Saudis say they shot down missile over Medina; Houthis also fire ballistic missiles at Yemeni city of Marib

Footage shows major oil fire on outskirts of rebel-held capital, additional strikes within city; Iran-backed group calls for evacuation of Riyadh airport, Aramco facilities

The Houthi takeover of parts of the Red Sea gives the armed group a new platform to challenge global shipping. The group has taken over the port of Mocha, the island of Mayyun, and the Zuqar and Hanish archipelago about 160km north of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. These areas were previously controlled by Yemeni government […]

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When Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agreed to a mutual defense pact in August, it was principally seen as a political commitment. The “Mecca alliance,” as it was dubbed, stipulated that an armed attack on one would be treated as an attack on all three, accompanied by deeper military cooperation. That pact is no longer […]

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