Houthis were already able to disrupt shipping - their advance consolidates that power, and exposes government weakness.

The advance raises the threat to shipping near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden to global markets.

Houthis eye 'full control' of Bab el-Mandeb, as Saudi-backed forces reel from offensive Yemen's Houthi fighters' rapid advance along the Red Sea coast has put them in a prime position to control shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb choke point, while bolstering Irans leverage against the US , experts tell Middle East Eye

In a statement posted on X, Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that both countries also emphasised the importance of maintaining close consultation on regional matters including the Regional Four (R4) framework with Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Pakistans defence minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday that any attack on Saudi Arabia could activate the recently signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, days after Yemens Houthis launched missile attacks on the kingdom.

Israeli artillery shelling has targeted Wadi al-Hujeir and Wadi al-Salouqi in southern Lebanon overnight and at dawn. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of lying about claims the Yemeni Houthis were acting as proxies for Iran

Yemen's government accuses Houthis of killing three children as rebels claim Saudi forces launched 54 air raids in 12 hours.

Iran's Baghaei says Houthis are independent actors, not proxies of Iran Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson EsmailBaghaei accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of lying about claims the Yemeni Houthis were acting as proxies for Iran

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Yemen's ambassador warns Houthi attacks threaten global shipping.

Houthis are trying to drag Saudi Arabia into conflict by targeting Saudi territory, says Yemens Ambassador to Qatar.

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says Houthis attacked three Saudi Arabian cities Yemen's Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday that the Houthis attacked the Saudi Arabian southwestern cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, and Jazan with ballistic missiles and drones

Fighting between government forces and Iran-backed Houthis is raising fears Yemen could return to full-scale war.

Yemen's Houthi group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a large-scale missile and drone raid on military and energy facilities across southern Saudi Arabia, saying the attacks were in response to recent Saudi military operations in Yemen.

Houthi attacks cause fires at Saudi energy facilities, operations disrupted Several energy facilities and utilities in Saudia Arabia's southern region has beenattacked by Yemen's Houthis, sparking fires at a number of sites and temporarily halting some operations,the Kingdom'senergy ministry said on Tuesday.

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says 73 people wounded in Houthi attacks, vows firm response The spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced that 73 people,including women and children, were wounded after Houthis launched attacks in the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran In a statement posted on X, Turki al-Maliki vowed that the coalition will respond firmly to the assaults

Spokesperson for Saudi-led coalition says Houthis have hit civilian sites in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jizan and Najran.

Bid to take the capital comes as clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthis intensify in the provinces of al-Bayda and al-Jawf.

Houthi-run media outlet released footage of destruction after alleged Saudi air strike on al-Hazm prison.

Fighting is intensifying in Yemen as government-aligned forces launch counterattacks against the Iran-backed Houthis.

More than 60 people, including civilians, killed as clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthis intensify in Taiz.

Two days of fighting between government forces and Houthi fighters has left dozens dead on both sides, sources say.

Four Yemeni government members killed amid conflict with Houthis Four members of Yemen's government-aligned forces were killed during clashes with Houthisover the last few days,according to a statement on Tuesday carried by the Al-Joumhouria television channel.

Yemeni forces say fighter killed on Taiz front lines against Houthis Yemens Saudi-backed government said on Thursday a fighter with one of its factions was killed on the al-Ahtoub front lines in the western countryside of Taiz governorate fighting against the Houthis, according to Yemens army media centre

Yemens Houthis fire ballistic missiles at al-Markha Yemens Iran-aligned Houthis fired ballistic missiles at Mocha port on Wednesday, a Yemeni army source told Al Jazeera

Saudi shipping company Bahri confirmed its vessel was struck, all crew members safe.

Yemeni army claims attacks on Houthis The Yemeni army said it launched drone strikes on several Houthi positions, targetinggatherings, movements and barracks

Gov't forces carried out 81 attacks in the last 24 hours as Houthis claim to have hit two targets in Saudi Arabia.

BWET, an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that allows investors to bet on the shipping rates, has soared 98 percent over the past month. Asked about rising energy prices, Bessent said, We have asymmetric information, and I'm not sure why oil has popped up on this." Iran has continued attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, while its partner in Yemen, the Houthis, has imposed a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea

Yemeni government forces carry out dozens of operations against Houthis Yemeni government forces said they have carried out 81 qualitative military operations against Houthis in the past 24 hours, Al Jazeera reported

But it has soared in value over the summer as investors bet against an end to fighting in Hormuz. Yemens Houthis have restarted attacking vessels in the Red Sea

Houthi ballistic missile hits house near Yemens Taiz A ballistic missile launched by Yemens Houthis hit a house in al-Akmah village in the Maqbanah district, west of Taiz, according to the media centre connected to the countrys Saudi-backed government

Yemens armed forces say 133 operations carried out against Houthis Yemens armed forces announced that they carried out133 military operations against Houthis over the past day

Woman, child injured in Houthi shelling Yemens al-Dhale A woman and a child have been injured after the Houthis shelled southwestern Yemens Al-Dhale governorate, according to Yemens state-run Saba News Agency

US envoy backs Yemen governments fight against Houthis Neil Hope, the Charg dAffaires of the US embassy in Yemen, signalled his support for the Saudi-backed Yemeni governments fight against the Houthis in a meeting with the vice president of the Presidential Leadership Council, Abdulrahman al-Mahrami, in Saudi Arabias capital, Riyadh, on Monday

Houthis say they targeted Saudi military ship in Red Sea Yemens Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday that they had targeted a Saudi military vessel and four escort ships in the Red Sea with missiles

Like a battlefield: How Yemens Mocha went from a town of fishermen to a city of fighters Submitted by MEE correspondent on Mon, 08/17/2026 - 12:06 The historic, strategically located city was once a quiet fishing town, but today it serves as the headquarters of the Republican Guard forces and hosts many fighters fleeing Houthi areas The navigation bridge of a sunken vessel in Mocha the day after an attack by the Houthis in the city held by Yemens internationally recognised government on 10 August 2026 (Khaled Ziad/AFP) Off In Yemen s coastal city of Mocha, the dominant dialect is no longer that of the native fishermen who grew up relying on the sea

The army has killed over 4,346 people since early March, with 12,301 others wounded in the same period. Yemen's internationally recognised government said it launched artillery attacks against the Houthis in the northern al-Jawf Governorate

Yemeni government claims attacks on Houthis Yemen'sinternationally recognised government said it launched artillery attacks against the Houthis in the northern al-Jawf Governorate

Yemeni government forces said Sunday they had launched 181 military operations against targets in Houthi-held areas over the past 24 hours, marking a sharp escalation in fighting between the two sides.

Houthis launch sixth ballistic missile at Marib city Houthis have fired a sixth ballistic missile on the Yemeni city of Marib, according to the Marib governorate

Opinion: How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East Nearly three years after the 7 October Hamas attack shattered the illusion of a manageable status quo - one serving US - Israeli interests, while harming Palestinian rights - and midway through President Donald Trumps second term, the Middle East no longer maps neatly onto the two axes that have defined it for decades. The regions fault line long ran between Iran s Axis of Resistance - comprising Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iraqi armed groups, and a battered but defiant Syria under the Assad regime - and the Israeli-inspired Pax Americana: an informal architecture of deterrence, normalisation, and military primacy that Washington and Tel Aviv sought to impose through the Abraham Accords, blatant double standards, international law violations and overwhelming force

Report: Drone strikes kill three Houthi fighters and wound commanders in southwest Yemen Yemeni government forces said at least three Houthis have been killed during drone strikes west of Taiz governorate, in the southwest of the country, according to the Yemen News Agency

How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East Submitted by Marco Carnelos on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 16:51 The Mecca agreement could do more to determine the region's trajectory than anything decided in Washington, Tel Aviv or Tehran Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Riyadh, on 17 September 2025 (Saudi Press Agency/AFP) On Nearly three years after the 7 October Hamas attack shattered the illusion of a manageable status quo - one serving US - Israeli interests, while harming Palestinian rights - and midway through President Donald Trumps second term, the Middle East no longer maps neatly onto the two axes that have defined it for decades. The regions fault line long ran between Iran s Axis of Resistance - comprising Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iraqi armed groups, and a battered but defiant Syria under the Assad regime - and the Israeli-inspired Pax Americana: an informal architecture of deterrence, normalisation, and military primacy that Washington and Tel Aviv sought to impose through the Abraham Accords, blatant double standards, international law violations and overwhelming force

Yemeni government says Houthi attack on al-Mokha killed four civilians At least four civilians were killed when Houthis fired six ballistic missiles at the Red Sea port of al-Mokha on Friday, Yemen's internationally recognised government said

Hostilities are rising between Iran-backed Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognised government.

The announcement of a new naval blockade threatens to restart full-scale war between Yemen's Houthis and Saudi Arabia