Yemen’s Houthis hit the internationally-recognized government’s presidential palace in the southern part of the country, the latest escalation in the Iran-backed militia’s attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemeni forces supported by the kingdom.

Saudi Arabia’s main airport came under renewed attack from Houthi rebels, a day after a strike on the facility killed 12 people and heaped pressure on the Middle East’s biggest economy as it prepares to host major events that seek to boost foreign investment.

The Houthis struck two airports in Saudi Arabia in the past two days, killing three people and injuring dozens as the Iran-backed militant group intensifies its attacks on the kingdom from Yemen.

Yemen’s internationally-recognized government, backed by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have regained territory from the Houthis, as fighting in the region near the Bab el-Mandeb strait intensifies.

Yemen’s armed forces wrested control of the Red Sea city of Mocha on Monday after battles with the Iran-backed Houthis, according to state-run Saba, which puts the internationally recognized government closer to taking over the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates where he held talks with the Gulf nation’s president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to the Israeli premier’s office and the UAE’s state news agency.

Saudi Arabia came under attack from the Iran-backed Houthis again on Thursday, with the kingdom saying it intercepted missiles fired toward the Red Sea port of Yanbu and city of Taif.

A meeting between Iran and several Gulf Arab nations over a temporary shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz was postponed, highlighting tensions with the Islamic Republic.

A planned meeting for Monday between Iran and several Gulf nations on creating a temporary shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed, according to Oman’s foreign minister.

Egypt held interest rates for a fourth meeting in a row, choosing caution after inflation quickened and prospects dimmed for an imminent end to the Iran war.

The United Arab Emirates said that two ballistic missiles were fired toward the country from Iran, the Islamic Republic’s first known attack on the Gulf nation since May as the wider Middle East war continues unabated.

A drone attack on an oil refinery in western Libya destroyed a storage tank, putting oil facilities at risk and potentially aggravating fuel shortages in the OPEC nation.

Syria said two Russian bases in the country will be turned into joint training centers after the two sides agreed to redefine the role of the facilities that have given Moscow a military presence on the Mediterranean.

The Houthis conducted a “large-scale” attack against forces from Yemen’s Saudi-backed government, and struck the southwestern Saudi region of Najran, raising concerns over a widening of the US-Israeli war on Iran into a broader conflict.

Saudi Arabia discussed with military representatives of 43 countries the formation of a multinational alliance charged with protecting maritime navigation, hoping to counter a blockade the Houthis imposed on the kingdom last week.

The US said its forces were targeted by Iran overnight while Washington and Saudi Arabia struck Tehran-backed militias in Iraq, abruptly ending a days-long lull in hostilities.

Iran-backed militias in Iraq fired drones at oil facilities in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Region for the second day in a row, piling pressure on the kingdom, which is grappling with a maritime blockade limiting its crude oil shipments.

French President Emmanuel Macron is on a two-day visit to Syria, making him the first European Union leader to visit the war-torn country since the fall of the Assad regime in late 2024.

The International Monetary Fund and Egypt reached a preliminary deal on the country’s latest program review, putting Cairo on track to unlock more than $1.6 billion in financing.

The International Monetary Fund and Egypt reached a preliminary deal on the country’s latest program review, putting Cairo on track to unlock more than $1.6 billion in financing.