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Yemen civil war

Buildings and construction sites fill the skyline, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 14, 2026. (AP Pjoto/Baraa Anwer)
US orders embassy staff, families to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating Houthi attacks
By Agencies
Saudis report at least 3 killed in Iran-backed group's strikes on oil facility and airport; Sissi says Egyptian military support for kingdom won't include strikes in Yemen
Residents inspect debris of their homes after a missile strike in Seina, Taiz, Yemen, October 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Marzouq Al Jabri)
October 21, 2026, 6:01 am
Houthis strike besieged city in Yemen that UN warns is at ‘grave risk’
Iran-backed rebels kill 2 teenage girls in Taiz, a day after killing 73 recruits in deadliest attack since fighting resumed; UK to carry out ‘defensive’ air patrols in Saudi Arabia
By MARZOUK AL-JABERI and Samy Magdy
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
People ride in a pickup truck during a funeral procession for a Houthi officer in Sanaa, Yemen, October 17, 2026. (AP Photo/ Osamah Abdulrahman)
October 18, 2026, 11:03 pm
Nine said killed in Saudi strike on Houthis as sides continue trading fire
Riyadh says six injured in Iran-backed rebel attack, two soldiers killed in helicopter crash; Egyptian parliament postpones vote on aiding Saudi effort as Houthis issue threats
By Agencies
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi speaks during a joint press conference with his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto following their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
October 17, 2026, 7:01 pm
At Sissi’s urging, Egypt parliament to deliberate defending Saudis from Houthi attacks
Egyptian leader says his armed forces are ready to assist Saudi Arabia ‘if requested’; also announces that he won’t seek another presidential term in 2030
By Agencies
Supporters of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) hold South Yemen flags during a rally to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the October 14 Revolution against British colonial rule and respond to calls for mobilization against the Houthi rebels in Aden, Yemen, October 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
October 15, 2026, 7:56 pm
At least 4 killed as Houthis launch missiles at presidential palace in Yemen’s Aden
Saudis say they shot down missile over Medina; Houthis also fire ballistic missiles at Yemeni city of Marib
By Agencies
This image from CCTV video released by Saudi Arabia’s Media Ministry shows passengers taking cover as flames and smoke fill part of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during what authorities described as a strike at the airport on October 10, 2026. (Saudi Media Ministry via AP)
October 12, 2026, 4:15 pm
Security footage shows deadly Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport over weekend
Saudi government’s release of Saturday video marks exception to kingdom’s quiet-keeping approach to ongoing strikes; many of the passengers appear to be pilgrims heading to Mecca
By AFP and ToI Staff
People gather outside a metro station on the road to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 10, 2026. (AP)
October 12, 2026, 11:28 am
Saudi Arabia said low on interceptors to thwart mounting Houthi missile attacks
After Iran-backed Yemeni rebels’ deadly strikes on Riyadh airport over the weekend, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shuttling between guarded, bunker-equipped palaces, WSJ reports
By ToI Staff and AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a state memorial ceremony for civilians murdered in the October 7 massacre, marking three years since the Hamas attack, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026. (Olivier Fitoussi/POOL)
October 11, 2026, 8:55 pm
Netanyahu condemns ‘horrific’ attack on Riyadh airport that killed 12, injured hundreds
PM’s statement coincides with fresh Houthi attack on the same airport terminal, which causes more injuries; Houthis say Riyadh launched strikes in Sanaa
By Agencies
People gather outside a metro station on the road to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 10, 2026. (AP Photo)
October 11, 2026, 2:30 pm
Houthis issue new threat to Saudi airspace after deadly Riyadh airport attack
Iran-backed Yemeni group says Saudi airports ‘constitute a theater of operations for our forces’ except in Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, after strike in capital kills 12
By Agencies
An ambulance is parked outside King Khalid International Airport after several people were killed and wounded in an attack on the airport that forced a suspension of operations, according to Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 10, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from social media video. (Social Media/via Reuters)
October 10, 2026, 9:43 pm
At least 12 killed, more than 300 hurt in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport
Kingdom’s international airport evacuated, operations halted after missile impacts domestic flights terminal, continuing frequent targeting of airport by Iran-backed Yemeni rebels
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Houthi supporters carry their rifles while attending an armed tribal rally in Sanaa, Yemen, October 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
October 8, 2026, 5:30 am
Three killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi airports as fighting in Yemen escalates
Saudi Arabia claims to intercept ballistic missile north of Riyadh, destroy launch platform in Sanaa, as it pledges support for Yemeni government’s offensive to eliminate rebels
By Samy Magdy
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
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
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