Pakistani premier condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned recent Houthi attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, including strikes on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, which resulted in casualties

Trump rules out new attack on Iran until after midterms as oil prices spike Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 10/08/2026 - 20:15 The focus of the war has shifted to Yemen, where Pakistan denied a report that its warplanes were bombing the Houthis US President Donald Trump is seen at the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit at the Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on 8 October 2026 (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out new attacks on Iran until after the November mid-term elections, following several reports that Washington is gearing up for a new round of escalation

"We assure Saudi Arabia of our full solidarity in the face of these attacks," a French foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. The remarks came after at least three people were killed and dozens were injured in Houthi attacks on two of Saudi Arabia's international airports on Wednesday, including one in the capital, Riyadh

Lufthansa and Air India suspend flights to Riyadh airport after Houthi attacks Lufthansa Group and Air India will suspend flights to Riyadh, they said on Thursday, as Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on the Saudi capital's airport

Turkey rules out launching attacks on Yemen from Saudi Arabia Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Thu, 10/08/2026 - 15:28 Turkish foreign minister says Mecca pact is strictly defensive, as Ankara mulls deploying forces and equipment to Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks Pakistans Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Riyadh on 5 October (Turkish Foreign Ministry/AFP) Off Turkey will not send troops to Saudi Arabia to launch attacks on Yemen under the Mecca defence pact, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday

Turkey assesses defensive support for Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks Turkey is assessing how it can help Saudi Arabia defend against attacks by Yemens Iran-aligned Houthi movement under a joint defence pact with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, ruling out Turkish participation in offensive operations

Houthis warn staff to leave Saudi oil sites Yemens Houthi movement warned staff to leave Saudi oil facilities and claimed it had targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a ballistic missile on Thursday

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Wednesday that it had launched a large-scale operation, destroying 82 Houthi military targets across several provinces, in response to attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Houthi strikes on two of its international airports have killed three people.

Saudi-backed Yemeni forces claim advances in western Taiz's mountain belt overlooking the coast.

Yemeni government forces say 1,860 Houthi fighters neutralised Yemens government forces say they have neutralised 1,860 Houthi fighters in2,103 precise targeting operations against Houthi military positions in the Dawn of Yemen operation

At least three killed and dozens injured as Houthis strike Saudi airports At least three people were killed and dozens injured by Houthi attacks on two of Saudi Arabias international airports, including in the capital, Riyadh

Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed 82 Houthi military targets across Yemen Saudi-led coalition's spokesperson Major-General Turki al-Maliki said 82 targets were destroyed in a comprehensive operation across Saada, Hodeidah, al-Jawf and Marib

GCC chief condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi airports Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) secretaryeneral Jassim Mohammed al-Budaiwi condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabias Abha and King Khalid airports, describing them as systematic crimes targeting civilians

Moroccan, Algerian women killed in Abha, Sudanese national killed in Riyadh.

Syria weighs military aid for Saudi Arabia amid Yemen war, sources say Syria is carefully considering providing military assistance to key ally Saudi Arabia amid an escalating war against theIran-aligned Houthis in Yemen, a US official and a Syrian military official briefed on the matter said

Iran's move to step up attacks on tankers which are transiting through the Strait of Hormuz has also led to renewed worries over oil supplies among traders.

Fighting between Yemen's government forces and the Houthi group has intensified in recent days, with Saudi Arabia and its allies stepping up airstrikes in support of the government

Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi ballistic missile attacking Khamis Mushait, Saudi state TV says The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen'sIran-aligned Houthis towards the Saudi city of Khamis Mushait, Saudi state TV reported early on Wednesday

Yemen foreign ministry condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi airports Yemens foreign ministry has strongly condemned recent Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabias Jazan and Najran, according to the state-run Saba news agency

Yemeni forces are trying to reverse Houthi gains, aided by heavier air power and renewed international support.

Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi missile The Saudi-led coalition said its forces have intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis

Turkey to deploy troops and air defence systems to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks Turkey plans to step up its military support for Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks by deploying additional personnel and defence equipment amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom, several Turkish officials told Middle East Eye on Tuesday

Yemen's Houthi group said on Tuesday it had launched a fresh ballistic missile strike on Abha International Airport in southwest Saudi Arabia's Asir region, claiming the attack disrupted air traffic.

Houthis target Riyadh airpot, declare Saudi airspace open target except for holy sites The Iran-affiliated Yemeni group targeted King Khaled International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh for the second time on Monday

Houthis claim Mocha still under their control The Houthi Deputy Governor of Taiz Governorate, Fuad Sinan, issued a video statement from Mocha city, denying the claims made earlier by the Saudi-backed Yemeni forces of taking control of the city

Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have agreed to trigger collective deterrence measures in response to Houthi attacks.

Yemen: Video shows armoured vehicle ramming unarmed and armed men as fighting rages Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 10/05/2026 - 17:46 The vehicle mows down men who clearly have their hands raised to surrender, in addition to men armed with rifles Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces ride in the back of a military truck at the Jabal Han front, west of the city of Taiz, following fierce battles earlier in the day, on 3 October 2026 (Ahmad al-Basha/AFP) Off Multiple videos have emerged on social media showing what appear to be Yemeni -government-aligned soldiers in an armoured vehicle driving over bodies and armed and unarmed men amid a counter-offensive against the Houthis

Yemenis trapped in the Red Sea port city speak of deteriorating conditions there.

The Saudi-led coalition spokesman says the Yemeni armed group is 'attempting to divert attention' from its losses.

Yemens government forces claim to have killed hundreds of Houthi rebels as they attempt to retake lost territory.

Spokesman for Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen government says Houthi claims of targeting Riyadh are 'misleading'.

Loud explosions rocked Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa late Saturday as the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported renewed Saudi airstrikes on the city.

Yemeni forces say strikes conducted against Houthi targets in Sanaa, Saada Yemen's armed forces said early on Sunday it was conducting strikes against the Houthis in the capital Sanaa and the group's stronghold Saada

Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reports Saudi attack on Sanaa Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported early on Sunday an attack carried out by Saudi Arabia on the capital Sanaa

Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Aramco site in Riyadh Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack against an Aramco site in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Saturday, the group's media said

Yemeni army claims 1,540 Houthi casualties as fighting intensifies in Taiz The Yemeni government has claimed that 1,540 Houthi fighters were killed or woundedduring the past 24 hours as the battles raging in the southwestern governorate of Taiz intensified

Yemeni army claims 468 operations targeting Houthis killed, wounded hundreds of members The Yemeni army claimed it killed and wounded hundreds of Houthi members after its forces carried out 468 operations against the group on three fronts across the country

Yemeni army says it launched 414 attacks on Houthi targets Yemens army said it carried out414 attacks on Houthi targetsover the past 24 hours,according to a statement carried by the official Saba news agency

Saudi Arabia turns to UAE 'white horse' as it gears up to battle Yemen's Houthis Saudi Arabia appears to be mending fences with the UAE in an effort to push back a Houthi military offensive in Yemen that threatens the kingdoms Red Sea oil export corridor and has seen drones strike Riyadh

Yemeni government forces say they conducted 414 strikes on Houthis in last 24 hours Yemens armed forces spokesman Majid al-Nuzaili said on Tuesday that Yemeni government forces carried out 414 precision strikes targeting Houthi positions over the past 24 hours

Israeli attacks continue in Gaza, while Israeli forces have also carried out air and artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Yemeni government forces have launched operations against Houthi positions in Taiz as the conflict continues to displace civilians.

At UN, Saudi FM warns world failing to protect Gulf shipping Saudi Arabia warned UN members Saturday that attempts to block Middle East waterways are a threat to global energy security and demanded the international community do more to defend freedom of navigation. Since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran in late February, Tehran has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while its Houthi allies in Yemen have subsequently done the same in the Bab al-Mandab Strait

Yemens president called on citizens to join the armed forces, and offered amnesty to Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

Rashad al-Alimi pledges amnesty for Houthi defectors in first speech since losing ground on the western Red Sea coast.

Shehbaz Sharif speaks as Islamabad, Riyadh and Ankara army chiefs meet to discuss Mecca pact, closer military ties.

Houthis told EU they have no intention to attack European ships: Report Yemens Houthis told the European Union they have no intention of targeting European vessels as the group moves to cement its control over the Red Sea

Pakistan PM, a signatory to the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at UNGA 81.

Fighting between Houthi and government-aligned forces forces families out of their homes in Yemen.

Yemen's president calls on Yemenis to mobilise Rashid al-Alimi, the Riyadh-based president of Yemen's Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government, called on Yemenis on Friday to mobilise and join the armed forces. He also offered a future general amnesty to Houthi fighters and affiliates who leave the group starting 26 September.

Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan move to deepen defence coordination as Houthi attacks and Yemen fighting intensify.

Houthis 'responsible for their own actions', Iran's Pezeshkian says Iran's President has denied that Tehran was directing Houthi battle plans, saying that the "Houthisare responsible for their own actions"

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan set to hold urgent chiefs-of-staff meeting after Houthi attacks The Saudi foreign ministry announced on Friday that the kingdom,Turkey and Pakistan will hold an urgent meeting of their chiefs of staff to discuss ways to back Riyadh amid the escalating tensions withYemen's Houthis.

Saudi, Turkish, Pakistani army chiefs invoke Mecca pact for urgent talks over Houthi attacks.

Rubio says US will live up to defence commitments with Saudi Arabia Responding to a question on the Houthi military campaign, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the US will honour its commitments in its defence pact with Saudi Arabia

Britain will provide defensive air-to-air refueling support to Saudi Arabia in response to recent attacks by Yemen's Houthi group, the BBC cited British Prime Minister Andy Burnham as saying on Monday.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he has agreed to a request for 'defensive' air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets.

Yemeni government forces say Houthi drone shot down Yemen's government forces announced shooting down a Houthi drone in southwestern Taiz

US President Donald Trump told Fox News on Sunday that Washington is in "constant communication" with Yemen's Houthi group, which has agreed not to fight the United States.

Houthis declare 'blockade for blockade' on Saudi, assure US ships are safe The Houthis have declared what they call an "equation of blockade for blockade and escalation for escalation", vowing that Riyadh will face consequences for restrictions imposed on Yemen

Houthis say Saudi Arabia launched 28 strikes in Yemen over 24 hours The Houthis said Sunday that Saudi Arabia launched 28 strikes in several areas of Yemen in the past 24 hours, as the group and Yemeni government clash in the revived civil war

US restricts state employee travel to two Saudi cities The US State Department on Sunday restricted travel for American government employees to the Saudi cities of Taif and Yanbu, citing the security situation as the kingdom faces attacks from the Houthi group in Yemen

Iran military warns Middle East nations 'complicit' if US resumes attacks from American bases Iran's military issued a threat on Sunday that Arab nations would be "considered complicit" if the United States resumes major strikes on the country from American bases. The warning comes amid a rise in escalation in the region as Yemen's Houthi forces ramp up their attacks against Saudi Arabia.

The State Department urged Americans to reconsider Middle East travel as Houthi attacks intensify and Iran keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed.

Qatar condemns Houthi attacks on Riyadh and civilian infrastructure in Yemen Qatar condemned the Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Riyadh and the targeting of civilians and infrastructure in Bish, Taif, Farasan and Yanbu

Yemen's Houthi group said on Saturday that it had launched large-scale attacks targeting the Saudi capital Riyadh and Yanbu, a major industrial and energy hub on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast, marking a major escalation in the confrontation between the two sides.

Turkish FM highlights Turkiye's readiness to assist Saudi Arabia militarily, as Houthi attacks intensify in Yemen.

It was the first air raid alert in Riyadh since an escalation in fighting between the Houthis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

The U.S. opted not to intervene as Yemens Houthi rebels seized a major choke point for Saudi oil shipments on the Red Sea.

Heavy clashes reported between Yemeni forces and Houthis in Taiz Heavy clashes between Yemeni government forces and Houthi fighters have been reported in Taiz governorate, particularly in the al-Waziyah district around the al-Dharifah intersection, Al Jazeera reported, quoting government military sources

Houthi ballistic missile reportedly hits King Fahd Port in Saudi Arabia Yemens Houthi forces launched a "powerful ballistic missile attack" on the King Fahd Industrial Port in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, overnight, Iranian news agency Tasnim has reported

Yemeni army claim to have killed 30 Houthi fighters in Taiz over past day Yemen's army said that30 Houthi fighters were killed and over 60 others were wounded within 24 hours in the Al-Waziyah district west of Taiz

Pakistan says time has come to implement Mecca defence pact Pakistans defence minister has said the time has come to implement the Mecca defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey as Houthi attacks on the kingdom intensify

Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi pledges to defend Mecca and other Islamic holy sites.

Saudi warplanes pounded Yemen and Houthi fighters launched drones and missiles at Saudi cities, the Iran-backed movement said on Wednesday, after a lightning advance that has extended Tehran's reach in the Middle East war.

Houthi forces have released a video claiming to show a Saudi fighter jet the group says was shot down in Yemens Marib.

UK stands with Saudi Arabia, Yemen government after Houthi attacks The UK Foreign Office said Britain stands in solidaritywith Saudi Arabia and Yemens internationally recognised government following new attacks by the Houthis