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From left, Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono and United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar pose for a group photo prior their meeting to discuss the ceasefire and next steps for Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
September 9, 2026, 8:53 pm
8 Muslim states, including UAE, call for countries to follow UK in sanctioning settlements
Joint statement also calls to implement Trump’s plan for Gaza and reiterates demand for Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital, saying it’s only ‘viable path’ to peace
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed government stand near a pickup truck in the Hays district, south of Hodeidah, September 5, 2026. (Khaled ZIAD/AFP)
September 8, 2026, 10:41 am
Houthi attack on Saudi oil facilities wounds 73, some operations halted
Fires erupt at several sites; senior Saudi air force officer vows coalition will respond firmly to attacks; Houthis say they will soon make statement about large-scale op
By Agencies
Children watch as internally displaced Yemenis who fled their homes due to renewed clashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces and the country’s Houthi rebels, unload their belongings and set-up makeshift homes in the al-Kadah area of the Taiz Governorate, southwestern Yemen on September 6, 2026. (Ahmad AL-BASHA/AFP)
September 7, 2026, 11:46 pm
Houthis say 7 killed in Saudi strike on Yemen prison as Bab el-Mandeb battle intensifies
Days of fighting near strategic Red Sea chokepoint have left more than 300 dead; UN warns renewed large-scale fighting would have ‘grave consequences’
By AFP
A Houthi supporter paints his face in green and carries a flag during a rally to mark Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, known as Moulid, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
September 6, 2026, 7:09 pm
More than 300 fighters killed in Yemen clashes over last 4 days, amid Houthi offensive
Iran-backed rebels launched campaign Thursday to cut off port city of Mokha on way to Bab el-Mandeb strait, sparking deadliest fighting since collapse of 2022 truce in July
By AFP
Palestinians ride on a truck loaded with food and humanitarian aid from the World Food Program, after it arrived in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025. (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
September 6, 2026, 3:12 pm
8 Muslim-majority nations pan proposals by Katz, Ben Gvir promoting Gaza emigration
FMs of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, Indonesia and Pakistan warn ‘provocative’ statements will have ‘grave consequences,’ impact peace efforts
By Nava Freiberg and AFP
Forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed government stand near a pickup truck in the Hays district, south of Hodeidah, September 5, 2026. (Khaled ZIAD/AFP)
September 5, 2026, 7:57 pm
Over 60 killed in Yemen as Houthis battle Saudi-backed forces near Red Sea gateway
Death toll includes 6 civilians on bus reportedly struck by Iran-backed terror group; Saudi jets target rebel positions as government forces seen heading to front lines
By AFP
A man drives past a banner showing a portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 2, 2026, 4:37 pm
Israel says it’s ready to ‘decisively’ strike Iran if attacked during upcoming holidays
‘They like to attack on Jewish holidays because, after all, they hate Jews,’ says DM; Tehran says it targeted US military sites in Gulf states, as Saudi Arabia accuses it of killing two crew members on a state-owned tanker traversing Hormuz
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Motorbikes drive past a billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, center, handing the country’s flag to his son and successor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, as the late revolutionary founder Ruhollah Khomeini stands at left, in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 30, 2026, 5:13 pm
In letter, Iran’s Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to confront ‘real enemy’ US, Israel
Supreme leader urges cooperation, mutual defense between Muslim nations, suggests lack of unity left Palestinians ‘helpless’; Turkey, Saudis, Pakistan to meet on new defense accord
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. The banner in Arabic reads, "All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and drones." (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
August 21, 2026, 5:32 am
Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted Saudi airport, Aramco facility
Iran-backed rebels claim drone attacks after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Saudi Arabia would be ‘unable to contain’ them
By AFP
A vessel is seen off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on August 3, 2026. (AFP)
August 18, 2026, 11:43 pm
UAE says Iran fired two missiles at it, both fell in the sea
No immediate comment from Tehran on alleged attack, two days after drone strike on UAE’s only nuclear plant; Iran-backed rebels in Yemen attack Aramco refinery in Jazan with drones
By Agencies
Pakistani crew member Zaheer Ahmed, right, receives medical treatment at 2 December Hospital in Mokha, Yemen, on August 12, 2026, after the cargo ship Tihama was struck in a Houthi attack in the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen’s Dhubab district on August 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
August 14, 2026, 2:26 pm
‘People were burning’: Crew members of ship hit by Houthis recount attack
Internationally recognized Yemeni authorities say 6 people were killed, at least 9 wounded when Iran-backed rebels launched three missiles at vessel as it was coming into port
By AP
An armed student waves a Yemeni flag as he is flanked by a peer waving a Palestinian flag and others displaying the Houthi rebels' banner, which reads 'Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews,' at a rally in support of the Iran-backed rebels amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, on the Sanaa University Campus in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital, on July 22, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
August 14, 2026, 12:55 pm
Houthi attack on Yemeni port city kills 8, government official says amid strained truce
Iran-backed group also claims drone attack on Saudi Aramco refinery, as UN warns of highest risk of renewed civil war since 2022 truce, as humanitarian crisis deepens
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Brigadier Yahya Saree Qasim, spokesman for Yemen's Houthi group, speaks during a rally denouncing Israel in Sanaa on January 3, 2025.(Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
August 13, 2026, 4:34 pm
X suspends Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree’s account amid regional escalation
Social media platform says account used to claim attacks by Yemeni rebels violated its rules, but doesn’t specify how; Yemeni government soldier killed as Houthi attacks intensify
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative: The navigation bridge of a sunken vessel is all that is seen at the surface of the water in the Port of Mokha, the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city Mokha, held by Yemen’s internationally recognized, Aden-based government on August 10, 2026. (Khaled ZIAD/AFP)
August 10, 2026, 8:46 pm
A blocked Iranian flight is behind latest spiral of violence between Saudis and Houthis
Major escalation signals broader shift in Iran-backed rebel group’s priorities, says senior Yemen analyst, as it looks to convey regional military power, Red Sea dominance
By Samy Magdy
From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
August 10, 2026, 7:56 pm
Iran claims Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey deal shows ‘change in perception’ toward US
Tehran says pact demonstrates regional US allies believe they ‘cannot rely’ on Washington; also says Hormuz talks ‘progressing smoothly,’ prepared for Trump’s ‘chess’ games; Iranian president describes ‘7-hour meeting’ with Khamenei
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
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