Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › World News › Video report: Why are Yemen’s Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia?
World News

Video report: Why are Yemen’s Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia?

Video report: Why are Yemen’s Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia?
The Independent World Thursday 15 October 2026, 05:55 UTC By Bel Trew 1 min read
Key Points

Independent TV Showing now | News 03:13 Video report: Why are Yemen’s Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia? At least 13 people were killed and hundreds injured in a strike on Riyadh’s international airport. The attack last Saturday (10 October) was the third facility hit in a week by Houthi forces.

Independent TV Showing now | News 03:13 Video report: Why are Yemen’s Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia? At least 13 people were killed and hundreds injured in a strike on Riyadh’s international airport. The attack last Saturday (10 October) was the third facility hit in a week by Houthi forces. Footage of the strike was released by Saudi Arabia and has been shared widely across social media. But why are Yemen’s Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia and what does this mean for UK? The Independent’s chief international correspondent Bel Trew takes a closer look. Watch Bel’s full analysis in the video above.
Yemen (LOCATION) Saudi Arabia (LOCATION) Riyadh (LOCATION) Houthi (ORG) UK (LOCATION) Independent (ORG) Bel Trew (PERSON) Watch Bel (PERSON)
Originally published by The Independent World Read original →

Related Stories

Tesco drivers £8 offer after £60 at 500 stations Sunday deadline

Tesco drivers £8 offer after £60 at 500 stations Sunday deadline Motorists have been hit with soaring prices caused by Trump's war with Iran Tesco shoppers have been told there’s a three day deadline to take advantage of an offer which could take £8 off a tank of fuel. Drivers have until Sunday, October 18 to make the most of a new deal for drivers. The retail giant operates around 600 petrol stations across the UK and has launched a promotion offering customers 8p off per litre of fuel.

Daily Mirror 7m ago

EU's top diplomat says Trump's Russian diesel deal was a gift to Putin

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Euronews that Brussels must step up its support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a turbulent week in which US President Donald Trump suggested Kyiv needed a new leader. Kallas said Moscow was betting on a prolonged war, seeking to outlast Ukraine while intensifying attacks on civilians. She also defended Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries as legitimate targets, arguing that oil revenues are a key source of funding for Moscow’s...

Euronews 9m ago

Flooded homes and rising costs: Why some Thai villages are paying the price to protect Bangkok

As climate change causes more frequent and severe flooding, could cities in Europe face the same tough choices? Inside their home, raised more than three metres above the ground in the central province of Ayutthaya in Thailand, Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut’s family of three sleeps on makeshift platforms and cannot use the waterlogged toilet. Her village has been flooded six years in a row, pushing some to move away, while others have raised their houses higher.

Euronews 10m ago

Team India firms up plan for Bumrah: One India A match before NZ Tests; ODIs unlikely

NEW DELHI: India's premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to feature in the five-ODI series against New Zealand because the Indian think-tank wants him to focus on the red-ball leg of the tour. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that Bumrah is completely fit, but the team management wants him to increase his workload by playing in the third India A fixture before joining the side for the series opener in Wellington. The India A fixture begins on November 6, and there is a sufficient gap...

Times of India 11m ago