Iran says it’s ‘counting the moments’ until it can strike U.S. warships; Saudi Aramco facilities attacked
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's Aramco reportedly came under fresh attack overnight.
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Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's Aramco reportedly came under fresh attack overnight.
Saudi civil defence authority says danger passed after it issued alerts via its national early warning platform.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco as well as Riyadh airport after loud blasts rattled the Saudi capital. The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis earlier said it had intercepted a missile fired towards Riyadh. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted missiles targeting Riyadh and Dhahran, with falling debris injuring people.
A Saudi Aramco building has been hit in Dhahran, following Saudi-led coalition strikes on Houthi 'vital assets' in Yemen
Yemeni government forces are encircled by the Houthis in Taiz, where blockades on road routes have worsened shortages.
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Houthi media reported an attack by Saudi Arabia on the Yemen Oil Company in Sanaa on Tuesday, which came shortly after the Saudi-led coalition ordered the evacuation of the facility ahead of a military operation. The Iran-backed rebels had warned that they would target Riyadh's airport and other sites in the country if Saudi Arabia followed through on its threat.
Government forces engage in intense clashes as Houthi shelling targets residential areas and hospitals in Taiz.
Iran has warned that cables and data centres in the region could be attacked, as Houthi allies hold internet chokepoint.
Yemeni rights group accuses the Houthis of killing five civilians and injuring more than a dozen others.
Fighting has continued between Iran-backed rebels and Saudi Arabia, adversely impacting the kingdom's economy and security. Still, Saudi officials have stopped warning of Houthi attacks in an effort to calm fears.
Flights to and from Riyadh have been suspended following deadly Houthi attacks, with several international airlines extending cancellations through October 19. The disruption threatens Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to become a major global aviation hub, while Delta has postponed its first direct US flights to the Kingdom until March 2027.
Al-Nassr's AFC Champions League game in Riyadh was delayed for one hour due to a security warning amid Houthi attacks.
Orla Guerin travelled through Yemen, with forces loyal to its internationally recognised government, to a remote desert battlefield where Houthi rebels were dislodged just days ago.
Oil prices fell as investors assess potential supply disruptions against prospects of more Russian diesel entering global markets.
Saudi Arabia claims it downed a ballistic missile fired at Riyadh, as the Houthis say they targeted King Khalid airport.
As Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport suffers a string of deadly attacks, claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels, a slew of AI-generated or decontextualised videos and photos have been circulating on social media, purporting to show the strikes of the last few days. We take a closer look in Truth or Fake.
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Yemen's ambassador to France Riyad Yassin Abdallah says that the Iran-backed Houthi "are thriving and surviving by creating war". Saudi Arabia's energy minister on Monday said the country had been tested but would mount a "serious" response after a string of attacks on Riyadh's international airport by Yemen's Houthis that left 18 people dead.