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.>>
Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile towards Israel on Saturday, marking their entry into the intensifying Middle East war. The move comes amid rising regional tensions, US-Israeli>>
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile launch toward Israel early Saturday, their first since the war in the Middle East started. The Israeli military said it intercepted the projectile. The>>
Amid regional strikes and reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Sanaa in Yemen has emerged as a focal point of defiance. Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi declared support for Iran>>
Hundreds of thousands of people in Aden, in southern Yemen, are calling for the return of the pre-1990 state of South Yemen, creating a gaping rift with the legitimate Saudi-backed government. Led>>
Yemeni separatist leader Aidarous Al-Zubaidi has fled to the United Arab Emirates with Emirati help after a failed military advance that strained relations between the Gulf countries, the>>
Yemen's separatist leader has fled to the United Arab Emirates after an attempt to seize swathes of territory and move towards independence. Aidaros Alzubidi was accused of high treason and removed>>
Yemeni separatists said on Wednesday they had lost contact with more than 50 senior delegates who had travelled to Riyadh for talks, and accused Saudi Arabia of arbitrarily detaining the>>
The leader of Yemen's southern separatists has reportedly fled when he failed to turn up for his flight to peace talks in Riyadh, following the flare-up in tensions between Saudi Arabi and UAE>>
Yemen's separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi "continues his duties from Aden", the Southern Transitional Council (STC) said Wednesday after the Saudi-led coalition in the country accused him>>
Saudi-backed forces spread across Yemen's Mukalla on Sunday after retaking the port city which was seized by southern separatists last month. The capital of Hadramout province was retaken by>>
At least 80 fighters from Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) have been killed in clashes with Saudi-backed forces since Friday, a military official said Sunday. The ongoing offensive,>>
- Egyptian involvement in Yemen 'may actually weaken Cairo's regional role', expert says
- Egyptian involvement in Yemen 'may actually weaken Cairo's regional role', expert says
- Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for fresh missile strike on Aden airport
- Houthi attack on palace used by Yemen government in Aden kills five
- War escalates between Houthis and Riyadh: How did we get here?
- Houthis deny targeting holy city of Medina after Saudi Arabia says it intercepted missile
- Houthis threaten escalation after strike on Saudi oil giant Aramco
- Blasts rock Riyadh as Houthis vow to continue striking Saudi airports, oil facilities
- Oil facility near Yemen capital Sanaa hit by Saudi Arabia, Houthis say
