The grand mufti urged Saudi-led forces to remain in “constant readiness,” suggesting that the kingdom might expand its campaign against the Houthis in Yemen.

Yanbu serves as the kingdom's primary crude export terminal on the Red Sea and is connected to its oil-producing regions near the Gulf coast by the East-West pipeline, also known as Petroline. View on

Keen to keep critical oil exports flowing, the Saudis are “being squeezed” on both sides of the Arabian Peninsula, one analyst said.

By Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari Sept 24 (Reuters) - Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces repelled overnight attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on a key supply route to the southern port city of Aden where the internationally recognised administration is based,

Pakistani and Turkish military chiefs head to Riyadh for urgent talks, but both countries remain cautious on involvement

On Monday, Houthi fighters pushed to seize strategic heights in Yemen to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces.

India, Sept. 22 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is currently underway in New York City. And the foreign ministers from G7 have released a joint statement about the ongoing Saudi Arabia-Houthi conflict in the Middle East.

A senior official with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels is warning countries against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s revived civil war, telling The Associated Press on Sunday that his group has assured the Trump administration that it won’t attack U.