Britain Backs Saudi Arabia With Air Refuelling Support Against Houthis Britain will provide Saudi Arabia with limited defensive air-refuelling support after increased Houthi attacks on Saudi targets. Prime Minister Andy Burnham approved the Saudi request on Monday. The UK will deploy one Royal Air Force Voyager to refuel Saudi fighter jets during flight. As a … Read more
US declines to back Saudi Arabia in Yemen after meeting Houthi leaders US officials held secret talks with Houthi representatives in Oman over the weekend as Houthi forces expanded their control along Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Oman helped arrange the meeting at the US Embassy in Muscat, while neither side made the discussions public. The … Read more
First Test for Pakistan Turkey and Saudi Defense Pact as Houthis claim Attack on Saudi oil facility Yemen’s Houthi rebels said on Sunday that they had carried out a drone attack on a major Saudi oil facility. The claim came just two days after Saudi Arabia signed a mutual defense agreement with Turkey and Pakistan. … Read more