As Paris announces the deployment of military assets to Saudi Arabia to protect the port of Yanbu, the French base in Djibouti regains heightened strategic importance.
During a televised interview on Thursday evening, the French president also raised the possibility of lowering taxes if fuel prices continued to rise.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Houthis are "responsible for their own actions."
The Saudi military coalition has warned the Houthis of a firm response, after an unclaimed attack targeted Riyadh for the first time this weekend.
Explosions were heard Saturday morning in the Saudi capital, according to the military coalition which attributes them to Yemeni Houthis.
Detonations rang out Saturday morning in the Saudi capital, the first air raid alert reported in the city.
Residents of the Saudi capital reported two loud explosions and a fire in an Aramco fuel storage tank on the night of Saturday to Sunday.
Explosions were reported Saturday morning in the Saudi capital, with Yemeni Houthis claiming responsibility.
Loud explosions were heard in the Saudi capital on Saturday morning, according to the military coalition.
Several flights were canceled or delayed on Saturday at Riyadh International Airport, according to data cited by RFI.
Loud detonations were heard Saturday morning in the Saudi capital, the first alert of its kind in the city.
The European Union calls on Houthis to halt military operations as 63 people are killed in fresh clashes in Yemen.
Riyadh claims to have shot down a drone launched toward Mecca, an accusation rejected by Yemeni rebels, amid renewed fighting in Yemen and escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia.
Yemeni Houthi rebels seize control of the strategic strait, cutting off the last accessible route for Saudi tankers.
An opinion piece published by Le Monde warns of a new threat to international maritime commerce, following the Strait of Hormuz crisis, with Houthi rebel offensives against Saudi Arabia near the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
According to an interview with RFI, the Houthi fighters' takeover of the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb places Egypt at the heart of Middle Eastern tensions, alongside Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh claims Yemeni rebels targeted the holy city, an accusation the group flatly denies.
Following a rapid Houthi rebel offensive on Yemen's coastline this week, the government, backed by Saudi Arabia, says it is targeting rebel fighters through airstrikes. Tehran and Washington have responded.
According to France 24, Yemeni forces, despite military and financial support from Saudi Arabia, have lost ground in recent days to a Houthi offensive on the Red Sea coast.
According to Le Monde, the Saudi kingdom fears losing all maritime access for its oil exports, as Houthi rebels control the Bab Al-Mandab Strait and Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz.