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The Saudi-led coalition announced Saturday that it was conducting a "large-scale operation" against the Houthis. A media affiliated with the pro-Iranian rebels reported attacks in north-western Yemen.
The Saudi-led coalition announced that it had intercepted a Houthi missile north of Riyadh, after another shot at Khamis Mushait. In Yemen, Aden airport was also attacked by missiles and drones, according to government authorities. An escalation of tensions in the region told by Sophie Samaille.
Israel pays tribute on Wednesday to the victims of Hamas' terrorist attack three years ago. Ceremonies are planned throughout the day throughout the country. Elections will be held in Israel on 27 October, the first since the Hamas massacre and the war waged by the Hebrew state in Gaza. Follow our direct.
In recent hours, the Houthis have targeted many targets in Saudi Arabia. Drones and missiles fell in the night at Riyadh airport but also at an Aramco tanker refinery. In his arm with these Shiite rebels in Yemen, the Saudi regime can count on its allies in the region: Turkey and Pakistan announce the dispatch of military personnel. The story of Sophie Samaille.
The Houthis claimed on Monday strikes at Riyadh International Airport, an Aramco oil refinery and sites in southern Saudi Arabia. Activating their mutual defence pact, Turkey and Pakistan announce the deployment of military personnel to the kingdom. On the other hand, Yemeni forces are launching a counter-offensive on Sanaa.
On Monday, the Yemeni government, supported by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have carried out hundreds of strikes against Houthis positions following the announcement of an offensive to recapture the entire country to these pro-Iranian fighters. Explainatiosn by Julien Chehida, international columnist France 24.
On Monday, the Yemeni government, supported by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have carried out hundreds of strikes against Houthis positions following the announcement of an offensive to recapture the entire country to these pro-Iranian fighters.
A look back at the highlights of last week's news and its most striking images: the movement to block high schools and universities marked by violence, a Flydubai flight stolen from Saudi Arabia after the pilot was attacked by his co-pilot, but also the floods in Bangkok.
Riyadh claimed on Thursday that the Houthis targeted an electrical infrastructure feeding the Prophet's mosque in the holy city of Medina. Yemen, Qatar, Turkey, Sudan and the Arab League condemned the attack, while Yemeni pro-Iranian rebels denied any responsibility.
A pilot who stabbed another pilot on an aircraft to Israel is under investigation in Saudi Arabia, said Benjamin Netanyahu.
The schools in Riyadh will operate in distanciel for a period of one week, in full resurgence of the attacks by the Yemeni Houthis against Saudi Arabia, according to messages sent Sunday to the parents of students.
The offensive of the pro-Iranian Houthis rebels against Saudi Arabia was condemned by the UN Security Council in the aftermath of further attacks. In Yemen, the head of the Presidential Council, Rachad al-Alimi, called for a general mobilization of the population against the Houthis, calling on all those who would defect into the Houthis ranks to join the armed forces.
Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday, 24 September, that it had intercepted a missile attack from neighbouring Yemen by the pro-Iranian Houthis, against the background of intensified hostilities between the two sides. Air defences shot down six missiles in the Taif and Yanbu areas of the Red Sea. Emmanuel Macron said sending "military means" there to "protect" these key energy sites.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold an emergency meeting as part of their joint defence agreement to discuss ways to support Riyadh targeted by Iran-supported Huthis rebel attacks. They reported firing dozens of missiles and drones at Saudi targets on Thursday. Iraq and Lebanon are expected Friday at the UN rostrum, which is holding its General Assembly in New York. Follow our direct.
On Thursday, Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthis attacked several areas in Saudi Arabia using missiles and drones. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced the sending of "military means" to "protect" the Yanbu oil terminal, a strategic link of the Saudi energy system.
The G7 also condemns "with the utmost firmness" the Houthis attacks on Saudi Arabia, affirming that the escalation of fighting in Yemen threatens global energy security.
The United States said that it feared a "rapid escalation" of hostilities in the Middle East following the attacks by the Yemeni Houthis against Saudi Arabia, whose capital had been targeted for the first time in months by these pro-Iranian fighters. We are talking about the situation with Quentin Müller, an independent journalist and expert on the Arabian peninsula.
On Saturday, 19 September, the United States warned of a "rapid escalation" of hostilities in the Middle East in the face of attacks by the Yemeni Houthis against Saudi Arabia, whose capital was targeted for the first time in months by these pro-Iranian fighters. We talk about this with our guest David Rigoulet-Roze, editor of the magazine "Orients Stratégiques".
The United States warned on Saturday that Iran-supported hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis could "know a rapid escalation" after an attack on the Saudi capital for the first time in months. Yemeni rebels claimed responsibility for two attacks with missiles and drones.
Flames and black smoke appeared on Saturday, 19 September, near Ryad Airport, where explosions had sounded in the night for the first time since the resumption of hostilities with the Yemeni Houthis. "There is an important escalation," explains our journalist Antoine Mariotti.
