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WSJ: Saudi Arabia Requests Pakistan's Help with Air Defense Amid Houthi Attacks

Saudi Arabia has approached Pakistan for assistance in air defense amid escalating attacks by Yemeni Houthis, The Wall Street Journal reported citing sources. The kingdom faces a shortage of interceptor missiles and is redistributing air defense batteries between royal palaces and energy infrastructure. According to the publication, the United States is currently cautious regarding Riyadh's requests for military aid, having sent only military advisors.

Otabek Yusupov
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Houthis launch missile strike on presidential palace complex in Aden: two killed

A missile strike on the Maashiq presidential palace complex in the Yemeni city of Aden killed two security personnel. The prime minister and government members who were in the complex were unharmed. According to Yemen's information minister, five missiles were fired; the Houthis said the targets were facilities under the command of Saudi military forces.

Otabek Yusupov
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Houthis launch new wave of missile strikes on Saudi Arabia

According to DW, on October 14, 2026, Yemen's Houthis carried out a series of missile strikes on Saudi Arabia. In Riyadh, four people were injured by falling debris, and a fire broke out at the Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran. In response, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition struck a fuel facility in Sanaa.

Aziz Karimov
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Saudi Arabia extended the closure of King Khalid Airport and promised a 'serious response' to the Houthis

After attacks on Riyadh airport that killed at least 18 people, Saudi Arabia extended the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport and halted metro service at three stations. The country's energy minister promised a 'serious' response to strikes on infrastructure, which the Houthis explain as retaliation for the coalition's actions in Yemen.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
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In Yemen, fighting has cut off 800,000 people from access to humanitarian aid

Due to the escalation of the armed conflict between the Houthis and the internationally recognized government's forces in Yemen, 800,000 people have lost access to humanitarian aid, and over 18 million face daily food shortages, the UN World Food Programme reported. The situation is worst in Taiz, where more than 600,000 people, including 200,000 women and children, are cut off from aid. The Houthis are trying to retake the city and drive government forces off the strategically important Jabal Sabir mountain. Taiz is Yemen's third-largest city, with key highways leading to Aden, where the recognized government is based. The capital, Sanaa, is controlled by the Houthis.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
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Houthis attack Saudi Arabia: strike on Aramco facility, casualties in Riyadh and Trump's criticism

After the strike on Riyadh airport, which killed 13 people, the escalation between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition continues: an attack on the Aramco building in Dhahran, debris from intercepted rockets wounded four people in the capital, and the coalition is carrying out retaliatory strikes on Yemen. Trump accused the Houthis of acting 'at Iran's direction,' and the Houthis threatened to strike American interests.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read