The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the escalating conflict in Yemen is taking a “devastating toll,” with nearly 1,000 people killed, more than 4,200 injured and almost 198,000 displaced since the latest escalation. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the worsening violence is unfolding alongside outbreaks of cholera and measles, placing additional pressure...
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says it has destroyed a weapons depot in the country’s northwest that was reportedly storing 20 ballistic missiles. According to the coalition, the facility was located in Saada province, a stronghold of Yemen’s Houthi movement. The operation was carried out as part of ongoing efforts to target what the...
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for a drone attack on Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery, just days after Saudi Arabia signed a new defence pact with Pakistan and Türkiye. The Houthis said on Sunday that they targeted the refinery as part of a wider campaign against Saudi Arabia. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said...
The US State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme has announced a $15 million reward for information leading to the disruption of an alleged financial network linked to Kimia Pars Sivan Company (KIPAS), which Washington claims supports the drone operations of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force. In a statement posted on X, the...
Yemen’s Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for a missile strike targeting Saudi Arabia, marking a significant escalation as the wider Middle East conflict continues to intensify. According to Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree, the group launched a missile attack aimed at a strategic target in the Saudi city of Jeddah. The Houthis said the strike...