Houthis Step Up Attacks on Saudi Arabia: Allies Unite Behind Kingdom

Saudi Arabia is facing increasing threats from Houthi rebels in Yemen, prompting an urgent meeting between Saudi, Turkish, and Pakistani foreign ministers under their joint defence pact.

The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement stipulates that an attack against any one of the parties constitutes an attack against all parties, and the ministers discussed arrangements for holding an urgent meeting of the chiefs of staff to discuss ways to support Saudi Arabia.

The Houthi rebels have launched strikes on the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows from the world's largest energy exporter.