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Pakistan's defence commitments with Saudi Arabia face a major test as Houthi attacks escalate. Here’s what the pact means, Pakistan’s possible role and why India is watching.

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted a Houthi drone south of Mecca, but the Houthis deny targeting Islam’s holiest city. Here’s what is known, what remains disputed and why the incident matters.

Why are the Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia again? The renewed conflict is rooted in Yemen’s civil war, Saudi intervention, Iran’s ties with the Houthis and growing tensions around the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab.

Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia have reignited the Yemen conflict, drawn Pakistan and Iran into a diplomatic confrontation and added new pressure to global oil and shipping markets.

From a religious revival movement in Yemen's rugged northern mountains to an armed force capable of firing ballistic missiles, attacking oil infrastructure and threatening one of the world's most important shipping corridors, the rise of the Houthis is one of the most consequential transformations in modern Middle Eastern politics. Formally known as Ansar Allah, the Houthis control much of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, and govern areas containing a large majori

Al-Qaeda has evolved from a centrally controlled organisation into a dispersed global network. Here’s how its leadership, funding and major regional affiliates operate today.