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King Mohammed VI reaffirms Morocco’s support for Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks

Morocco has reaffirmed its solidarity with Saudi Arabia following a series of Houthi attacks targeting Saudi territory, with King Mohammed VI sending messages to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday, September 26. In the messages, the Moroccan monarch expressed......

Iran raises prospect of wider war reaching Indian Ocean

Iran has issued one of its broadest warnings yet about the possible geographic expansion of the Middle East conflict, with a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei saying that further US military action could push the confrontation as far as the Indian Ocean. Yahya Rahim Safavi, a senior......

Saudi Arabia issues brief danger alert for Mecca amid rising Houthi tensions

Saudi Arabia briefly activated alerts warning of a potential danger in several parts of the kingdom on Thursday, including Mecca, as tensions continue to rise between Riyadh and Yemen’s Houthi movement. The warnings also covered Taif, Jeddah, Tabuk and Yanbu along the Red Sea. Authorities lifted......

Yemen crisis: Houthis threaten US interests if Washington backs Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthi movement has warned that American interests in the Middle East could become targets if Washington provides military support to Saudi Arabia or attempts to intervene directly around the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The warning was issued by Abed Mohammed al-Thawr, a military adviser......

Hormuz shipping remains below average as traffic through Bab el-Mandeb stays relatively resilient

Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained significantly below its recent average on Tuesday, while traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait stayed closer to normal levels, according to preliminary vessel-tracking data. Three commodity-carrying vessels were recorded transiting Hormuz......

WHO reports 164 deaths as Yemen faces renewed military escalation

The World Health Organization has reported 164 deaths and 516 injuries in Yemen over a six-day period as renewed fighting intensifies across the country and adds further pressure to an already fragile healthcare system. According to figures cited by the WHO, Yemen’s Ministry of Health emergency......

Rubio reaffirms US commitment to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen escalation

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to its defense arrangements with Saudi Arabia, saying the United States intends to meet its obligations to the kingdom as regional tensions continue to rise. In an interview with Fox News, Rubio said Washington has a defense......

Riyadh explosions raise new fears as Houthi attacks intensify across the region

Several explosions were heard in Riyadh early Saturday after Saudi authorities issued an aerial threat warning to residents, marking an unusual escalation in security concerns in the Saudi capital. A mobile alert sent to residents shortly before 3 a.m. local time warned of an “hostile aerial threat”......

Italy prepares naval mission to protect shipping in the Red Sea

Italy is preparing a new naval deployment in the Red Sea to help protect commercial shipping as growing regional tensions raise concerns over the safety of vessels using the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Rome believes a stronger maritime presence is needed to respond......