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A picture taken on May 10, 2023 shows Aden airport in the Yemeni Red Sea port city which is controlled by the internationally recognised government. (Saleh Al-OBEIDI/AFP)
October 7, 2026, 10:34 am
Houthis attack Aden airport with missiles and drones, amid Yemen government counteroffensive
Iran-backed group targets main gateway for parts of Yemen outside Houthi control, with missile hitting runway minutes before plane set to land; missile intercepted north of Riyadh
By Enas Alashray and Mohammed Ghobari
Backdropped by an LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tanker, a Yemeni soldier sails in waters north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in Mokha, Yemen, April 6, 2026 (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
October 5, 2026, 11:26 pm
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel Houthis from areas around key strait: officials
Under cover of airstrikes by 100 Saudi jets, government units take areas around Bab el-Mandeb Strait, capture towns of Bab and Hadeid
By Ahmed al-Haj and Samy Magdy
Saudi-backed Yemen government soldiers ride in a pick-up truck near the Jabal Han front, west of the city of Taiz, on October 3, 2026. (AHMAD AL-BASHA/AFP)
October 4, 2026, 10:21 pm
Yemen presidency announces military offensive to retake all Houthi territory
Internationally backed president vows to fight until country freed from ‘terrorist militia,’ as rebels launch missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, hitting sites belonging to fuel giant
By Mohammed Ghobari, Timour Azhari and Eman Abouhassira
Iranian army cadets during the opening ceremony of a military training center in downtown Tehran, Iran, October 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 4, 2026, 2:43 pm
Iran says no military solution to conflict with US as talks remain at dead end
Tehran’s top diplomat insists ‘only negotiations based on justice and fairness’ will end war; Hormuz tanker damaged in attack as Iran vows to keep Strait closed until demands met
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This photo shows a general view of the skyline in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on October 2, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
October 3, 2026, 8:14 pm
Houthis say Saudi Arabia launched dozens of strikes on Yemen capital
Flames, smoke seen at Aramco oil facility south of Saudi capital as sides continue to trade attacks
By Agencies
Saudi military personnel and visitors gather near armored vehicles on display before the start of an air show and military parade marking Saudi National Day in Malham, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Baraa Anwer)
October 3, 2026, 12:49 am
Saudis planning offensive to break grip of Houthis on Red Sea chokehold
Regional and Western officials say campaign will be led by Yemeni ground forces overseen by Riyadh, which will provide air support; Pakistan yet to decide whether to send troops
By Timour Azhari and Mubasher Bukhari
Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, September 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
September 27, 2026, 6:21 am
Saudi FM urges UN to protect maritime routes amid Iranian and Houthi attacks
Faisal bin Farhan demands Hormuz be returned to condition it was in before war, rejects use of vital waterways as pressure tactic
By AFP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump attends a tea with first lady Melania Trump, China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan in the Red Room of the White House, September 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
September 26, 2026, 10:03 am
Trump rejects Iranian ceasefire proposal, reportedly plans to renew strikes after midterms
Iran official says plan would halt all hostilities and reopen Strait of Hormuz within seven days, but WSJ reports Trump sees a likelihood of renewing bombing campaign later in year
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
A child waves a flag bearing the image of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Price Mohammed bin Salman from a vehicle during the 96th Saudi National day celebrations in Riyadh on September 23, 2026. (Fayez NURELDINE/AFP)
September 26, 2026, 8:43 am
Saudi coalition says intercepted Houthi drones headed for Riyadh
Missiles aimed at Saudi city of Khamis Mushait also intercepted; top member of Iran-backed rebel group threatens a much larger escalation
By AFP
Supporters of the Houthis march as they hold placards showing the Kaaba reading 'For it, we willingly offer our souls' during a protest against the Saudi intervention in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia’s recent accusation that the Houthis fired at the holy city of Mecca, in Yemen’s western Red Sea city of Hodeida on September 18, 2026. (Zayed Al-Waqidi/AFP)
September 25, 2026, 5:45 am
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missiles; group claims strikes on Riyadh, Aramco
Unclear whether strikes caused damage or casualties along main alternative route for Saudi oil after widespread emergency alert issued
By Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari
Supporters of Yemen’s Houthi rebels raise a banner during a rally in support of the group and to protest Saudi Arabia’s accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam’s holiest site of Mecca, in Sanaa, Yemen, September 18, 2026. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)
September 23, 2026, 4:32 pm
Houthis threaten to attack US interests if Washington joins Saudi strikes on Yemen
Military adviser Abed Mohammed al-Thawr tells AFP any American intervention in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait ‘is a red line for them and anyone else’
By AFP and ToI Staff
This image taken from undated video released by Al-Masirah TV, a channel owned by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, on September 11, 2026, shows, according to the channel, Houthi fighters chanting atop a pickup truck in Khawkhah, Hodeida province, Yemen. (Al-Masirah TV via AP)
September 23, 2026, 2:42 pm
Iranian advisers played key role in lightning advance by Yemen’s Houthis, sources say
After providing months of training and logistics support, Revolutionary Guard members were on ground at all levels during battles that swept pro-government forces from Red Sea coast
By Samy Magdy
People ride their motorbikes under a billboard showing Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi with a phrase that reads, in Arabic; “master of words and deeds,” in Sanaa, Yemen, September 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
September 22, 2026, 9:57 am
Houthis say Saudi strike killed 6 in Mokha, as G7 urges Iran-backed group to halt fire
Group of countries also calls on Iran to stop arming Houthis; UK, France pledge ‘defensive’ support to Saudi Arabia to secure energy supply; Trump speaks with Yemen’s leader
By Agencies
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a welcome ceremony at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, as part of a two-day official visit to France, August 24, 2026. (Julie Sebadelha/Pool Photo via AP)
September 22, 2026, 9:56 am
Despite wealth and advanced weapons, Saudis fumbling in fight against Houthis
Experts say reliance of Riyadh on weak proxies, and Yemen’s rugged terrain, have prevented it from countering rebel group’s seizure of Red Sea coast and attacks against oil sites
By AFP
Supporters of Yemen’s Houthi rebels dance during a rally to mark the 12th anniversary of the fall of Sanaa to the Houthis, in Sanaa, Yemen, September 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
September 21, 2026, 7:28 pm
Houthis push for control of Yemen highlands as Trump reported to have called off airstrikes
Conflict intensifies in mountains between Red Sea and Indian Ocean coasts; Saudi airstrikes fail to dislodge fighters
By Mohammed Ghobari and Jana Choukeir
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