Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement Ansar Allah has carried out a series of strikes on Saudi Arabia over the past 48 hours, targeting facilities belonging to oil and gas company Saudi Aramco, airports and military bases, the rebels’ military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed.
The official Yemeni government announced that it has restored control over a number of areas in Taiz Governorate previously held by Ansar Allah forces.
The situation in the Middle East is on the brink of a large-scale war, although the Islamabad memorandum between the U.S. and Iran has everything to bring the situation in the Strait of Hormuz back to the diplomatic track, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after the 9th round of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council Strategic Dialogue.
At least two missiles launched by the Houthis from the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah have hit the territory of Aden International Airport, the city’s police department said.
Iran is ready to facilitate a peaceful resolution of the conflict between the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah (the Houthis) and Saudi Arabia if they make such a request, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.
The Houthis have launched a missile strike on the presidential palace in Aden, damaging the building, but no members of the government were harmed.
Yemen’s Ansar Allah rebel movement, the Houthis, has struck facilities belonging to Saudi state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the rebels said.
The Houthis from the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah say that Saudi Arabia has delivered more than 100 strikes against Yemen during the day.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he may seek Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's support in addressing escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, expressing confidence in the Turkish leader's willingness to contribute to efforts to ease regional tensions.
According to Riyadh, the facilities were being used for military purposes
The Houthis from the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah say they have delivered strikes against Saudi Aramco’s facilities in the east of the country and airport in Riyadh and Dammam.
A Houthi spokesman warned of the need to cancel flights to Saudi Arabia, stressing that the country's airports are targets for their attacks
Three people were killed and 36 others suffered injuries of varying severity in two attacks on international airports in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said.
The U.S. embassy in Israel has warned its citizens about risks of escalation in the Middle East in the light of the recent events in Yemen.
Yemen’s rebel Ansar Allah movement (the Houthis) attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh once again and struck Najran Airport and an air base in Khamis Mushait, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said.
Yemeni Houthi forces struck the international airport in Riyadh with ballistic missiles, according to media reports.
Strikes were also carried out in the areas of Al-Suqayyah, Ras al-Ara, and Al-Mudaraba
Airliners have started avoiding Yemeni airspace amid the escalating situation in the country.
In the Taiz province of southwestern Yemen, armed Houthi units have seized control of the home of Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council.
According to Al Arabiya, Yemeni government forces have driven the Houthis out of the Dhubab area and cut off the radicals' supply lines.
