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The Yemeni Houthis announced on Saturday the death of 27 people in Saudi strikes on the area of Sana'a, controlled by the pro-Iranian movement, in conflict with the Yemeni government and Saudi Arabia that supports it.
The financial district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was targeted on Sunday, and a damaged Aramco oil giant building claimed witnesses in the aftermath of Saudi strikes in Yemen, which resulted in 33 deaths according to the Houthis. Follow our direct.
Saudi Arabia's energy ministry says building in the capital was damaged by falling shrapnel, state media reported.
Civilians bear the brunt of fighting as 27 people reported killed in strikes on a village in Sanaa province.
Saudi Arabia, which leads a coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen, has not commented.
Yemen’s Houthis say at least 25 people have been killed and 30 injured in air strikes.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group accused Saudi Arabia of hitting several homes in the village of al-Shariya near the Yemeni capital. There was no initial comment from Riyadh.
At least 30 people have reportedly been killed in an attack on a market in Yemen’s Taiz province, with Houthi rebels blaming Saudi airstrikes. Government forces and local authorities have disputed the claim, instead accusing the Houthis of indiscriminate fire. The province has witnessed intense clashes in recent weeks and is home to around half of the more than 300,000 people displaced by the latest fighting. Caroline Baum reports.
The attack on al-Hadara market in Taiz governorate's al-Waziiya district killed at least 30 people, Houthi rebels say.
As children are recruited to fight, the cost of failing to confront the Houthis is being felt far beyond Yemen.
Parliament's approval lays the groundwork for further Turkish involvement in Saudi Arabia's conflict with the Houthis.
Riyadh announced on Thursday that it had intercepted a missile in the region of Medina, the holy city of Islam. Saudi Arabia's coalition has attributed fire to Yemen's Houthis fighters. The latter regularly deny to holy cities. However, they claim numerous strikes against airports and infrastructure.
Blockade prompts warnings of a 'catastrophe' as food, water, fuel and medical supplies are unable to reach city.
Analysts say the seizure of state arsenals, external backing and extensive military evolution has helped the Houthis.
At least 14 people were killed in Yemen on Wednesday in strikes attributed to Saudi Arabia. In response, the Yemeni airport of Aden, where the Saudi-backed government is based, was again targeted by a missile fired by the pro-Iranian Houthis.
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missiles and drones, while the Houthis claimed attacks on airports and energy sites amid rising regional supply risks.
Saudi Civil Defence says the interception of Houthi ballistic missiles caused two injuries in the country's south.
The US is helping Saudi Arabia fight the Houthi group in Yemen with AI-assisted targeting. But AI is not a magic bullet, experts say, and there are technological, political and human rights issues to consider.
Houthi missiles reportedly struck a number of targets in Yemen, including Aden's airport and a coastguard base.
More than 800,000 people have been cut off from aid since the Houthis encircled Taiz city in early October.
