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Saudi Arabia: Flames and black smoke seen near Riyadh international airport after “hostile aerial threat” alert amid growing tensions with Houthis

OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2026

The latest incident in Riyadh came amid rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis.

Saudi Arabia activates alert in Mecca for the first time as conflict with Yemen-based Houthis continues to escalate

OpIndia Staff - 15 September, 2026

The development followed a day of drone and ballistic missile strikes from Yemen, which injured 13 people in Saudi Arabia.

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Houthi-Saudi Arabia crisis explained: Why Yemen’s Red Sea coast has become the latest flashpoint in the Middle East

Jinit Jain - 11 September, 2026

The Houthi-Saudi crisis is entering a dangerous new phase as Yemen’s Red Sea advances, Iranian support and AI-assisted missile development converge around the strategic Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint.

Somaliland invites Israel to establish base at Berbera months after Israel recognised the breakaway Somalian territory as a sovereign state, Israel plans to use...

OpIndia Staff - 12 March, 2026

In a significant escalation of ties following Israel’s landmark recognition of Somaliland last December, the self-declared Republic of Somaliland has formally invited Israel to...

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Yemen: Saudi-backed Yemeni forces retake key provinces from UAE-backed separatist group STC

OpIndia Staff - 4 January, 2026

In a swift and decisive counteroffensive, Yemeni government troops supported by Saudi Arabia have reclaimed several strategic areas in the eastern province of Hadramawt...

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Trouble in Arabia: Traditional oil kingdom allies Saudi Arabia and UAE come face to face in Mukalla port of Yemen. Read what caused this

Shraddha Pandey - 31 December, 2025

After Saudi Arabia remarked that it views the UAE’s arming of the STC as “a red line for its national security”, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry claimed that it is not a part of any regional effort to undermine Saudi Arabia.

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Houthi Prime Minister killed in Israeli airstrike in Yemen’s capital, rebels vow retaliation amid expanding Middle East conflict

OpIndia Staff - 31 August, 2025

An Israeli airstrike in Yemen’s capital Sana’a killed Houthi prime minister Ahmed al-Rahawi along with several ministers.

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MEA rejects Grand Mufti’s claims of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya’s death sentence being cancelled

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2025

The rebuttal came hours after the Grand Mufti of India, Kanthapuram A.P. Abubakar Musliyar, issued a statement suggesting that a "high-level meeting in Sanaa" had resolved to fully cancel Nimisha’s death sentence.

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