Tag: Saudi Arabia
Why Does Saudi Arabia Struggle to Stop Houthi Attacks?
The Saudi military has expensive equipment, but the missiles and drones used by the Yemeni militia are difficult to detect and stop.
Oil Prices Rise as Iran Steps Up Attacks and Fighting Intensifies
In a volatile moment for energy markets, more vessels are being hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, while the Houthis and Saudi Arabia traded attacks.
Saudi Arabia Hosts Energy Summit as It Trades Strikes With Houthis
Foreign officials and industry leaders were in Riyadh on Sunday for the International Energy Forum. Also on Sunday, Saudi officials and a spokesman for the Iran-backed Houthi militia said that airports in the Saudi and Yemeni capitals had been hit.
Saudi Arabia Faces More Attacks as It Reels From Airport Strikes
The Saudi authorities said they were fending off drone and missile attacks after a weekend of confrontation with the Houthi militia in Yemen, whose patrons Iran offered to mediate.
Iran Offers to Mediate Between Its Houthi Allies and Saudi Arabia
Iran has long backed the Houthis, a Yemeni militia, and it made the offer as Saudi Arabia contends with increasingly deadly attacks from them.
Surveillance Footage Shows Moment of Attack on Saudi Airport
Footage released by Saudi state media showed the moment of a deadly attack on Saturday at an airport in Riyadh, the Saudi capital. The Iran-backed Houthi militia claimed responsibility for the strike.
World’s Energy Order Tested Again as Iran War’s Reach Extends Further
“We are entering an age of prolonged insecurity,” one former U.S. energy official said of what have become chronic threats on the Middle East’s energy core.
Saudi Arabia Has Few Options as Houthis Aim at Heart of Its Ambitions
Three deadly attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen on an airport in the Saudi capital underscored the asymmetrical nature of their conflict with the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Airport Attacked Again, After Days of Houthi Strikes
The strike on Saturday was the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in February, and forced the airport to temporarily suspend operations.
At Least 12 Killed in Houthi Attack on Saudi Airport
The Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a deadly attack on an international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Saturday that Saudi officials said killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300 others.