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Saudi Arabia-Yemen relations

Supporters of the Houthi authorities brandish their weapons during a protest against Saudi intervention in Yemen, in Sanaa, on October 9, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
October 15, 2026, 9:26 pm
How the Houthis are helping Iran turn Saudi Arabia into a pressure point
Iran-backed group relies on Tehran’s financial and military support and seeks to press Riyadh into concessions on Yemen; analyst warns the conflict could widen into a Gulf war
By Samia Nakhoul
Supporters of the Houthi authorities hold placards and shout slogans as they protest against the Saudi intervention in Yemen, in the city of Hodeida on October 9, 2026. (Zayed Al-Waqidi/AFP)
October 10, 2026, 3:43 pm
Yemeni forces said advancing near Bab el-Mandeb Strait; 63 said killed in Houthi clashes
Government troops yet to secure key waterway; Iran-backed forces claim to have repelled assault; Saudi-led coalition says 130 Houthi targets destroyed in ‘large-scale operation’
By Agencies
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 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
Large plume of black smoke rises from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 19, 2026. (Stringer/Reuters)
September 19, 2026, 10:12 am
Houthis target Riyadh for 1st time in renewed Yemen fighting, as smoke seen at capital’s airport
Despite earlier all clear, explosions heard in city, flight disruptions reported; Iran-backed rebels accuse Saudis of launching dozens of strikes at their positions in Yemen
By Agencies
Young men gather beneath a billboard depicting Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi in Sanaa, Yemen, September 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
September 16, 2026, 6:14 pm
Houthis met US officials in Oman, promised not to hit American, Israeli ships — sources
Meeting reportedly took place despite Washington designating Iran-backed group a ‘foreign terrorist organization’; Houthi delegation said to include sanctioned senior official
By Agencies
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 fighter with Yemen’s Houthi rebels carries a rocket-propelled grenade launcher as they march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, September 10, 2026. (AP Photo)
September 10, 2026, 3:23 pm
Yemen’s Houthis seize port city of Mocha, closing in on strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Government forces retreat south to establish alternate command center, aiming to keep vital shipping route in their hands; women and children flee Mocha for safer provinces
By Reuters
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
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
This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage on August 7, 2026, shows a boy standing near the damage at Mail al-Saila internally displaced camp (IDP) on the outskirts of Marib following a reported Houthi ballistic missile attack on the government-held city of Marib early August 7, amid an escalation in hostilities. (AFPTV/AFP)
August 8, 2026, 11:28 am
Houthi attacks kill 10 in Yemen as UN warns of return to full-scale civil war
Tensions surrounding war with Iran threaten 2022 truce between Tehran-backed rebels and Saudi-backed government forces; Riyadh says attacks on strategic Marib province a ‘red line’
By AFP
This screen grab taken from a video footage released by the Al-Masirah TV and made available via AFPTV on July 13, 2026, shows smoke rising from the airport in Sanaa (AL-MASIRAH TV/AFP)
July 13, 2026, 4:40 pm
Yemen’s Saudi-backed army bombs Houthi-held Sanaa airport to block Iranian plane
Rebels say plane landed anyway, without saying where, blame Saudi Arabia and vow retaliation, as tensions flare between group and internationally recognized Yemeni government
By Agencies
A photograph shows damaged military vehicles, reportedly sent by the United Arab Emirates to support Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatist forces, following an air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in the port of Mukalla, southern Yemen, on December 30, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
December 30, 2025, 6:49 pm
Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war, widen tensions in Gulf region
UAE-backed separatists have upended a years-old political arrangement among anti-Houthi partners in Yemen, after more than a decade of complex sectarian violence
By Samy Magdy
Screengrab of a video showing the aftermath of Saudi Arabia's strikes on what it said was weapons shipments from the United Arab Emirates to Yemen's separatist forces, in the Yemeni port city Mukalla, December 30, 2025. (X)
December 30, 2025, 11:09 am
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port over separatist weapons shipment from UAE
No casualties reported in attack on Mukalla; Riyadh warns Abu Dhabi its actions in war-torn country are ‘extremely dangerous’
By AP and ToI Staff
Houthi supporters raise a poster of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a rally marking one year since the Gaza war was sparked when Hamas attacked Israel, October 7, 2024. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)
December 25, 2024, 11:02 am
Israel shifts focus to Houthis, but it needs partners to defeat distant foe
After hundreds of missiles fired at Israel, PM says Yemeni rebels will meet same fate as Hamas and Hezbollah; so far, Saudi and US campaigns haven’t deterred Iran-backed force
By Lazar Berman
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