Red Sea

Red Sea

Houthi supporters rally to celebrate advances by Houthi forces along the Red Sea coastline, in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Saudis plan assault on Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold

While the US is already providing intelligence to support Riyadh's operations in Yemen, and some regional and European nations are providing mainly defensive military aid to the kingdom, the...

Makeshift camp for people displaced by clashes between Iran-aligned Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, in Taiz province, Yemen, 21 September, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Saudi Arabia thwarts Houthi ballistic missiles, Yemen's Saudi-led coalition says

An Iran-aligned Houthi fighter fires from a vehicle in Yemen’s Al Jawf governorate, in a screengrab from video released by Houthi Military Media on 15 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

US, Houthis reportedly reach secret deal over Red Sea shipping: Al Jazeera

Iran-aligned Houthi fighters pose next to a captured vehicle in Al Jawf governorate, Yemen, in a screengrab from video released by Houthi Military Media on 15 September 2026; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on 16 September 2026. Photos: Houthi Military Media; Reuters; Collage: TBS

China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say

Houthi fighters stand in front of what they said was a downed Saudi jet in Yemen, in a screengrab from video released on 16 September 2026. Photo: Houthi Military Media via Reuters

Yemenis take to boats to flee as Middle East war spreads

Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion in the Red Sea, in this handout picture released 29 August 2024. Photo: Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Houthis seize strategic ground along Red Sea, raising risks for global shipping

A student holds up a poster of Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a parade at Sanaa University campus to show support for the Houthis amid an escalation with Saudi Arabia, in Sanaa, Yemen 22 July, 2026

Houthi Red Sea offensive elevates enigmatic Yemeni commander's standing

Bangladesh’s trade and energy lifeline under fresh threat as Red Sea tensions rise

Bangladesh’s trade and energy lifeline under fresh threat as Red Sea tensions rise

Houthi fighters reportedly take control of Perim Island near the Bab el-Mandab Strait after pro-government forces withdraw. Photo: EPA/Shutterstock

Houthis claim control of key island near Bab el-Mandab

Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces fire a tank during what they say to be clashes with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a location given as near Al-Hazm, Yemen, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released 9 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, US, on 9 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Trump says Iran war to end after US midterm elections, threatens to attack Pickaxe Mountain

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sign a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia,7 August 2026. Photo:Reuters.

Saudi Arabia bets on defensive alliances to deter slide into war

A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait,12 July, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Four crew killed in Red Sea attack while missile strike reported in Gulf