The U.S. State Department has ordered non-essential U.S. embassy personnel and their family members to depart Saudi Arabia, following an uptick in attacks on the kingdom by Iran-backed Houthi militants. The department “issued an ordered departure for non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members in Saudi Arabia only,” spokesperson Tommy Pigott wrote in a […]
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Saudi Arabia spends billions on its military. Why can’t it stop deadly attacks by Iran’s Houthi allies?
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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia in recent weeks have inflicted severe losses on the kingdom, with missiles hitting energy infrastructure and civilian airports, killing at least 20 people. The Iranian proxy group has struck the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, and is fighting Saudi-backed government forces for control of Yemen’s coastline […]
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Egypt moves toward sending troops to Saudi Arabia to help defend against attacks by Iran-backed Houthis
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Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has asked the country’s Parliament to authorize the military to help defend Saudi Arabia after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensified their attacks on the kingdom, targeting airports and oil infrastructure. Al-Sisi stressed that it would be a defensive mission and only if the kingdom requests assistance. “Egypt will […]
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Houthis launch new attack on Saudi capital as Trump mulls U.S. role in Mideast war’s new front
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10m ago Houthis warn attacks on Saudi airports, oil infrastructure will continue The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday that they would continue targeting Saudi Arabia’s international airport and oil infrastructure in the coming days In a televised statement, Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said the attacks were “in response to […]
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Iran’s Houthi allies’ deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia create “a difficult dilemma for President Trump”
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London — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have dramatically upped the stakes in the complex Middle East war, killing at least 20 people — including an American — and wounding hundreds more with strikes on Saudi Arabia’s airports over the last week. The question is whether President Trump will order U.S. military action in support of Saudi Arabia, which has been […]
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President Trump is considering launching U.S. military strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, following a wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia. Holly Williams reports. Trump considering strikes against Houthis in Yemen after attacks on Saudi Arabia #Trump #strikes #Houthis #Yemen #attacks #Saudi #Arabia
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Riyadh’s airport was hit twice over the weekend with deadly strikes that killed at least a dozen people, including one American, officials say. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed the attacks. Holly Williams reports. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claim deadly attacks on Saudi airport #Iranianbacked #Houthi #rebels #Yemen #claim #deadly #attacks #Saudi #airport
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10m ago U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia urges “extreme caution” in country’s airports The U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia on Monday urged American citizens to exercise “extreme caution” when using all major airports in the country, following a weekend of strikes that killed a total of 13 people. “The U.S. Mission is aware of […]
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Tensions flared in the Middle East following attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia. Leigh Kiniry reports. Yemen's Houthis target King Khalid airport in Saudi Arabia again #Yemen039s #Houthis #target #King #Khalid #airport #Saudi #Arabia
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At least 12 killed, over 300 injured after strike on Riyadh airport, Saudi officials say
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At least 12 people were killed, and over 300 were injured after a strike at Riyadh’s international airport in Saudi Arabia, officials said. At least 12 killed, over 300 injured after strike on Riyadh airport, Saudi officials say #killed #injured #strike #Riyadh #airport #Saudi #officials