Conflict & Security
Saudi Arabia and Houthis Trade Strikes Over Bab al-Mandeb as Mauritania Condemns Attacks on Saudi Oil Facilities
September 13, 2026 at 02:24 AM · Updated 33d ago
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4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 24 hours
يواليوم السابع
ولي العهد السعودي ورئيس وزراء باكستان يبحثان جهود خفض التصعيد في المنطقة - اليوم السابع
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يواليوم السابع
موريتانيا تدين بشدة الهجمات على منشآت حيوية فى السعودية وتعلن تضامنها الكامل مع المملكة - اليوم السابع
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AJAl Jazeera English
Iran war live: Saudi Arabia and Houthis trade strikes over Bab al-Mandeb
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AJAl Jazeera English
Will the Houthi attacks activate the Mecca Pact?
(opens the publisher’s site)Saudi Arabia and Houthi forces traded strikes over Bab al-Mandeb, Mauritania condemned attacks on Saudi vital facilities, and Trump said the Houthis asked Washington not to intervene.
- Mauritania's Foreign Ministry condemned attacks on Saudi Arabia's East–West oil pipeline and other vital facilities, declaring full solidarity with the Kingdom.
- Saudi Arabia and Houthi forces traded strikes as fighting over the Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint on Yemen's Red Sea coast continued.
- Trump said the Houthis called Washington asking it not to intervene in the conflict against Yemen's internationally recognised government.
- Houthi rebels have captured Yemen's Mocha port, threatening the Bab al-Mandeb strait, and have attacked Saudi cities, wounding about 70 people.
- Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said unprovoked aggression against Saudi Arabia would activate the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement.
- Shehbaz Sharif has told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a phone call that Pakistan backs the kingdom's security, condemning attacks on its oil infrastructure.