A new report by Greenpeace has cautioned that a possible oil spill from an abandoned vessel would prevent access to crucial ports and affect food aid supply to 8.4 million people.
The attacks on major cities in the Gulf mark a dangerous escalation that could see the spillover beyond Yemen and parts of Saudi Arabia.
Rebels target northern city with a ballistic missile, killing two government soldiers and three civilians, a local medic says.
Fighting also raged between Yemen's government forces and the Houthis elsewhere including in the provinces of Jawf and Taiz, military officials say.
Abu Dhabi-trained Giants Brigade fighters say "hundreds were killed and wounded on both sides" before Houthi rebels were allegedly expelled from a key district south of energy-producing Marib region.
Web monitor NetBlocks said connectivity collapsed after a series of deadly airstrikes severely limiting independent media and human rights monitoring efforts.
UAE destroys two ballistic missiles targeting the gulf country's capital Abu Dhabi, with no casualties, state media reports, citing Defence Ministry.
The Arab League has said the Houthi rebels should be designated "as a terrorist organisation" after a recent drone and missile attack struck an oil facility and airport in Abu Dhabi.
A rare drone and missile strike on the capital of Abu Dhabi blew up several fuel tankers and killed three people last week.
A diplomatic crisis emerged between Saudi Arabia, its allies and Lebanon after the airing of comments by then information minister Georges Kordahi criticising a Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.
Saudi-led coalition has denied the responsibility, saying that Houthis hadn’t reported the site in Saada province as needing protection from air strikes.
The strikes by the Saudi-led coalition on a prison in Houthi territory killed at least 70 detainees, wounded dozens others, and they caused disruption of internet services in the war-torn country.
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