US opts not to back Saudi Arabia in Yemen after meeting Houthi leaders

Officials from the US met Houthi leaders over the weekend at the country’s embassy in Muscat, Oman, it has been confirmed, leading to the US decision not to intervene to help Saudi Arabia drive back a Houthi advance inside Yemen. The Iran-backed militant …

Saudi Arabia facing growing pressure on multiple fronts as Houthis escalate in Yemen

Saudi Arabia is facing growing pressure on several fronts as the Houthis in Yemen expand their capabilities and Iran threatens vital infrastructure, creating what a source close to the Saudi government described to The Jerusalem Post as “great anxiety and …

The Houthi advance in Yemen: another vital Middle East artery becomes a battlefield

Even in a region beset by turmoil and learning to expect the unexpected, the lightning advance of Yemen’s Houthis along the Red Sea coast has shocked observers. More than 100,000 people have been forced to flee in a country where immiseration and …

Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi airbase in Khamis Mushait, Aramco facilities in Yanbu

Houthis downed Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Marib, Yemen, terror group spox. claims

Yemen's Houthis claimed to have downed an F-15 fighter jet belonging to the Royal Saudi Air Force over Yemen's Marib Governorate, the terror group's military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed on Wednesday."The fighter jet was downed using …

Houthis' Yemen gains put control of strategic strait, key cities in focus

Yemen's 12-year-old civil war again exploded onto the front pages this month as the Iran-backed Houthi rebels swept down the country's west coast, seizing the port city of Mocha, driving farther south towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the …

Yemen Conflict Escalates: Houthis Clash With Govt Forces, Claim Attacks On Saudi

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Yemen fighting escalates, displacing 125,000, worsening humanitarian conditions. Houthis claimed strikes on Saudi facilities; deny Mecca drone. Yemen condemned Mecca drone attempt; blames …

Starmer ‘complicit’ in Trump’s Yemen massacre

Royal Air Force (RAF) refuelling planes supported US strikes on Yemen that the Pentagon  assessed “more likely than not” resulted in 281 civilian casualties, it has emerged. Britain’s involvement in the operation “may make them complicit in war crimes,” …

U.S. and Houthis hold Oman talks amid Yemen escalation

U.S. officials held an undisclosed meeting with representatives of Yemen’s Houthis in Oman over the weekend, according to five sources familiar with the discussions, as the Iran backed group expands its control along Yemen’s Red Sea coast. The meeting took …

Why Yemen has returned to conflict

The dormant conflict in Yemen has erupted once more, with the Houthi rebel group seizing control of the Red Sea port city of Mocha and a number of islands from Yemeni government forces in recent weeks. This has given the Houthis a foothold close to the Bab …