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A Houthi official on Monday warned the US it would receive a “painful response” if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington’s help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks. Yemen’s civil war - in which a Saudi-led military coalition supports the government against the Iran-backed Houthis - reignited in July, months into the wider regional conflict that has roiled energy markets and plunged the Middle East into crisis. The Houthis...

After four years of relative calm, the war pitting Yemen’s Houthi militia against the country’s internationally recognized government and its backer Saudi Arabia is back on. Announcing the start of a full-scale military campaign against the Houthis, the Saudi-led force said on social media on October 4th that the goal is to “eliminate” the group. Bloomberg's Veena Ali-Khan examines why the Houthis are so hard to defeat. She speaks with hosts Businessweek Daily hosts Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Yemen's ambassador to France Riyad Yassin Abdallah says that the Iran-backed Houthi "are thriving and surviving by creating war". Saudi Arabia's energy minister on Monday said the country had been tested but would mount a "serious" response after a string of attacks on Riyadh's international airport by Yemen's Houthis that left 18 people dead.

Yemen's Southern Giants Brigades have emerged as one of the leading forces against the Houthis.

Aid agencies in Yemen highlighted the growing hunger emergency sparked by renewed fighting between Houthi opposition forces and Government troops, after mobile health clinics reported that hundreds of children displaced by the violence are suffering from the most deadly form of malnutrition.

Saudi-backed forces say 1,150 Houthis killed in operations against the Iran-aligned group over the past 24 hours.

Yemen’s Houthis have released drone video said to show attacks on Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces.

Fighting is intensifying between Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebel group.

Houthi advances and the closure of vital roads into Taiz have triggered shortages, reviving memories of earlier siege.

Saudi Arabia and Yemen's internationally recognised gov't urge UN Security Council action amid Houthi escalation.

As fighting intensifies, Yemenis face a deepening economic crisis, with unpaid salaries and rising prices.

The Yemeni city of Taiz faces mounting pressure as fighting intensifies in its outskirts in recent days

Yemen's tribes could prove crucial to government's fight against the Houthis, but many may wait before choosing sides.

Yemen’s internationally-recognized government, backed by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have regained territory from the Houthis, as fighting in the region near the Bab el-Mandeb strait intensifies. The Yemeni armed forces said they took control of the Red Sea city of Mokha on Monday after battles with the Iran-backed Houthis, according to Saba, a Yemeni news agency. Overnight, the Houthis said the Saudi Arabian military had launched around 60 airstrikes on parts of Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa. The Houthis said they responded by firing missiles and drones at the kingdom, and targeted the main airport in Riyadh. For a closer look, we speak with Jennifer Welch, Chief Geoeconomics Analyst for Bloomberg Economics. (Source: Bloomberg)

⁠Yemen’s Houthis attacked Aden’s international airport with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones on Wednesday, the country’s transport ministry said, as fighting between the Iran-aligned group and Saudi-backed government forces intensified. Fighting has been focused in recent days on areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a shipping route that has become more crucial for energy exports since the conflict between the US and Iran restricted trade through the Strait of Hormuz. This week,...

Yemeni government says one of the missiles hit Aden airport's runway minutes before a flight from Cairo was due to land.

More than 137,000 students in conflict zones lose access to education, deepening Yemen's already dire schooling crisis.

Explosions near Aden International Airport after Yemen’s Saudi-backed gov't said two missiles were fired by the Houthis.

The heaviest fighting between the internationally recognised government and the Houthis has been in southwestern Yemen.

Forces loyal to the government is the man bswuugdud xForces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have recaptured several key areas around the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said Monday.

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces staged a lightning advance on ​Monday to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait up to the city of Mocha, the government said, pushing the Iran-backed Houthis out of most of the areas they seized last month. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.

The Yemeni military announced a broad set of strikes against Houthi targets on Monday, after the government declared a new campaign to retake all territory even as the Iran-backed group made fresh gains on the ground. France 24's Kethevane Gorjestani takes a look at the reasons behind this latest escalation in the long-running conflict.

The Yemeni military announced on Monday that it will launch a broad set of strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in an attempt to retake lost territory. The Houthis launched an offensive in September, which killed hundreds of combatants on both sides, according to UN figures, and has since become the most active front in the wider Middle East war. 

Government forces in Yemen have launched a major military operation to retake the territory seized by Houthi rebels last month.

Yemen’s internationally recognized government launched a full-scale military campaign to recapture all Houthi-held territory after weeks of escalating conflict between the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia. Bloomberg's Stuart Livingstone-Wallace breaks down the latest developments. (Source: Bloomberg)

Yemeni government forces have declared a ‘battle for liberation’ to retake remaining territory held by the Houthis.

Fighting escalates in Taiz governorate as Yemen's government and Houthis battle for control of key strategic locations.

The ​leader of ​Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced the beginning of a ​major ‌military ⁠operation against the Iran-backed Houthis ‌on Sunday aimed at ⁠recapturing territory under their control. The announcement came as Houthi forces cut off a vital supply route to the besieged government-held city of Taiz, according to several security sources.

Yemenis trapped in the Red Sea port city speak of deteriorating conditions there.

Yemen’s government forces claim to have killed hundreds of Houthi rebels as they attempt to retake lost territory.