- Aug 15
Houthi missiles kill up to eight in Mocha port attack; separate drone strike targets Saudi Aramco facility in Najran
Houthi forces fired ballistic missiles at the Red Sea port city of Mocha on 14 August 2026, killing between four and eight people according to differing source accounts, and separately claimed a drone strike on a Saudi Aramco facility in Najran.
- Aug 11
Houthi strike on Red Sea cargo ship kills crew; US fires on ship breaching Iran blockade
A cargo ship was struck in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, killing between three and four crew members in a suspected Houthi attack, while US forces fired on a Panama-flagged vessel attempting to breach the American blockade of Iranian ports.
- Aug 9
Houthis claim drone strike on Aramco refinery in Jizan as Saudi teams extinguish fire
A fire at Saudi Aramco's Jizan refinery was extinguished with no injuries, as Houthi rebels claimed a precise drone strike on the Red Sea facility near the Yemeni border.
- Aug 8
Houthi attacks kill dozens in Yemen as UN warns of worst escalation since 2022 truce
Houthi rebels killed at least 58 soldiers in missile and drone strikes on government camps in Marib and Hadramaut, the deadliest attacks since Yemen's 2022 truce. The UN warned the country faces the greatest risk of full-scale war since that ceasefire.
- Aug 6
Houthis kill dozens of Yemeni troops in deadliest attacks since 2022 truce, stoking regional fears
Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed dozens of Yemeni government soldiers in missile and drone attacks on August 6-7, the deadliest since the 2022 truce, while cross-border strikes on Saudi Arabia and a new three-way defense pact raise fears of wider regional conflict.
- Aug 4
Indian cargo ship sinks in Red Sea after Houthi attack; all 14 crew rescued
The MSV Faize Noore Oliya was struck by an explosive-laden boat 13 nautical miles south of Hodeidah on Tuesday, capsizing and sinking. Yemeni coast guard and naval forces rescued all 14 seafarers and brought them to Mokha.
- Jul 30
Saudi Arabia unveils 14-nation maritime coalition to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks
Riyadh hosted representatives from 43 countries and the EU on Thursday to launch a defensive alliance aimed at securing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait after Houthi rebels imposed a naval blockade on the kingdom.
- Jul 26
US Navy disables tanker in Gulf of Oman after repeated blockade violation; coalition strikes Houthi sites in Yemen
American forces disabled a tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it tried to break the US naval blockade against Iran, while a Saudi-led coalition struck Houthi military sites in Yemen and sirens sounded in Bahrain.
- Jul 24
US strikes Iran for 13th night, Houthis hit Saudi tankers as oil surges past $100
US Central Command said the 13th night of strikes aimed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran launched drone attacks on US bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, and Houthi rebels struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.
- Jul 23
Trump weighs 'biggest yet' attack on Iran as oil tops $100 and Houthis strike Saudi tankers
The US president told Axios he is close to a decision on an attack larger than any in the nearly five-month war, while Brent crude passed $100 and Houthi rebels hit two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea.
- Jul 21
Houthis announce Red Sea blockade of Saudi ships after Sanaa airport strike, raising oil transit fears
Yemen's Houthi rebels say they are closing the Bab al-Mandab strait to Saudi vessels, a week after the most significant escalation since a 2022 truce, as the Saudi-backed government confirms striking Sanaa airport to block an Iranian plane.
- Jul 14
Houthis strike Saudi airport with missiles and drones after Yemeni government attacks Sanaa runway to block Iranian flight
Yemen's Houthi rebels launched ballistic missiles and drones at Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after the internationally recognised Yemeni government struck Sanaa airport's runway to prevent an Iranian aircraft carrying a Houthi delegation from landing.
- Jul 5
Houthi attack kills 14 to 16 Yemeni government soldiers near Hodeidah, the deadliest in years
Houthi rebels launched a fierce assault on pro-government positions south of Hodeidah, killing between 14 and 16 soldiers and wounding over 20 others. Government forces retook the sites by dawn after a counterattack.
- Jul 2
Bomb hidden in Damascus cafe kills nine, injures 20 in deadliest attack since church suicide bombing a year ago
An improvised explosive device planted in a busy central Damascus cafe exploded Thursday afternoon, killing at least nine people and wounding 20, Syrian authorities said.
- Jun 11
Chinese expedition discovers the deepest, largest and oldest whale cemetery in the Indian Ocean
A Chinese research team has found nearly 480 fossilised whale remains, some up to 5.3 million years old, along a 1,200-kilometre corridor in the Diamantina Fracture Zone.
- Jun 7
Portugal's president and PM urge Luxembourg to expand Portuguese in schools and call emigrants home
President António José Seguro and Prime Minister Luís Montenegro launched the Day of Portugal celebrations in Luxembourg with a joint appeal for emigrants to return and a request to make Portuguese a curricular language in local schools.
