Tag: Yemen
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Syria Weighs Joining Saudi Mutual Defense Pact as Yemen War Rages
A move to join Saudi Arabia’s agreement with Turkey and Pakistan could entangle more countries in the kingdom’s escalating conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis.
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Saudi Arabia Reopens Riyadh Airport After Weeks of Houthi Attacks
The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni militia, launched several deadly attacks on the airport this month and have threatened to strike it again.
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Strike on Saudi Airport Kills 2 as U.S. Tells Some Diplomats to Leave
For weeks, the Iran-backed Houthis have been attacking the kingdom’s aviation and energy sectors.
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Houthi Strikes Kill Dozens in Yemeni Desert Military Camp, Officials Say
The Iranian-backed militia struck with ballistic missiles deep in government-held central Yemen, in what appeared to be among the deadliest attacks of the renewed war.
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‘Why Did They Kill Him?’ Mourning Victims of Houthi Attack on a Saudi Airport
The strike was the Iran-backed militia’s most lethal against Saudi Arabia, by far, during their long conflict.
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Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis Trade Threats Targeting Oil Facilities
The Iran-backed militia threatened to attack the Saudi energy giant Aramco, which it has done before, after the Saudi authorities issued an evacuation notice to an oil facility in the Yemeni capital.
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Iran Offers to Mediate Between Its Houthi Allies and Saudi Arabia
Iran has long backed the Houthis, a Yemeni militia, and it made the offer as Saudi Arabia contends with increasingly deadly attacks from them.
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Saudi and Yemeni Airports Hit in New Round of Strikes
At least one person was killed in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, kingdom authorities said. The Houthis said Saudi aircraft hit the Yemeni capital’s airport.
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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.
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Saudi and Yemeni Forces Attack Houthis to Retake Control of Red Sea Coast
The offensive is an effort to wrest control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait from the Houthis, a militia in Yemen backed by Iran.