Houthis seize Red Sea islands, attack Saudi targets

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 02:05 Issued on: 15/09/2026 - 18:37 Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have launched a new wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia, the group claimed Monday, and also seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea, bolstering the rebels' ability to control a key maritime shipping route. Trump's claim of energy truce in doubt as Russia hits Kyiv petrol station 15/09/2026 Macklemore taken off Ed Sheeran's US tour 15/09/2026 Amid France’s political 'fragmentation', 'a case needs to be made for participatory democracy’ 15/09/2026 France Lack of 'enforcement of EU laws': Consumer products contain 'illegal levels of restricted chemicals' 15/09/2026 Environment Bob Mackie, fashion designer for the stars, dies at 87 14/09/2026 Culture Rights group accuses Israel of dismantling 'Palestinian existence' in West Bank 14/09/2026 Middle East Dozens arrested in major anti-LGBTQ raids in Turkey 14/09/2026 E...