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Saudi Arabia issues wide-ranging security alerts after week of strikes

Saudi Arabia issues wide-ranging security alerts after week of strikes

By Timour Azhari and Jana Choukeir RIYADH/DUBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory on Tuesday, including in the holy city of Mecca and second-largest city Jeddah, following a week of attacks from Iran-aligned fighters that have drawn it deeper into the
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Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis solidify gains in new theatre of Middle East war

Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis solidify gains in new theatre of Middle East war

By Jana Choukeir and Nayera Abdallah Sept 16 (Reuters) - Saudi warplanes pounded Yemen, the Houthis said on Wednesday, as the Iran-backed fighters solidified their gains after a lightning advance that has extended Tehran's reach in the Middle East war and further disrupted global oil supplies.
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Saudi Arabia reports wide-ranging security alerts after week of strikes

Saudi Arabia reports wide-ranging security alerts after week of strikes

By Timour Azhari and Jana Choukeir RIYADH/DUBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory on Tuesday, including in the holy city of Mecca and second-largest city Jeddah, following a week of attacks from Iran-aligned fighters that have drawn it deeper into the
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Saudi crown prince seeks Egypt’s backing as Houthi attacks rattle Red Sea oil routes

Saudi crown prince seeks Egypt’s backing as Houthi attacks rattle Red Sea oil routes

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is seeking back from the president of Egypt, his ally across the Red Sea, as the kingdom faces increased attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
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U.S. officials met Iran-backed Houthis in Oman over the weekend, sources say

U.S. officials met Iran-backed Houthis in Oman over the weekend, sources say

By Timour Azhari, Alexander Cornwell and Gram Slattery Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, days after the Iran-backed militia seized a strategic stretch of the Red Sea coast in a sweeping
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Houthis strike Saudi targets anew as talks over Strait of Hormuz stall

Houthis strike Saudi targets anew as talks over Strait of Hormuz stall

By Timour Azhari RIYADH, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis launched a new wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia and were digging into positions on the western coast of Yemen along the Red Sea, Yemeni officials said, as urgent deliberations took place in Riyadh over how to respond to their
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Saudi Arabia calls attempted attack on Mecca a 'red line' as Iran-backed Houthis deny they did it

Saudi Arabia calls attempted attack on Mecca a 'red line' as Iran-backed Houthis deny they did it

Muslim nations are condemning an attempted drone attack on Mecca as Saudi Arabia says that Islam's holiest city is a “red line” for the kingdom
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Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice

Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice

By Samia Nakhoul ANKARA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The Houthi capture of Yemen's Red Sea coastline is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf, strengthening Iran's hand and confronting Saudi Arabia and its neighbours with a difficult choice: absorb mounting costs or seek accommodation with Tehran.
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New attacks in Hormuz and Saudi test nerves as war's spread worsens oil disruption

New attacks in Hormuz and Saudi test nerves as war's spread worsens oil disruption

By Mohammed Ghobari and Nayera Abdallah ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by Yemen's Houthis threatened to worsen the wartime disruption to global
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Diplomacy stumbles with postponement of meeting on Strait of Hormuz proposal

Diplomacy stumbles with postponement of meeting on Strait of Hormuz proposal

By Mohammed Ghobari , Nayera Abdallah and Bo Erickson ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter heading into Monday with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Persian Gulf powers, while fresh attacks around the region's two most important oil transit
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Analysis-Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice

Analysis-Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice

By Samia Nakhoul ANKARA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The Houthi capture of Yemen's Red Sea coastline is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf, strengthening Iran's hand and confronting Saudi Arabia and its neighbours with a difficult choice: absorb mounting costs or seek accommodation with Tehran.
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Gulf states call off meeting with Iran, Houthis launch new attack on Saudi

Gulf states call off meeting with Iran, Houthis launch new attack on Saudi

By Jana Choukeir and Eman Abouhassira TAIZ, Yemen/DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Arab states in the Gulf called off a meeting with Iran planned for Monday, while Yemen's Houthis launched a new attack on Saudi Arabia after fighting that has extended the Middle East war to another theatre and further