Yemen
US updates Israel travel warning, cites growing threat from Iran-backed Houthis
The travel advisory update warns of potential escalation by Iranian-backed Houthis, while keeping Israel at Level 3 and maintaining Level 4 restrictions in designated border areas.
Rubio received intel. warning of Iranian plots against US diplomats, official confirms to ‘Post’
Voices from the Arab Press: Iran, the Kurds, and the future of Arab power
Saudi missile plant expansion may produce more powerful missiles, study says
Egyptian parliament weighs vote on authorising troop deployment to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthis
Any Egyptian military backing for Saudi Arabia could mark a major escalation in the wider Iran war, which has threatened global energy supplies and sent oil prices soaring.
Trump has a chance to unite Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Israel against Iran and the Houthis - opinion
The Houthis are exposing an uncomfortable reality: Saudi Arabia, despite spending hundreds of billions on defense, remains dangerously vulnerable to an Iranian-backed militia.
Voices from the Arab press: Yemen’s fight to retake Sana'a mirrors Syria’s liberation of Damascus
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Iran giving Yemen's Houthis target intelligence for drone, missile strikes on Saudi Arabia - report
Adam Baron, a Yemen expert and fellow with Washington-based policy institute New America, told the WSJ that the recent Houthi military gains were "undeniably" based on external Iranian assistance.
Missiles hit Yemen's Aden airport as Saudi-led coalition intercepts missile headed for Yanbu
The coalition said it had also destroyed two cruise missiles over the Red Sea and three drones in Saudi Arabia's Southern and Riyadh regions.
Yemen’s government needs weapons, but they can’t come from the US or Israel, expert tells 'Post'
Though an expert from the Royal United Services Institute said that the Houthis needed to be defeated, he insisted this could only come about by empowering the legitimate government - not airstrikes.
Five killed as Houthis target Yemen's presidential palace in Aden with missiles
The Houthis also recently warned airlines that Saudi airspace and airports remain unsafe.
Yemen fighting overwhelms hospitals, cuts aid to 800,000 people, relief agencies say
More than 200,000 people have been displaced from their homes since fighting in the country began in recent weeks, according to the United Nations' International Organization for Migration.
Yemen's Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities after Aramco HQ hit
Saudi-led forces say they intercepted a missile • Saudi Aramco headquarters suffered extensive damage in Houthi attack • Saudi Arabia to let executives attend 'Davos in the Desert' remotely
Yemen's Houthis use Chinese parts to build Iranian ballistic missile, boost attack range - report
The missile would have a maximum range of approximately 1,200 miles, according to the WSJ. This would put all of Saudi Arabia and Israel in range.
