Hello and welcome to The New Arab's live coverage of the region. Here are the latest updates:
- Yemen's Houthis have taken control of the Yemeni Coast on the Red Sea following a lightning offensive against government forces, increasing their control and leverage over one of the world’s key waterways.
- Iraqi groups were blamed for knocking out Saudi Arabia's crucial East-West Pipeline, which has diverted millions of barrels of oil from export through the Strait of Hormuz to export from the Red Sea, a key artery for getting the region’s oil out to the global market.
- Saudi Arabia is set to give the Iraqi government time before retaliating, saying in a statement it would give the government “an opportunity to take the necessary measures.”
And now, on to our live coverage: