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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayYemen’s Houthi rebels have struck a mosque and several buildings, injuring two, Saudi officials have said.
Saudi Arabia’s civil defence team was forced to issue an emergency alert as a projectile targeted a number of buildings and vehicles in the Jazan region as the Houthi rebels have escalated tensions with the country in the latest conflict in the Middle East.
Riyadh was also forced to shut down its East-West pipeline after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher.
"They would much prefer not having us involved, and they're letting most ships go through,” he said of the Houthis. “There's just one country that they're not too happy with, and we'll get that straightened out.”
In focus: Fighting erupts in Yemen and Saudi Arabia as Houthis push towards key waterway
James Reynolds12 September 2026 21:01
Britain's Miliband discusses attacks on Saudi Arabia with Saudi counterpart
British foreign secretary Ed Miliband said on Saturday he had spoken with Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud this morning and discussed Houthi aggression in Yemen and attacks against Saudi Arabia.
He added that the United Kingdom "stands firmly with Saudi Arabia and the internationally recognised government of Yemen against these attacks."
Bryony Gooch12 September 2026 20:22
Breaking: Explosions heard in Strait of Hormuz
Explosions have been heard in Qeshm, an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s state media reported the sound of two explosions from the sea.
Bryony Gooch12 September 2026 20:16
Iran-Oman understanding does not provide for immediate reopening of Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim reports
An understanding between Iran and Oman does not provide for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz but establishes the basis on which it could reopen, an Iranian source told the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Saturday.
The source said the arrangement would be a step towards Iran exercising sovereignty over the strait and that its reopening depended entirely on the United States meeting Tehran's conditions.
Bryony Gooch12 September 2026 20:15
Users in Houthi-held Yemen tried to develop advanced weapons with AI, Anthropic says
Anthropic says Claude users in northern Yemen, territory controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, tried to use the AI model to develop advanced missiles.
AI is already transforming warfare from Ukraine to Gaza, and its use on a rugged and remote battlefield is likely to increase concerns about its rapid spread.
Anthropic said the users of the accounts, which it blocked after identifying them, did not succeed in “fielding an operational device” but did carry out a failed test of a guided rocket. It said it knows that because the users returned to its Claude chatbot to find out why it failed.
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James Reynolds12 September 2026 20:00
Analysis: Why fighting between the Houthis and Saudis is a disaster for Trump
Washington has largely ignored the lingering disruption created by the Houthis around the Red Sea. But a wider conflict with Saudi Arabia could force them to intervene, writes James C. Reynolds
James Reynolds12 September 2026 19:00
Yemen risks a return to civil war as Iran-backed rebels target a crucial shipping route
Yemen is moving closer to a return to civil war. The escalating events in the Arab world's poorest country are closely linked to the war in Iran and global efforts to ship oil out of the Gulf region.
Here’s a look at an emerging conflict involving an Iranian-backed rebel group's efforts to keep neighboring Saudi Arabia from using a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, and how that could tear Yemen apart once more.
What’s happening could return Yemen to civil war
Yemen is home to over 40 million people who fear a return to the civil war that killed 150,000 and brought many others to the brink of famine in one of the world’s most sprawling humanitarian crises. A ceasefire with Yemen’s internationally recognized government and a wider coalition backed by the Saudis began in 2022. Now that truce is buckling.
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Harriette Boucher12 September 2026 18:00
Envoy warns of 'new and more dangerous phase' in Yemen war
The UN Security council has been warned that the international community must act to address “a new and more dangerous phase” in the Yemen war.
Hans Grundberg, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, told a UN said the Houthis' gaining control of Mocha gave them “a direct presence on the approaches to one of the world’s most vital straits.”
Speaking to the council on Thursday, he said: “When I briefed this council last month, I warned that Yemen was facing the greatest risk of a return to large-scale conflict since the 2022 truce. That risk has now turned into a harsh reality.
“This renewed war should alarm us all. It effectively marks the end of the relative calm that Yemen has experienced for over four years since the UN-brokered truce.
“It not only threatens to plunge Yemen into a prolonged and expanding war, but also risks yet again dragging the country into the wider and unresolved regional confrontation, with global repercussions.”
James Reynolds12 September 2026 17:00
Explained: Why fighting between the Houthis and Saudis is a disaster for Trump
Washington has largely ignored the lingering disruption created by the Houthis around the Red Sea. But a wider conflict with Saudi Arabia could force them to intervene, writes James C. Reynolds
The Independent12 September 2026 16:30
Recap: Hamas 'planned to carry out attacks in European capitals last year' - report
Hamas planned to carry out terror attacks in European capitals last year to mark the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel, according to an indictment filed by Germany’s federal prosecutor.
The Palestinian group reportedly intended to carry out attacks on Israeli and Jewish ‘interests’ in Berlin and Vienna around October 7 2025, according to the indictment, as seen by German broadsheet Die Welt.
It was said to have been backed by “an international weapons-procurement network” that moved pistols, a rifle and ammunition through Europe.
The plot is claimed to have come undone just days before the attacks were due to be carried out, as German authorities swooped on three suspects in Berlin during the handover of a cache of weapons that prosecutors say were intended for the operation.
Federal prosecutors in Germany last year said they had arrested men linked to Hamas who were suspected of planning attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Germany.
James Reynolds12 September 2026 16:00
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