The king of Saudi Arabia denounced Yemen's Houthis as a "terrorist militia" in a rare statement Tuesday reacting to an attack authorities said targeted the holy city of Mecca last week. In the>>
Fighting between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia continues to intensify. On Saturday morning, a fire broke out near Riyadh's main airport after Houthis said they launched missiles and>>
A Houthi spokesman on Saturday said the Yemeni militia launched missile and drone strikes on "sensitive sites" in Saudi Arabia, including the kingdom's port city of Yanbu and the capital Riyadh. The>>
Pro-Houthi demonstrations erupted in Yemen after Saudi Arabia accused the military group of targeting the Muslim holy site of Mecca. Story by Elitsa Gadeva. >>
US officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, days after the Iran-backed militia seized a strategic stretch of the>>
Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Houthis on Wednesday of launching a "cowardly" attack targeting Islam's holy city of Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world. The Houthis swiftly rejected as a>>
Saudi Arabia accused Yemen’s Houthis on Wednesday of launching an attack on the holy city of Mecca, which the Iran-backed rebels denied. Saudi Arabia, a US ally which has been the target of>>
Yemen's Houthi rebels have released footage they say shows the wreckage of a Saudi F-15 fighter jet, which, if confirmed, would mark the first fighter jet they have shot down. The claim comes as>>
Yemen's Houthi rebels have released footage they say shows the wreckage of a Saudi F-15 fighter jet, which, if confirmed, would mark the first fighter jet they have shot down. The claim comes as>>
Yemen's Houthis reported fresh Saudi airstrikes on Wednesday, as Riyadh accused the group of launching a "cowardly" attack targeting Islam's holy city of Mecca. The Houthis swiftly rejected as a>>
Saudi Arabia accused Yemen’s Houthis on Wednesday of launching an attack on the holy city of Mecca, which the Iran-backed rebels denied. Saudi Arabia, a US ally which has been the target of>>
Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Houthis on Wednesday of launching a "cowardly" attack targeting Islam's holy city of Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world. The Houthis swiftly rejected as a>>
Flaring fighting between government forces and Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen has displaced more than 100,000 people inside the country, while thousands more have fled abroad, the United Nations said>>
Saudi Arabia launched dozens of airstrikes on western Yemen on Monday after Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked military facilities in the kingdom. The renewed fighting around the Red Sea comes as>>
A video claiming to show Houthi rebels ambushing Saudi-backed mercenaries has racked up major views on X. But the FRANCE 24 Observers found it is actually footage of 2024 Houthi military drills.>>
A video claiming to show Houthi rebels ambushing Saudi-backed mercenaries has racked up major views on X. But the FRANCE 24 Observers found it is actually footage of 2024 Houthi military drills.>>
Saudi Arabia launched dozens of airstrikes on western Yemen on Monday after Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked military facilities in the kingdom. The renewed fighting around the Red Sea comes as>>
Yemen's Houthis on Monday said they fired dozens of drones and ballistic missiles at military targets in Saudi Arabia. The rebels have stepped up attacks on Saudi infrastructure while advancing>>
Who are the Houthis, what are their objectives for Yemen, and could the Iranian-backed group hold a significant part of world trade to ransom in the Bab el Mandeb Strait? FRANCE 24’s Gavin Lee>>
Fighting is escalating in Yemen after Iran-backed Houthi forces seized strategic territory around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, prompting counterstrikes by government forces and reported Saudi air>>
Iran-backed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have intensified as fighting spreads around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital chokepoint for global trade and oil shipments. On FRANCE 24, Sanaa Center for>>
A look back at some of the week's key news stories and the most striking images, from commemorations marking 25 years since the 9/11 attacks to the breakthrough win for Germany's far-right AfD party>>
More than 70,000 people have fled their homes in Yemen after Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched an offensive to seize the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, with many escaping to Aden and around 1,400 crossing>>
Yemeni Houthi rebels claimed responsibility on Sunday for an attack on a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen's government forces forced growing numbers of civilians>>
Saudi Arabia on Saturday shut down the vital East-West pipeline after the conduit came under attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices soaring. The 1,200-km>>
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels captured the strategic Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, located at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, officials said on Friday. The lightning move>>
Yemen's Houthis took over on Friday a Red Sea island in the middle of the Bab al-Mandeb shipping lane, completing their push to control the area, a local government official and eyewitnesses told>>
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Jules Grange Gastinel, Researcher at the Institute for Research and Studies on the Arab and Muslim World (IREMAM). He depicts Yemen as moving from a prolonged>>
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels struck a government-held port on the country’s Red Sea coast late Sunday, escalating fears over threats to strategic shipping routes and a potential return>>
The Yemeni military said seven people including military personnel and civilians were killed and 30 others wounded in a Houthi attack on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, civilian>>
Yemen's military said seven people were killed and 30 injured in a Houthi attack on the Red Sea port city of Mocha. Meanwhile, Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the US met>>
At least eight members of Yemeni government forces and two civilians were killed Friday in new attacks by Houthi rebels in an oil-rich province. >>
At least 38 members of the Yemeni government forces were killed Thursday in drone and missile attacks carried out by Houthi rebels, according to medical sources. The Iran-backed Houthis claimed the>>
Yemen's government on Monday issued a warning to the Houthi rebels after they stepped up recent attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure and imposed a maritime blockade, raising fears that the>>
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure on Saturday, retaliating for Saudi strikes in Yemen and intensifying a regional conflict that is>>
Clashes have resumed in Yemen, with Houthis rebels blaming Saudi Arabia and the country's internationally recognised government for strikes on Sanaa Airport. The hits were designed to prevent an>>
President Donald Trump on Monday reimposed a US naval blockade on Iran and vowed hefty fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In Yemen, Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked an airport in>>
Yemen's Houthis on Wednesday claimed a missile attack against Israel they said was launched jointly with their backer Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah – the third such attack since they entered the>>
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Dr Elisabeth Kendall, President of Girton College at the University of Cambridge, says that with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea has become a>>
Two powerful explosions shook northern Tehran early on Sunday as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a second missile attack on Israel, further escalating the monthlong war in the Middle East.>>
