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The UK's military support to Saudi Arabia highlights the strategic importance of securing global trade routes amid regional instability.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez9h ago
Houthi militants have made a lightning advance along the Red Sea coast, capturing strategically important territory in Yemen. Hundreds of civilians have been killed and more than 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. The Guardian's Oliver Holmes explains why this conflict has world governments on edge Continue reading...
The Guardian•Oliver Holmes, Laure Boulinier, Karif Wat and Boglarka Kosztolanyi18h ago
A conflict that has simmered in Yemen for years has flared in recent weeks, with consequences that could reach far beyond the Middle East. The Houthi rebels have seized nearly all of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline, giving the Iran-aligned militant group control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key chokepoint for global trade. The Houthis have also intensified attacks on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, the group’s foe and the world’s biggest oil exporter. Riyadh has been forced to temporarily shut down a crucial oil pipeline after…
Gulf leaders arrive at the United Nations General Assembly facing urgent questions about Iran, Houthi threats and Gaza's future amid shifting alliances.
A British tanker plane will provide "defensive" air-to-air refuelling for Saudi warplanes to help the country defend against Houthi strikes, the UK government confirmed late Monday. The show of solidarity follows a Saudi request for military support after the Houthis increased drone and missile attacks on it in recent weeks alongside a lightning offensive to capture Yemen's Red Sea coast.
LONDON - The UK provides limited military support to Saudi Arabia in its conflict with Houthi rebels in Yemen.
aero.uk22 Sept
The United Kingdom (UK) has agreed to assist Saudi Arabia with defensive operations in response to renewed Houthi…
AeroTime•Ian Molyneaux22 Sept
UK will deploy an Airbus A330 MRTT tanker for a limited mission after Riyadh requested defensive air-to-air refueling support
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier22 Sept
This week on The Horn , Alan talks with Crisis Group experts Yasmine Farouk and Ahmed Nagi about what’s behind the Houthi offensive in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s response and the implications of emerging Saudi-backed security partnerships for the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.
In today’s newsletter: Intelligence chiefs warn that Russia’s appetite for risk is growing, as sabotage and other covert attacks target countries supporting Ukraine Good morning. As the UN general assembly kicks off in New York later today, we anticipate a heavy focus on the ongoing conflicts in Iran, Ukraine and the Gulf – as well as the inevitable body language analysis of Andy Burnham’s first in-person meeting with Donald Trump. But another related conflict is likely to dominate informal discussions: the intensifying acts of sabotage on European states that are believed to trace back to Russia but deliberately fall below the threshold for military response – a so-called hybrid or “shadow war” with the singular purpose of disrupting support for Ukraine. Yemen | The UK has agreed to provide defensive air support to Saudi Arabia to help counter Houthi fighters and restore stability in the Middle East while driving down the cost of living at home, Andy Burnham has said, ahead of his first meeting with Donald Trump. Environment | The “jaw-dropping” El Niño currently heating up the planet has burst through the highest temperature ever recorded for the phenomenon, several months before its expected peak. Gaza | Israeli and UK military commanders could be requested to give evidence to an inquest concerning three British aid workers killed in Gaza when aid vehicles they were travelling in were hit by an airstrike. US | After President Trump’s snap decision to ban CNN from the White House, the four other networks that comprise the White House’s TV pool decided they would cease their pooled coverage of the president. Slavery | Bones of the enslaver Edward Colston are likely to remain interred in a church in Bristol if and when the currently unused building is given a new lease of life as a community resource, it has emerged. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Libby Brooks22 Sept
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK's "time-limited" and "defensive" military support aims to help Saudi Arabia repel Houthi attacks and will not include supporting Saudi attacks against the Yemeni rebels.
Deutsche Welle22 Sept
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he has agreed to a request for 'defensive' air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets.
Al Jazeera22 Sept
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repeal attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Britain's support may escalate regional tensions, complicating Saudi pipeline operations and impacting global energy markets and security dynamics.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez21 Sept
Andy Burnham says he will urge Donald Trump to bring an end to conflict with Iran The UK has agreed to provide defensive air support to Saudi Arabia to help counter Houthi fighters and restore stability in the Middle East while driving down the cost of living at home, Andy Burnham has said, ahead of his first meeting with Donald Trump. The prime minister said he had agreed to a request for air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets to defend energy infrastructure against the Iran-backed rebels and help keep oil flowing from the Gulf to ease global economic turmoil. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Pippa Crerar in New York21 Sept
The prime minister "defensive air-to-air refuelling" is to be provided following a request from Saudi Arabia, after it faced attacks from Houthi militants in Yemen.
BBC21 Sept
US president reportedly changed his mind over Saudi Arabia’s pleas for assistance as bombs were being loaded Houthi fighters are moving to seize strategic heights in Yemen that would cut the Red Sea coast off from areas held by Saudi-backed forces after Donald Trump called off US strikes on the group at the last minute, reportedly as bombs were being loaded on to aircraft. Amid increasingly heavy fighting in Yemen , which has displaced tens of thousands of people in recent weeks, the New York Times reported on Monday that the US president had flip-flopped wildly in recent days after a call from Saudi Arabia for US strikes on the Houthis. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent21 Sept
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 his family maintaining close personal ties with Saudi leaders. France 24 International affairs commentator Douglas Herbert shares further details on this alliance.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have reportedly reassured the Trump administration that they won’t attack U.S. ships in the Red Sea. Senior Houthi official Mohamed al-Bukhaiti told The Associated Press that the administration reached out to his group earlier this month after Houthis took several towns and islands along Yemen’s western coast, crucial to controlling the…
The Hill•Ellen Mitchell21 Sept
The disruption in Saudi oil exports could exacerbate global supply volatility, impacting market stability and energy prices worldwide.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez21 Sept