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            <title><![CDATA[Yemeni Government Forces Withdraw From Bab al-Mandab Strait and Dhubab Airport]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Forces allied with the Yemeni government are withdrawing from battlefields near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait and from an airport in Dhubab, amid reports of a deadly rocket attack near Aden.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2026 13:18:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Egyptian Parliament Approves Military Support for Saudi Arabia if Houthis Attack]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Egypt is to support Saudi Arabia militarily if it comes under attack from Yemen’s Houthi movement. The Egyptian parliament has approved a request from the president.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:51:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Three killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi airports in Abha and Riyadh]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Yemen’s Houthi movement has again attacked Saudi Arabia with missiles, targeting international airports and military facilities. At least three people were killed in the airport attacks, according to Saudi Arabia.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:16:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia: Explosions Reported in Riyadh and Airport Strikes Injure Three]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Explosions were heard again in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday, residents told AFP.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:18:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkey and Pakistan to Send Troops to Saudi Arabia as Yemen Fighting Escalates]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Yemeni government forces have regained control of the strategically important Bab al-Mandab Strait and are pushing back the Houthi movement, the country’s military says. Pakistan and Turkey are sending forces to support the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen. Explosions were heard in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, late Monday night.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:29:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi air force attacks Houthi targets near Yemen’s Taiz, Houthi movement says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's air force has attacked targets around the city of Taiz in southwestern Yemen, according to the Iran-backed Islamist Houthi movement.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:45:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UN Security Council condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia in rare unanimity]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In an unusual vote for the UN Security Council, the 15 member states were able to agree on a condemnation of the Houthi movement's attacks on Saudi Arabia.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:04:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran offers Strait of Hormuz deal under conditions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Iran says it is ready to open the Strait of Hormuz and ease its grip on the oil market within a week - under certain conditions. After a week of behind-the-scenes negotiations at the UN, the Iranians are putting the ball in the US's court.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:00:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran warns war could spread to Indian Ocean if US attacks again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Iran is threatening to expand the war to the Indian Ocean - if the US attacks again, according to an adviser to the supreme leader of the hardline Islamic republic.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:35:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Houthi Media: 10 Killed in Saudi Strikes on Yemen in 24 Hours]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least ten people have been killed and 14 injured in Saudi attacks on Yemen in the past 24 hours, according to media outlets linked to the Iran-backed Houthi movement in the country.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:57:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Britain to support Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks, G7 urges ceasefire]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Iran-backed Houthi movement must immediately cease its attacks on Saudi Arabia, urge G7 foreign ministers. Britain promises military support.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:30:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia and Egypt pledge forceful response to Red Sea and Gulf threats]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egypt's president have met in Cairo to discuss the security situation around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Houthi advance.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:59:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Houthi Rebels Attack American Warships]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:40:43 GMT</pubDate>
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