Houthi missile and drone attacks on Riyadh continue for a third day
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards Riyadh, while the Houthis said they targeted the Saudi capital's airport and a separate airbase with a drone. The latest exchange came late on Monday and followed attacks on King Khalid International Airport that the supplied report says killed 14 people over the previous two days. Residents in Riyadh reported hearing several powerful explosions, and a text alert warned of an aerial threat shortly before the blasts.Saudi military spokesman Turki al-Maliki said air defence systems successfully downed the incoming missile fired from Yemen, without specifying the intended target. Houthi military... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 01:30 LONDON
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Heavy fighting on Yemen desert front lines against Houthis in Lahj governorate
Pro-government forces in Yemen say they have recently pushed Houthi fighters out of part of a desert battlefield in Lahj governorate, as fighting continues near the front line at Shaab-al-Jinn. Commanders described the area as a shifting line of sandbagged positions where progress is difficult to measure, even after days of combat. The account comes from a front that sits close to the Bab al-Mandab corridor, a strategic waterway linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.A commander with the Southern Forces, Tawfiq Al Haboun, said there had been heavy fighting and described the Houthis as having snipers, artillery... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 18:09 LONDON
Iran and Saudi Arabia hold first public contact since Houthi escalation over Yemen
Iran and Saudi Arabia have held their first publicly reported contact since the Houthi escalation intensified, with both sides discussing the conflict in Yemen and efforts to reduce tensions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Sunday, according to the supplied material. Tehran also offered to help facilitate talks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah.The call came after deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia, including strikes on Riyadh's international airport over the weekend that killed 14 people and wounded hundreds, according to the supplied row.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 16:34 LONDON
Saudi Arabia vows serious response after Houthi airport attacks as conflict widens
Yemen's Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for an attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that killed one person and injured nearly a dozen others. The strike came a day after another attack that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300, according to the supplied reporting. The attacks have been described as one of the most significant disruptions to Saudi civil aviation in years and the deadliest assault on Saudi soil in more than a decade.The latest violence comes as Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have also struck Sanaa airport and other areas in Houthi-held territory. Houthi-run media reported... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 15:59 LONDON
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Day News Recap: Deadly Gulf attacks, Ukraine strikes and global unrest dominate a grim day
Repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and wounded 309, leaving Riyadh's airport shut as the fallout widened and Donald Trump said the United States may join Saudi strikes on the Houthis. 🔗 🔗Security in the Gulf deteriorated further as attacks and warnings spread around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, where an Iranian Guard report said a petrol tanker hit a naval mine and exploded, and US forces later disabled a cargo ship that allegedly ignored repeated warnings. 🔗 🔗 🔗 Shipping firms were also said to be offering captains... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 11 Oct 2026 18:23 LONDON
Yemen's Taiz hospitals near collapse as siege deepens
Yemen's Ministry of Public Health and Population says hospitals in Taiz are at risk of shutting down as fuel, medicines and other supplies run critically low under the Houthi siege. The warning comes as the city in southwestern Yemen faces what the ministry called an imminent health and humanitarian catastrophe. It said emergency care, surgery, intensive care, dialysis and neonatal services could stop if the blockade continues.The ministry said medicines, intravenous fluids, medical supplies and fuel at health facilities in Taiz are nearing depletion. It added that shortages could affect electricity generators, ambulances and the cold chains needed to keep... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Oct 2026 05:29 LONDON
Yemen's Houthis attack Aden airport as Saudi forces intercept missile near Riyadh
Yemen's internationally recognised government says Houthi missiles and drones targeted Aden International Airport, forcing the diversion of a passenger flight from Cairo and the evacuation of the terminal. The airport, which serves as the main international gateway for areas outside Houthi control, was hit in an attack that the government said came close to causing a civilian disaster. Separately, Saudi Arabia said its forces intercepted a ballistic missile north of Riyadh.The Ministry of Transport said at least two ballistic missiles and several drones were used in the attack on the airport's runway and passenger terminal. It said one missile landed... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Oct 2026 08:00 LONDON
Yemeni government forces launch offensive to retake strategic al-Waziiya district in Taiz
Forces aligned with Yemen's internationally recognised government have launched an operation to capture the mountainous district of al-Waziiya in Taiz governorate from the Houthis. The fighting is part of a wider push to regain territory along Yemen's Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The district is seen as strategically important because of its position west of Taiz and east of the port of Mocha.The army media centre said the Homeland Shield Forces, a pro-government military faction, had begun a large-scale operation to retake al-Waziiya. It said government forces had secured strategic hills overlooking the al-Mansoura area and described... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Oct 2026 02:03 LONDON
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