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      <title>Saudi Arabia plans offensive against Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold, Reuters reports</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against the Houthis expected in the coming weeks, led by Yemeni forces with Saudi air support, aimed at reversing the group's seizure of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, Reuters reports.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
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      <source url="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/saudis-plan-assault-houthis-break-red-sea-chokehold-2026-10-02/">Reuters</source>
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      <title>Pakistan plans up to 25,000 troops for Saudi Arabia amid Houthi threat</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Pakistan is reportedly considering deploying up to 25,000 troops to Saudi Arabia as the Houthi threat escalates, with competing figures emerging over how many of its soldiers are already there.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
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      <source url="https://www.news18.com/world/pakistan-plans-to-deploy-up-to-25000-troops-in-saudi-arabia-amid-rising-houthi-threat-exclusive-ws-lr-10365402.html">CNN-News18</source>
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      <title>Saudis plan assault on Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen — a coastal push to secure the Red Sea shipping route or an assault on multiple fronts — with Yemeni forces overseen by Riyadh and Saudi air support, Reuters reported.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
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      <source url="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/saudis-plan-assault-houthis-break-red-sea-chokehold-2026-10-02/">Reuters</source>
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      <title>Yemen's government says it carried out 20 airstrikes on Houthi targets in Taiz</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Yemen's internationally recognised government said on Friday its warplanes carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets in Taiz province, as fighting there reached its most intense level since the 2022 truce collapsed.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
      <category>yemen</category>
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      <source url="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemen-carried-out-20-strikes-houthi-targets-taiz-province-spokesperson-says-2026-10-02/">Reuters; Arab News; Anews (TRT)</source>
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      <title>Loud explosions rock Yemen's capital Sanaa as government forces announce strikes on Houthi targets</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Loud explosions shook Yemen's capital Sanaa on Saturday, with AFP correspondents hearing at least five blasts and the internationally recognised government's forces announcing strikes on what they called legitimate military targets in the Houthi-held city.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
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      <category>houthi</category>
      <category>saudi-arabia</category>
      <source url="https://www.dawn.com/live/iran-israel-war">Dawn</source>
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      <title>Saudi-led coalition says Houthis attacked power station feeding Medina's Prophet's Mosque</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The Saudi-led coalition says the Houthis carried out a drone strike on a Medina electricity facility that supplies the Prophet\u2019s Mosque, putting one transformer out of service; the group calls the claim a lie.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
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      <source url="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/saudi-led-coalition-says-houthis-attacked-power-station-medina-2026-10-01/">Reuters</source>
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