By Enas Alashray, Nayera Abdallah and Jana Choukeir
CAIRO/DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in the south of U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a major expansion of the six-month-old Middle East war.
The Houthis, who ‌control most of Yemen's populated areas including the capital, said they had launched a broad operation deep into Saudi territory. They used drones and missiles to strike a ‌Saudi airbase in the southern city of Khamis Mushair, and targets belonging to Saudi Arabia's state oil company in nearby Abha, Najran on the Yemeni border and Jazan, a major Red Sea port.
Saudi authorities described blazes at the sites and said women and children were among the 73 people hurt. The reports of such large numbers of wounded suggested the attacks were among the biggest carried out against Saudi Arabia since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran in February.
Confirmed images of the aftermath of the attacks in the Saudi cities were not immediately available. The Houthis released pictures of an explosion of what they said were trucks from Saudi Arabia they had struck at the border in another area.

#saudi #major #enas

Miss World Uganda took the stage in a gown that was inspired by the seven layers of a C-section
"Each color and layer was chosen to represent a stage, a texture, or a transition," designer Keesha Abdallah explained
Miss World contestants wore couture designs as part of the Vietnam Beauty Fashion Fest's 17th edition, "Soul of Heritage"
Miss World Uganda's dress during the Miss World competition paid a special tribute to motherhood.
On Thursday, Aug. 27, in Vietnam, the contestants wore couture designs as part of the Vietnam Beauty Fashion Fest's 17th edition, "Soul of Heritage."

#stage

Coupe de France winners RC Lens are set to take on Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain in the French curtain-raiser tonight. It's been all change for Les Sang et Or since they ran PSG close in the Ligue 1 ****** le race, with a new manager, Dino Toppmöller and a host of new signings.
There could be debuts for multiple players off the bench, while L'Équipe expects that only two will be given their first start. The departure of Malang Sarr leaves a void on the left of the back three, which new signing Maik Nawrocki from Celtic will be given the chance to fill tonight.
In midfield, Michaël Cuisance should be given his debut following his move from Hertha BSC. Another new signing, Saud Abdulhamid, is expected to be on the teamsheet, albeit the Saudi Arabian international spent last season on loan at Lens before making his move permanent in the summer.
Robin Risser; Maik Nawrocki, Ismaël Ganiou, Kyllian Antonio; Matthieu Udol, Michaël Cuisance, Andrija Bulatović, Saud Abdulhamid; Abdallah Sima, Odsonne Édouard, Florian Thauvin. (L'Éq)
GFFN | Nick Hartland

#given #micha #abdulhamid

Ramadan "The Scorpion" Ondash and Abdallah Ondash are brothers, close friends, and ruthless training partners who have spent much of their lives pushing each other toward the highest levels of Muay Thai.
The 19-year-old Ramadan will face former friend Johan "Jojo" Ghazali in a flyweight Muay Thai co-main event of The Inner Circle 24 on Friday, July 31.
Six years his senior, Abdallah will compete earlier that evening when he seeks revenge against Chokpreecha PK TomTKalaiyont in a strawweight rematch. The event streams live in Asia primetime from Bangkok's iconic Lumpinee Stadium exclusively for members at live.onefc.com.
The Lebanese siblings have already competed on the same ONE Championship card four times, winning every bout between them. Remarkably, each brother has suffered only one promotional setback, and both defeats came when the other was not competing alongside him.
Martial arts has always occupied an important place in the Ondash family. Their father was a wrestler, while their brother Ahmad became the first family member to seriously pursue Muay Thai and later opened a gym in Lebanon.

#abdallah #Event #brother

By Nayera Abdallah, Eman Abouhassira and Timour Azhari
DUBAI/RIYADH, July 20 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they would impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, opening a potential new front against the United States in its war with Iran and raising the threat to global energy supplies and trade beyond the Gulf.
The escalation comes after one of the deadliest periods in the war for U.S. troops. The ‌Pentagon on Monday identified two U.S. soldiers who were killed when Iran attacked an American base in Jordan on Friday, while they also said they had found unidentified remains that could be those of a third soldier ‌reported as missing in action. Separately, a fourth service member was killed in northern Iraq during the "controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone."
After the Houthis announced their blockade, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said in a statement that it would respond to them with force, and also that it began implementing protection measures for its ships moving through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key export route for Saudi oil after the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Houthis made their announcement despite signs that Tehran and Washington want to resume diplomacy to halt a worsening cycle of attacks that has all but wrecked a fragile interim agreement signed last month. Iran's Foreign Ministry said mediators had presented "proposals" to Tehran, signalling that diplomatic contacts remain active, but gave no details.

By Nayera Abdallah and Timour Azhari
DUBAI, July 20 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi ‌Arabia, drawing a warning from the Saudi-led coalition that it would respond "firmly", ‌in a move that threatens to disrupt global energy supplies beyond the Gulf.
The Houthis' armed forces in a statement said they were declaring "a maritime embargo against the criminal Saudi enemy, based on the equation of 'an eye for an eye', effective immediately".
They said the decision was in response to what they called "an unjust and oppressive siege" imposed on Yemen by the Saudis. ‌A full closure of the ⁠Bab el-Mandeb strait, the southern gateway to the Red Sea, would halt Saudi oil exports to Asia and could reduce global ⁠oil supply by 7%.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen vowed to respond to the threat to its commercial ships with firmness.

Jordan and Argentina face off this Sunday at the Arrowhead in World Cup. The match will be broadcast live at 03:00 on BBC One.
In their last fixture, Jordan suffered a 1-2 reverse against Algeria (World Cup 2026). In their last match, Argentina prevailed 2-0 against Austria (World Cup 2026).
Jordan ( vs Algeria 2026-06-23): Yazeed Abulaila, Abdallah Nasib, Yazan Al-Arab, Husam Abudahab, Ehsan Haddad, Nizar Al-Rashdan, Noor Al-Rawabdeh, Mohannad Abu Taha, Mahmoud Al-Mardi, Mousa Al-Tamari, Ali Olwan
Argentina ( vs Austria 2026-06-22): Emiliano Martínez, Nahuel Molina, Cristián Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Facundo Medina, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández, Rodrigo De Paul, Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez, Thiago Almada

By Tala Ramadan and Nayera Abdallah
DUBAI, June 23 (Reuters) - The United States waived sanctions on Iran for 60 days from Monday after the first talks under a nascent peace deal, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying he will "do what I have to do" if Iran does not stick to its side of the agreement.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said talks with Iranian ‌officials in Switzerland had laid a good foundation for a final peace deal, but Iran denied it had begun discussions on its nuclear program or agreed to invite International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors back ‌to the country.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Tuesday Iranian officials had not held a meeting with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi in Switzerland and had no plans for the U.N. nuclear watchdog to inspect Iran's damaged nuclear facilities.
The two sides, trying to build on the interim deal they signed last week after more than three months of war, agreed a roadmap towards a permanent agreement within 60 days at the talks in the Swiss mountain resort of Buergenstock, mediators Pakistan and Qatar said.

Jordan and Algeria face off this Tuesday at the Levi´s Stadium in World Cup. The match will be broadcast live at 04:00 on ITV 1.
In their last fixture, Jordan suffered a 3-1 reverse against Austria (World Cup 2026). In their last fixture, Algeria suffered a 3-0 reverse against Argentina (World Cup 2026).
The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.
Jordan ( vs Austria 2026-06-17): Yazeed Abulaila, Abdallah Nasib, Yazan Al-Arab, Mo Abualnadi, Ehsan Haddad, Mohannad Abu Taha, Nizar Al-Rashdan, Noor Al-Rawabdeh, Mousa Al-Tamari, Ali Olwan, Odeh Fakhoury
Algeria ( vs Argentina 2026-06-17): Luca Zidane, Rafik Belghali, Aïssa Mandi, Ramy Bensebaini, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Anis Hadj Moussa, Hicham Boudaoui, Nabil Bentaleb, Farès Chaïbi, Ibrahim Maza, Amine Gouiri

Austria and Jordan clash this Wednesday at the Levi´s Stadium of the World Cup. This will be Jordan's World Cup debut. As for Austria's national team, this will mark their 8th participation in the competition. The match will be broadcast live at 05:00 on BBC One.
In their last fixture, Austria won 1-0 against Tunisia (National Team Friendlies 2026). In their last encounter, Jordan were beaten 2-0 by Colombia (National Team Friendlies 2026).
Austria ( vs Tunisia 2026-06-01): Alexander Schlager, Stefan Posch, Philipp Lienhart, David Alaba, Konrad Laimer, Xaver Schlager, Nicolas Seiwald, Romano Schmid, Michael Gregoritsch, Marcel Sabitzer, Marko Arnautovic
Jordan ( vs Colombia 2026-06-08): Yazeed Abulaila, Ihsan Haddad, Saleem Obaid, Mohannad Abu, Abdallah Nasib, Yazan Al-Arab, Moussa Al-Tamari, Nizar Al-Rashdan, Noor Al-Rawabdeh, Odeh Al Fakhouri, Ali Al Olwan