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Tens of thousands of people have been displaced across Yemen in recent days, fleeing the advance of Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Some 1,400 people escaped across the Gulf of Aden to Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa.

The Houthis and Iran are seeking to gain leverage, but they may instead get a unified front in the Red Sea.

Government forces and Saudi Arabia carry out air attacks to stop Houthis' advance as thousands displaced by conflict.

Yemeni refugees arrive in Obock, Djibouti, within 24 hours as Houthis tighten their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island as they cement control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of launching 129 strikes in 48 hours as fears grow over impact on Riyadh’s oil industry

Houthi fighters on Sunday said they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen’s government forces forced growing numbers of civilians to flee. The attack at the southern Sharurah base targeted “weapons depots and command and control centres that are managing the aggression against our nation and people”, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on social media. The date of the operation was not specified. Clashes have increased...

Saudi Arabia on Saturday ​shut down the vital East-West pipeline after the conduit came under attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices soaring. The 1,200-km pipeline has served as the main route out for global ​supplies of Middle East oil for the ‌past six months while the Strait of Hormuz has been largely shut by war.

The Iranian ally seizes Yemen's Red Sea coast, cementing their hold on the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

Iranian officials have praised the Houthis' victories but have not spoken about any imminent closure of Bab al-Mandeb.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have been celebrating after seizing control of the Red Sea coast in a rapid offensive.

Saudi Arabia has stopped transferring oil through a major pipeline after it was attacked by drones. Meanwhile, Houthi forces have taken control of a strategic port and island in Bab el-Mandeb from Yemeni government forces. Iran, which backs the rebels, says it had nothing to do with the attacks.

Houthi forces seize Yemen's Red Sea coast while Saudi Arabia suspends crucial oil pipeline following drone attack.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels captured the strategic Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, located at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, officials said on Friday. The lightning move opens a new front in the Iran war and threatens energy supplies, especially Saudi oil exports, from passing through one of the world's key shipping lanes. 

Houthis were already able to disrupt shipping - their advance consolidates that power, and exposes government weakness.

The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.

The Iran-backed Houthi forces have taken control over most of the western Red Sea coastal line

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, potentially tightening their grip on one of the world’s vital shipping routes. Earlier, two sources from the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government said its forces had withdrawn from Perim and that the Houthis had also taken the mainland Red Sea coastal town of Dhubab, which faces the island. If ‌the Houthis gain full control...

Iran-aligned Houthi militants seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday, military sources said, posing a further threat to global energy supplies. Four Yemeni government military sources said the Houthis had gained further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the southern outlet of the Red Sea and one of the world's most important shipping routes, and were launching attacks on the strategic ​islands of Hanish.

Riyadh needs to restore deterrence without being pulled back into a prolonged Yemen war.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of ​the historic port city of Mocha on Thursday, four Yemeni government military sources said, gaining further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most important shipping routes. There has been an escalation in fighting between Saudi Arabia's Yemeni allies in the internationally backed government and the Houthis in recent ⁠days, creating a second theatre of war in the Iran conflict that threatens global energy supplies.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis seized ⁠control of the historic port city of Mocha on Thursday, four Yemeni government military sources said, gaining further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important shipping routes. The Houthis were launching attacks on the strategic Red Sea islands of Hanish, the government sources told Reuters. Government forces and their allies are relocating south to Dhubab, which sits directly on the strait, across from the island of...

Forces loyal to the UN-recognised government and Houthis fight on multiple fronts in an effort to expand their control.

Yemen's government accuses Houthis of killing 3 children as rebels claim Saudi forces launched 54 air raids in 12 hours.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Yemen's ambassador warns Houthi attacks threaten global shipping.

SOMALIA · SECURITY Key Facts —The claim More than 100 al-Shabaab fighters have travelled to Yemen for instruction in drones, advanced weapons and explosives, according to US and regional security officials cited by the Wall Street Journal. —The relationship The al-Shabaab–Houthi channel dates to at least 2023 and was built by Somali intermediaries, including a […] The post Over 100 al-Shabaab Fighters Trained in Yemen by the Houthis appeared first on The Rio Times.

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces are intensifying their counteroffensive against the Houthis.

Fighting between government forces and Iran-backed Houthis is raising fears Yemen could return to full-scale war.

Saudi Arabia halted several energy facilities in the south, as the Iran-backed Houthi militants claimed fresh strikes on the kingdom. The Yemen-based Houthis said they targeted Saudi Aramco’s facilities in Abha, Najran and Jazan with ballistic missiles and drones, the group’s military spokesperson said in a statement. The attacks caused fires at several locations, and efforts were ongoing to contain the blazes, the Saudi energy ministry said on X, without naming the facilities. While the targets appear to include infrastructure that supply the local Saudi demand, repeated attacks on Jazan, where a major refinery is located, are a concern for the oil market. For the latest, we speak with Becca Wasser, Defense Lead for Bloomberg Economics. (Source: Bloomberg)