Yemen's Houthi movement said it is now targeting Mecca, Islam's holiest city, prompting Saudi Arabia to declare a 'red line' and raise its highest alert in the ongoing Red Sea conflict.
Yemen's Houthi rebels say they attacked a Saudi military base on Sunday, as fighting with Yemen's government resumed, killing hundreds and forcing tens of thousands from their homes.
Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline, a route that lets Gulf oil avoid the Red Sea, after a drone launched from Iraqi territory hit it.
German police are checking whether a weapons stash found in a Bavarian forest has ties to Russia.
On 12 August Ukraine sent naval drones at Novorossiysk, Russia's main Black Sea oil-export port, part of an ongoing strike campaign.
Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries founded a new alliance on July 30, 2026 to protect Red Sea shipping routes after Yemen's Houthi fighters declared a naval blockade and hit several oil tankers.
In one week, three of the world's busiest shipping passages were all in trouble.
Yemen's Houthi movement announced an immediate maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia in retaliation for a Saudi blockade of Yemeni ports and airports, per the BBC. The declaration raises the threat to shipping across the Red Sea and the Gulf.