Houthis push for control of Yemen highlands as Trump reported to have called off airstrikes

September 21, 2026 6:18 PM

Houthis push for control of Yemen highlands as Trump reported to have called off airstrikes

Houthi fighters were pushing to seize strategic heights in Yemen on Monday to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces, after a report that President Donald Trump had called off US strikes on the group at the last minute. A lightning advance by the Iran-backed group this month has extended the wider Middle East conflict to a new theatre and further threatened global energy supplies. Washington has so far rebuffed repeated pleas from Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince...

PM Modi co-chaired strategic council with Saudi Crown Prince before rushing back to India

April 23, 2025 9:14 AM

PM Modi co-chaired strategic council with Saudi Crown Prince before rushing back to India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held high-level bilateral talks in Jeddah and co-chaired the second meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council (SPC) on Tuesday before the PM left for India in view of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Despite the curtailed visit, the talks in Jeddah marked a significant stride in deepening India-Saudi Arabia strategic ties  The engagement on Tuesday marked a major step forward in stren...