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  "id": 11232759,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia provides $60 million to Yemen amid clashes with Houthis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/saudi-arabia-provides-60-million-to-yemen-amid-clashes-with-houthis-11232759",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:02:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/01/saudi-arabia-provides-60-million-to-yemen-amid-clashes-with-houthis/"
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  "account": "Saudi Arabia has allocated over 224 million riyals, equivalent to $60 million, in budget support to Yemen's internationally recognized government, according to Saudi Ambassador Mohammed Al Jabir. This financial aid is being provided amidst escalating clashes between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have targeted Saudi cities and energy infrastructure. The ambassador stated that the funding is part of the kingdom's ongoing support for the Yemeni people and government, in response to the Houthi militia's attacks on the nation's resources, assets, and interests. Al Jabir emphasized that the assistance aims to maintain a steady flow of government funds, improve fiscal policy efficiency, and boost Yemeni citizens' purchasing power. Recent battles between Yemeni government forces and Houthi fighters in Taiz governorate resulted in casualties and equipment losses for the Houthi group, as reported by the state-run Saba news agency. The Houthis, who control Yemen's capital Sanaa and a significant portion of the country's north, have launched attacks against Saudi interests and shipping in the Red Sea, exacerbating concerns over global oil supplies and threatening the Red Sea route. The Houthi regime seized Sanaa in 2014, leading to a Saudi-led military intervention the following year following the Yemeni government's request. The civil war has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and left millions in dire need of humanitarian aid, with 5.2 million internally displaced and 18.3 million facing acute food insecurity, according to UN data from March. The most recent fighting in Taiz was concentrated in the Jabal Habashi, Maqbanah districts, Al Aqroud front, Al Kadha, Jabal Han fronts, and northern and eastern fronts of Taiz city, with government forces successfully repelling Houthi attacks and forcing them to retreat. On Sunday, the Houthi-run health ministry reported seven fatalities and 40 injuries, including children, from a strike on shops at a market in Mawiya junction in Taiz province, while Yemen's recognized government claimed their forces had targeted a Houthi military camp and vehicles at the same location.",
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia is providing more than 224 million riyals ($60 million) in budget support to Yemen 's internationally recognised government, Saudi ambassador Mohammed Al Jabir said on Thursday. The funding comes during escalating hostilities involving Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis , who have attacked Saudi cities and energy sites. The assistance is “part of the kingdom's ongoing…",
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