Saudi-backed Yemeni army says 700 Houthis killed in 24 hours
Yemen’s government forces claim to have killed hundreds of Houthi rebels as they attempt to retake lost territory.
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Yemen’s 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'.
Houthi rebels accused Saudi forces of launching 26 strikes on Sanaa on Saturday after loud explosions rocked the Yemeni capital. The Iran-backed group said it struck an oil facility south of Riyadh, where flames and a large plume of smoke were seen rising from a plant belonging to oil giant Aramco.
The Yemeni Houthis claimed to have targeted on Saturday a site of the oil giant Aramco in Riyadh, from which flames have risen. Shortly before that, he charged the Saudi army with 26 air raids on Sana'a, the capital of Yemen they controlled.
Displaced Yemenis are fleeing again, as the Houthis capture the Red Sea coast.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station supplying the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, drawing condemnation across the Muslim world. The Houthis denied involvement in the drone attack, which came as fighting intensified between government forces and rebels in Yemen.
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.
At the same time in Yemen, the Saudi-backed government army says it is inflicting heavy losses on the Houthis in Taiz.
Air strikes and difficult terrain have prevented the Houthis from turning coastal gains into a wider breakthrough.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the kingdom 'will not hesitate to respond firmly to any threat'.
It's unclear how the Saudis can defuse the threat presented by the Houthis in next-door Yemen or who they can turn to for help. The US isn't interested, the Europeans are hedging and nobody wants open conflict with Iran.
Pakistan says Islamabad will make “whatever means” available to Saudi Arabia if Saudi faces threats from the Houthis.
Iran has long been accused of links with the Houthis in Yemen, but how far do these links go?
Experts say use of modified Iranian defence system could alter the balance in the fight for the Red Sea.
Iran is using Hormuz to seek US concessions, relief for the Houthis and greater control over Gulf shipping.
Top US and Saudi diplomats discuss cooperation on security challenges, including hostilities with Yemen's Houthis.
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.
In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with pro-government soldiers.
The Houthi-run health ministry accused the Saudi Air Force of committing an "abominable crime," vowing to retaliate. The Houthis' account of the attack cannot be independently verified.
Yemeni government forces claim multiple air and ground operations across Taiz in 24 hours.