island, tighten grip on Bab el-Mandab area
Yemen’s Houthis have seized Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandab Strait, tightening their grip on the strategic waterway, a local government official and eyewitnesses told AFP on Friday, September 11. Boats carrying…
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Saudi Crown Prince urges US to strike Houthis, Trump declines
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called US President Donald Trump twice on Thursday, September 10, and urged him to authorise strikes against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis as the group advanced along the…
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Yemen group used Claude AI to build guided rocket: Report
Hyderabad: An engineering group in northern Yemen used Anthropic’s Claude AI models to write the guidance software for a rocket it later test-fired, the company said in a report published on Thursday, September…
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Houthis seize Yemen’s Mocha city as Saudi strikes intensify
Iran-backed Houthi forces have taken control of Yemen’s Red Sea city of Mocha on Thursday, September 10, moving closer to the strategically important Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to four Yemeni government military…
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Houthis launch missile, drone attacks on three Saudi cities
Riyadh: The Houthi group launched ballistic missile and drone attacks targeting the Saudi cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha and Jazan, the Saudi-led coalition supporting the internationally recognised government in Yemen said. In…
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India condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia as unacceptable
New Delhi: India on Wednesday, September 9, condemned attacks launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militant group on Saudi Arabia, particularly strikes targeting civilian and economic facilities, saying such attacks undermine regional security…
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Houthis helped Iraqi militias plan drone attacks on Saudi Arabia
Sanaa: In July, Saudi Arabia and the United States bombed Iran-backed militias in Iraq after blaming them for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities that had been claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels,…
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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities
Cairo: Houthi attacks ignited fires at several oil facilities and utilities in Saudi Arabia’s southern region on Tuesday, September 8, and wounded more than 70 people, Saudi authorities said. Maj. Gen. Turki…
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At least 117 killed as Yemen government, Houthi forces clash
Aden: At least 117 people have been killed in four days of fierce clashes between Yemeni government forces and the Houthi group in the western provinces of Taiz and Hodeidah, medical officials…
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Yemen airstrikes target Houthis near Bab al-Mandab Strait
Aden: Yemeni government warplanes struck Houthi-held areas in the western provinces of Hodeidah and Taiz, backing ground troops battling a major Houthi offensive near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, a military official…
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At least 25 killed as major Houthi assault rocks Yemen’s Taiz
Aden: At least 25 people were killed and several others wounded on Thursday as heavy fighting between Yemen’s government forces and the Houthis raged in southwestern Taiz province, a government military official…
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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake recorded east of Gulf of Aden
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale was recorded east of the Gulf of Aden, between Somalia and Yemen, in the early hours of Friday, August 28. In a post on…
- Middle East
22 Indians among crew of 2 vessels hijacked off Yemen, Somalia
New Delhi: Two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals have been hijacked by armed pirates in separate incidents off Yemen and Somalia, a senior shipping ministry official said Friday,…