RED SEA - SAUDI SHIP HIT BY A MISSILE 70 KILOMETERS NORTH OF THE BORDER WITH YEMEN.

YEMEN - HOUTHI MILITARY SPOKESMAN YAHYA SAREE HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK ON TWO SAUDI OIL TANKERS.

PAKISTAN/YEMEN - AFTER THE HOUTHI ATTACK ON THE TWO SAUDI OIL TANKERS, PAKISTAN REACTS BY SIDING WITH RIYADH. THE MOVE CONTRADICTS THE ROLE OF NEUTRAL MEDIATOR THAT SHARIF HAD ATTRIBUTED TO HIMSELF.