Houthis Launch Major Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities

The Houthi rebel group in Yemen launched a series of attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and igniting fires at oil facilities and utilities.

The attack was a major escalation in renewed fighting between the Iranian-backed Houthis and one of the US's closest allies in the region.

Weeks of clashes have put pressure on limited global oil supplies, as the Houthis target a shipping route Saudi Arabia has used to transport oil to world markets.