Saudi Arabia is weighing Washington’s refusal to help fend off Houthi attacks after Riyadh requested US assistance, despite the two countries being longstanding allies and President Donald Trump and…

SANAA: Yemen's Houthis said Saudi Arabia carried out a deadly strike on a key port city on Tuesday (Sep 22), over a week into the Houthi offensive that has seen them seize control of a strait that is crucial to global energy flows.G7 nations

Britain has agreed to provide Saudi Arabia with defensive refuelling support as fighting with the Houthis intensifies. The escalation has raised risks for Saudi oil routes and shipping through the Red Sea, while rising control of the militia near the Bab al-Mandeb has also forced thousands of civilians to flee Yemen for Djibouti.

The US cautioned against a rapidly escalating situation in Yemen after Houthi rebels carried out a missile attack on the Saudi capital. In recent weeks, the Iran backed militants have also seized large…

While Riyadh has asked the US to carry out air strikes against the Houthis as the group attacks Saudi cities, oil facilities and other key infrastructure,US President Donald Trump has so far refused to launch a new US military operation against the group.