Yemen reported a Saudi airstrike on a foam factory in Sanaa’s Al-Rawda neighbourhood overnight on October 9, 2026, amid escalating hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi rebels. (PICS/ AFP) (TEXT: AP)

Yemen's Houthi group said that Saudi Arabia had launched 106 air and missile strikes across Houthi-held areas over the past 24 hours, as the internationally recognised government announced a new military campaign to retake territory from the group amid a widening escalation in the country. (Pics/AFP)