Symbolic imageThe Houthi war widened as Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline near Medina was attacked on Monday, a day after Houthi missiles damaged the Aramco Tower in Riyadh. Houthi-run authorities say at least 44 died in an airstrike near Sanaa.
Yemen's Houthi movement attacks merchant vessels passing its coast and has extended its strikes to targets inside Saudi Arabia. That sets it against the kingdom and against the shipping companies using the Red Sea, one of the main corridors between Asia and Europe.
Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline was attacked on Monday, a day after Houthi missiles damaged the Aramco Tower in Riyadh. Houthi-run authorities say at least 44 people died in an airstrike near Sanaa.
Houthi missiles damaged the Aramco Tower in Riyadh on Sunday. Houthi authorities say Saudi strikes near Sanaa killed dozens.
The Houthi-run health ministry says airstrikes it blames on Saudi Arabia killed at least 22 people, mostly women and children, east of Sanaa on Saturday. Counts differ, and the New York Times reports more than 50 dead in Yemen within 24 hours.
A strike on a market in Taiz governorate killed dozens on Friday. The Houthis blame Saudi aircraft, the government blames a Houthi missile.
Yemen's government sacked ministers and front commanders after its offensive stalled. Nearly 310,000 people have been displaced since August, the UN says.
The Houthi siege of Taiz has lasted 30 days, and the group claims a missile strike on Riyadh airport. Yemeni government forces say they are gaining ground in al-Jawf.
Houthi forces are within 80 km of Aden, Reuters sources say. Attacks on Saudi Arabia have pushed back the 2027 Asian Cup.
Reuters, citing sources, reports Houthi forces have come within 80 km of Aden. The Houthis also claim drone strikes on Saudi airports as government forces press on in al-Jawf.
The Saudi-led coalition says it downed a Houthi drone near Mecca on Friday; the Houthis deny it. Taiz and Aden suffer.
The Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile fired toward the kingdom's eastern region on Thursday. The UN says fighting has displaced more than 281,000 people in Yemen since August.
Saudi air strikes killed at least 14 people in Al-Jawf on Wednesday, according to Houthi media. The Houthis fired missiles at Aden airport.
The Houthis said on Tuesday they hit Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura refinery with a ballistic missile. They called Egypt's military backing for Riyadh a declaration of war.
Egypt's parliament approved military aid for Riyadh on Monday, while the Houthis claimed new strikes on Saudi targets. The Saudi-led coalition says it hit Houthi missile sites.
Saudi Arabia reopened two terminals at Riyadh's main airport on Sunday while the Houthis fired more missiles and drones. The Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted them.
Houthi media say Saudi strikes killed 11 to 17 people in Houthi-held areas on Saturday. The Houthis claim attacks on Saudi airports and oil sites, while Riyadh reports intercepting missiles.
Houthi missiles and drones hit Saudi military, energy and airport targets, and airlines keep suspending flights. In Yemen, 800,000 people are cut off in besieged Taiz.
Houthi attacks hit a Saudi airport and an oil field this week. Aramco and Washington both scaled back their presence in the kingdom.
The Houthis claimed a third strike in a week on Aden on Wednesday. The US ordered non-emergency embassy staff and families out of Saudi Arabia.
Britain announced on Tuesday that RAF Typhoons will fly defensive missions over Saudi Arabia. The death toll from Monday's Houthi strike on a Yemeni government camp has risen to 73.
Houthi ballistic missiles hit a Yemeni government training camp on Monday, the deadliest single strike since fighting reignited in September. Egypt delayed a vote on backing Saudi Arabia.
Houthi missiles and drones keep hitting Saudi Arabia, and Egypt says it is ready to support the kingdom's defence. Riyadh has reported its first military deaths.
Houthi forces have encircled Taiz and hit Aden's airport while attacking Saudi Arabia. Egypt and the UAE are moving to support Riyadh.
Houthi missiles hit the government's palace in Aden on Thursday, killing five. The group is closing in on Taiz while its attacks on Saudi Arabia continue.
Houthi missiles hit the government's palace complex in Aden on Thursday, while strikes on Saudi Arabia continue.
Houthi missiles damaged Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran on Tuesday night. The group says attacks on Saudi airports and oil sites will continue.
The Saudi-led coalition struck oil facilities around Sanaa on Tuesday after an evacuation warning. The Houthis answered with missiles and drones aimed at Riyadh and Dhahran.
Saudi Arabia extended the closure of Riyadh's King Khalid airport until Saturday after repeated Houthi strikes. Iran has offered to mediate.
A Houthi strike on Riyadh's King Khalid airport on Saturday killed at least 12 and wounded more than 300, and a second attack followed on Sunday. The Saudi-led coalition promised a firm response, while airlines and regulators pull back.
A missile hit Riyadh's King Khalid airport on Saturday, the third attack there this week. Trump says the US may join Saudi strikes on the Houthis.
Saudi Arabia said on Friday that three of its citizens, including a pilot, died in two Houthi attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid airport a day earlier. The UN envoy for Yemen told the Security Council the country has returned to full-scale war.
The Houthis claimed a third attack on Riyadh's airport on Thursday, after earlier strikes on Saudi airports killed three people. The Saudi-led coalition vows punishment.
Three foreign nationals died in attacks on the Riyadh and Abha airports, Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said on Wednesday. The Houthis claimed the strikes and also hit Aden's airport.
Yemen's government says it pushed the Houthis back near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, which the Houthis deny. The Houthis meanwhile struck Saudi airports.
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces claim control of the Bab el-Mandeb area as their offensive against the Houthis continues. The Houthis deny this and are striking Saudi targets.
Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced on Sunday an operation to retake all Houthi-held territory. Hours earlier, the Houthis had cut Taiz's supply route.
Houthi missiles and drones hit residential areas of government-held Marib on Saturday and again overnight. Yemen's government calls the attacks an escalation; the port of Mokha has halted operations.
Houthi forces fired six ballistic missiles at the government-held Red Sea port of al-Makha on Friday, killing at least four. They also claimed a drone strike on a Saudi Aramco site in Najran.
The UN envoy warned on Thursday that Yemen is closer to all-out war than at any time since the 2022 truce. Houthi forces hit a military airfield near Bab al-Mandeb and claimed a drone strike on a Saudi refinery.
A Pentagon review disclosed on Tuesday found that US strikes on Yemen's Houthis killed 153 civilians in 2025. It surfaced as the rebels escalated their attacks on shipping.
Missiles set a cargo ship carrying food ablaze in the Bab al-Mandeb strait on Tuesday. Yemen's internationally recognised government blames the Houthis; crew members and rescuers were killed.
The National reported on Monday that the Houthis are seeking a role comparable to Hezbollah's and are preparing to escalate the conflict in Yemen in support of Iran. The Tehran Times writes that attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities and a naval blockade of Saudi-linked shipping are intended to force Riyadh to lift its blockade of Yemen.
Houthi missiles and drones struck Yemen's government-held port of al-Makha in two waves on Sunday. The same morning the rebels claimed a drone attack on Aramco's Jazan refinery.
Yemen's army says it struck Houthi positions on several fronts on Saturday, its first announced counteroffensive in months. Houthi shelling of Marib continued.
Houthi missiles and drones killed at least 58 Yemeni government soldiers at camps in Marib and Hadramawt on Thursday, the deadliest day since the 2022 truce. The same attacks wounded 11 civilians across the border in Saudi Arabia's Najran region.
The Houthis said on Tuesday they had struck Najran Airport in response to Saudi drone incursions over Yemen; Saudi-led coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki said they hit civilian targets in the Najran region, wounding 11 civilians including a child. Gulf shipping traffic fell after the rebels also said they had attacked a Saudi oil tanker, and the kingdom warned of escalation.
Houthi drones and missiles hit Yemeni government army camps in the provinces of Marib and Hadhramaut on Thursday. It is the deadliest attack since the UN-brokered truce of 2022.
US airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen killed or injured hundreds of civilians during 2025, according to media investigations cited by TASS on Thursday. The Pentagon has not acknowledged that the air campaign caused civilian casualties, despite detailed reports from human rights organisations.
Yemen's Houthis said on Wednesday they hit two Saudi oil tankers, the Wafa off Yanbu and the Daisy in the Gulf of Aden. Oil prices rebounded, and Saudi Arabia has not commented on the claims.
The Houthi campaign against Saudi Arabia widened on Tuesday, with a claimed drone strike inside the kingdom and an Indian-flagged vessel sunk off Yemen. Saudi crude is being pushed away from the Red Sea.