The strikes on the East-West oil pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina areas (pictured) deal a further blow to global trade.

Pakistan faces growing pressure to honour its Saudi defence commitments while keeping diplomatic channels to Iran open.

Sept 9 (Reuters) - The Houthis attacked the southern Saudi cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait and Jazan with ballistic missiles and drones on Wednesday, a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said, marking the second consecutive day of Houthi attacks on the kingdom.

The images show smoke in the vicinity of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, through which the country has been rerouting exports.

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday that Saudi-backed forces had launched dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces after rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia ignited fires at several oil facilities and wounded dozens of people.

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Saudi civil defence authorities issued an all-clear on Thursday following an emergency alert declared in the southwestern province of Khamis Mushait for the fourth time in 24 hours,