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Saudi Arabia-Yemen relations

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
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, not pictured, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 20, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
August 19, 2024, 11:19 am
Former Saudi official alleges MBS forged king’s signature on Yemen war decree
Exiled intelligence official claims Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took advantage of father’s deteriorating mental capacity to authorize ground intervention against Houthis
By Jon Gambrell
US Central Command forces, in coordination with the United Kingdom, and support from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Bahrain, conduct joint strikes on hostile Houthi targets, January 11, 2024 (US Central Command / X)
January 12, 2024, 4:55 pm
Saudi Arabia in ‘tight spot’ as US, UK take on Houthi rebels after weeks of attacks
Experts say Riyadh angling for ceasefire, military exit from Yemen so it can focus on domestic agenda, but situation complicated by Iran-backed Yemeni group’s attacks on shipping
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
Houthi supporters burn the American flag during a rally to mark the seventh anniversary of the Houthis' takeover of the Yemeni capital, in Sanaa, Yemen, September 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
December 28, 2023, 4:29 pm
The power behind the power: How Qatar helped the Houthis become a threat to Israel
While the militia recently emerged as an unlikely menace to international shipping, its combative influence in the region has long been amplified by Doha
By Ksenia Svetlova
Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels raise portraits of their leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi during a rally in the capital Sanaa on June 3, 2022. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP)
September 14, 2023, 10:37 pm
Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels head for talks in territory of foe Saudi Arabia
Talks come as a UN-brokered ceasefire in years-long civil war largely holds, and after Riyadh and Tehran announced a rapprochement in March
By AFP
Illustrative: Men carry humanitarian aid provided by a Kuwaiti charitable organization during a distribution to displaced Yemenis on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Marib on April 6, 2023. (Photo by STR / AFP)
August 1, 2023, 11:44 pm
Saudi Arabia to make $1.2 billion donation to war-struck Yemen
After conducting thousands of air raids during its neighbor’s civil war that allegedly targeted civilians, Riyadh moves to shore up Sana’a’s economy
By AFP
Forces loyal to Yemen's Houthi rebels take part in a military parade marking the seventh anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition's intervention in their country, in the capital Sana'a, on March 31, 2022. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP)
April 10, 2023, 12:14 am
Saudi delegation in Yemen for talks with rebels aimed at ending devastating war
Riyadh and Houthis reportedly agree on truce to pave way for peace, after hundreds of thousands killed; comes after surprise agreement between Saudis and Iran, which backs rebels
By Jamil Nasser and Robbie COREY-BOULET
Fighters loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government take part in a parade during a graduation ceremony of officers and the completion of specialized military courses, in the country's northeastern province of Marib, on March 17, 2023. (Photo by - / AFP)
March 26, 2023, 6:50 am
‘Stuck in a swamp’: With Iran detente, Saudi Arabia seeks exit from Yemen war
Analysts say that after 8-year campaign against Houthi rebels, Riyadh wants to ‘wash its hands’ of the situation to focus on ambitious rebranding effort aimed at drawing tourists
By Hashem Osseiran
File: Yemeni police inspect a site of Saudi-led airstrikes targeting two houses in Sanaa, Yemen, March 26, 2022 (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
January 11, 2023, 4:00 pm
Oxfam: US, UK supplied arms used by Saudi-led coalition to kill civilians in Yemen
Charity says munitions killed at least 87, wounded 136 in just over a year; at least 19 hits on health sites, ambulances; Britain says has ‘strict risk assessment framework’
By Samy Magdy
Illustrative: A US Navy Seahawk helicopter flies over a stateless dhow later found to be carrying a hidden arms shipment in the Arabian Sea, May 6, 2021. (US Navy via AP)
July 7, 2022, 3:58 pm
In first, British Navy seizes advanced Iranian weapons en route to Yemen
Announcement viewed as strongest proof yet that Tehran is arming Houthi rebels, violating UN arms embargo; development marks escalation in Iran’s relationship with West
By Isabel Debre
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