SANAA, Yemen, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Iran has sent warships to the Gulf of Aden, ostensibly to combat Somali pirates preying on major shipping lanes.

SANAA, Yemen, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia's entry into Yemen's war against northern Shiite rebels has dramatically increased the stakes in a smoldering powder keg of conflicts in the Red Sea and Horn of Africa region, a key oil artery.

SANAA, Yemen, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Saudi forces reportedly bombed al-Houthi rebel strongholds along the shared border with Yemen in a sign of an escalating fight against a growing insurgency.

SANAA, Yemen, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Slowly but surely, Saudi Arabia, which has traditionally shied away from conflict in favor of diplomacy and buying its way out of trouble, is being dragged into the Middle East's conflicts as a participant.

SANAA, Yemen, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The Sadrist Movement in Iraq has teamed up with Iran to offer support for Shiite al-Houthi rebels combating national forces, the Yemeni president said.

SANAA, Yemen, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- As fighting escalates in Yemen between the army and Shiite rebels in the northwestern mountains along the border with Saudi Arabia, Riyadh is becoming increasingly alarmed that Iran is arming the insurgents and that its unruly southern neighbor is in danger of sliding out of control.

SANAA, Yemen, June 22 (UPI) -- The deputy head of the political wing of the Palestinian Hams left Yemen on Monday following official visits with President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

SANAA, Yemen, June 15 (UPI) -- The strategically important Red Sea region, a key route for global oil supplies, is showing signs of becoming a new front in the U.S.-led war against terrorism and the smoldering conflict between Iran and Israel.

SANAA, Yemen, March 29 (UPI) -- Five Saudi nationals wanted on terrorism and sabotage charges have been returned to Saudi Arabia by Yemen, officials said Sunday.