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Houthi attack kills 58 at Yemen government training camp, governor says

The people from the government, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at security forces during a training exercise.

Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, brandish their weapons during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026.
 In this handout screengrab released by the Houthi group Media Center on September 16, 2024, Yemen's Houthi group shows the firing of the so-called surface-to-surface “hypersonic ballistic missile.”

Could Israeli technology aid Saudi Arabia's struggles to stop Houthi missile attacks? - analysis

FILE PHOTO: Surveillance footage shows people sitting in a waiting area reacting at the moment of an attack, in a location given as King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 10, 2026, in this frame from a handout video.

Yemen's Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities after Aramco HQ hit

A Patriot missile battery is seen near Prince Sultan air base at al-Kharj on February 20, 2020; Illustrative.

Ongoing explosions in Riyadh, Aramco headquarters as Saudi coalition intercepts Houthi attacks


Saudi Arabia reaches out to Houthis through Oman for ceasefire, direct negotiations - report

According to the Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, the aim is first to discuss the Houthis' humanitarian demands and then attempt to reach a comprehensive agreement.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks on during his meeting with the US Secretary of State in Riyadh on October 23, 2024.

Is the Saudi defense pact misunderstood amid Houthi attacks? - analysis

The concept behind the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement seems more about starting a process than enabling these countries to rapidly deploy to any of their partners' homelands.

TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, August 7, 2026.

Saudi Arabia facing growing pressure on multiple fronts as Houthis escalate in Yemen

“They’re surrounded from the south and the north and the east,” the source said, citing the Houthis in Yemen and the Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militias in Iraq as major security concerns.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends a press conference following talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, September 8, 2026.

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia could revive Israel-Saudi normalization efforts - analysis

Saudi Arabia has long demanded progress on Palestinian issues before normalization with Israel, but growing Houthi threats could accelerate quiet security cooperation between the two countries.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Iran's targeting of US bases may have used Russian spy satellite imagery - report

Saudi expert Dr. Nawaf Obaid told CNN that Russia's capabilities used by the Iranians are the reason for the state of the US-Iran conflict as it stands today.

A satellite image shows planes at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia February 21, 2026.

Answer Saudi Arabia: Israel must take the opportunity presented by the Houthi attack - editorial

Israel and Saudi Arabia do not need to agree on every regional question to recognize that neither benefits from an Iranian proxy controlling a strategic waterway and threatening oil infrastructure.

 Illustrative image of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

Iran tried to intimidate Saudi Arabia - it may have made Riyadh more powerful instead - opinion

Iran can make the Strait of Hormuz more dangerous, push oil prices higher, and pressure US President Donald Trump through American gas prices. But Tehran’s ability to profit has been crippled.

 IRAN’S PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in Tehran in April. Most Arab rulers oppose Iran’s turning into a nuclear power, the writer states.

Israel unlikely to improve Saudi ties despite Houthi threat, expert tells 'Post' - interview

“If there was a new governing coalition that seemed more committed to discretion, then perhaps there would be an opening for greater cooperation,” Dr. Brandon Friedman suggested.

Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman looks on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on November 18, 2025; illustrative

Saudi pipeline attack exposes growing power of Iran-backed militias - analysis

Iraq’s confirmation that an attack on Saudi energy infrastructure originated from its territory has raised new questions over the power of Iran-backed militias.

Members of the Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah attend the funeral of their members, who were killed in an airstrike that targeted a Hashd al‑Shaabi headquarters near the western al‑Qaim district on the Syrian border, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 2, 2026.

The security order Europe has not named - opinion

For generations, Europe and Israel anchored their security in the United States until the alliance became dependence: Europe outsourced critical protection; America was embedded in Israel's structure

An illustrative image of Israeli and the European Union flags with a division between them.