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The number of refugees fleeing across the Red Sea to Djibouti could jump from 3,000 today to 10,000 in coming months because of renewed fighting in Yemen, the United Nations warned Tuesday. UN Refugee Agency Global Spokesman Babar Baloch also told reporters in Geneva that the number of internally displaced people in Yemen could swell to over 230,000. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.
The UK says it will provide air-to-air refuelling for "defensive" operations following a request from Saudi Arabia.
Donald Trump has been raving several times in recent days about his strategy in Yemen, divided between Saudi pressure to hit the pro-Iranian Houthis and the risk of engaging the United States in a new front in the Middle East, according to the New York Times. The explanations of Matthieu Mabin, correspondent France 24 in Washington.
The BBC's Frank Gardner speaks to some of those who have fled the war by crossing the Red Sea to Djibouti.
Yemeni group warns of further attacks on the kingdom.
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 US cautioned against a rapidly escalating situation in Yemen after Houthi rebels carried out a missile attack on the Saudi capital. In recent weeks, the Iran backed militants have also seized large portions of Yemeni territory following clashes with Saudi-backed government forces. The US is a very close ally to Saudi Arabia. Yet, is visibly unwilling to intervene on its behalf – why? Details and analysis by H. A. Hellyer, senior fellow in geopolitics at the Royal United Institute in Cairo.
The US has warned that fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could rapidly escalate. It comes after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed. The Houthis' lightning offensive seized swathes of Yemeni territory in recent weeks and has left hundreds dead. In the face of such attacks and with no support from its American ally, what are Saudi Arabia’s options?
Fighting between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia continues to intensify. On Saturday morning, a fire broke out near Riyadh's main airport after Houthis said they launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia. On the ground in Yemen, Houthi rebels are pushing east in their fight against Saudi-backed government forces. Story by Caroline Baum.
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.
It was the first air raid alert in Riyadh since an escalation in fighting between the Houthis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
The Yemen-based Houthis said they targeted "sensitive sites" in Riyadh, hours after a blaze at a fuel depot near the Saudi capital's main airport. The Saudi-led coalition said Saudi defense downed a ballistic missile.
A reported strike on a fuel depot at Riyadh airport caused delays on Saturday, as Saudi Arabia says it shot down a ballistic missile aimed at the capital.
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.
The residents of the Saudi capital were awakened during the night of Saturday to Sunday by an attack risk alert followed by two large explosions. On Saturday, the Houthi movement in Yemen claimed responsibility for an attack on "sensitive" sites in the Saudi capital, where explosions had sounded during the night for the first time since the resumption of hostilities between Ryad and these pro-Iranian fighters.
Pro-Houthi demonstrations erupted in Yemen after Saudi Arabia accused the military group of targeting the Muslim holy site of Mecca. Story by Elitsa Gadeva.
Residents later received the all-clear after explosions were reported in the capital.
Iran's interior ministry spokesperson also says 'rising prices are causing concern for the people'.
The war in Yemen intensifies with mounting clashes and reciprocal attacks between Saudi forces and the Houthis.
