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Illustrative: Destroyed military vehicles sit along a road following fighting between Houthi fighters and the Saudi-led coalition near Mocha on October 17, 2026. (AFP)
October 19, 2026, 7:12 pm
Houthi ballistic missile strike on Yemeni military camp said to kill over 50 soldiers
Attack on Shabwa province also injures over 200 as military says rebels ‘targeted new recruits’; Saudi government agencies tell Riyadh employees to work from home amid Houthi attacks
By Agencies
Footage posted to social media shows an oil fire burning and smoke rising from an additional location after reported Saudi airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen on October 13, 2026. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 13, 2026, 11:18 pm
Saudi Arabia strikes oil facility in Yemen capital Sanaa as Houthis up threats
Footage shows major oil fire on outskirts of rebel-held capital, additional strikes within city; Iran-backed group calls for evacuation of Riyadh airport, Aramco facilities
By Agencies
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
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
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
This handout picture released on September 15, 2026, by the Houthi Ansarullah Media Center reportedly shows burning military vehicles that they targeted in Saudi Arabia's al-Jawf. (ANSARULLAH MEDIA CENTER/AFP)
September 16, 2026, 9:30 am
‘Red line’: Houthis accused of targeting Mecca for first time in current flare-up
Iran-backed Yemeni rebels deny claim of drone attack on Islam’s holiest city; Muslim umbrella body denounces ‘heinous’ attack, as fighting goes on in Arabian Peninsula
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A billboard showing from right to left, Saudi King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Yemen President Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi is erected at a main street in Mahra, Yemen, September 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
September 15, 2026, 9:56 am
Apparent Houthi attacks trigger alerts in 6 Saudi cities; Riyadh vows response
Saudi authorities say 13 hurt in Monday attacks, while Iran-backed group claims Riyadh launched 50 airstrikes in response; Strait of Hormuz traffic dwindles amid regional escalation
By Agencies
A member of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, including National Army and Taiz Axis forces, mans a turret mounted on the back of a pickup truck at a checkpoint along the Kadha frontline west of Taiz in western Yemen, on September 13, 2026. (AFP)
September 14, 2026, 2:53 pm
Houthis seize more key islands in Red Sea, launch attacks into Saudi Arabia
Houthis claim to fire dozens of projectiles at Saudi military sites in southern areas in response to alleged attacks, while rebel push across Red Sea meets little resistance
By Agencies
Displaced Yemenis rest at a temporary shelter in the Dar Saad district of Aden, Yemen, September 12, 2026, after fleeing Houthi attacks in the western coastal cities of al-Khokha and Mokha. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
September 13, 2026, 9:50 am
‘Hysterical panic’ as 76,000 flee advance by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
Thousands seek shelter in crowded rooms in Aden: ‘One of my sons had a motorcycle, so I told him to take his children and flee’; UN says renewed war ‘should alarm us all’
By AP
Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, march during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
September 11, 2026, 4:19 pm
Houthis seize key Red Sea islands, complete takeover of vital Bab el-Mandeb shipping lane
Advance by Iran-backed rebels gives Tehran effective control of two of the Middle East’s most important waterways; Houthis insist no cause for concern to international shipping; US diesel prices top $6 for first time
By AFP
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
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
Stellate puffer (Arothron stellatus) also known as a blowfish (Muhammad Arie via iStock)
August 22, 2026, 8:47 am
Israeli study fingers Red Sea fish most likely to invade Mediterranean next
Pioneering research identifies which species may soonest join those who’ve made their way through Suez, allowing authorities to plan ahead before they begin posing a threat to the local ecosystem
By Diana Bletter
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
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