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Bab al‑Mandeb Strait

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Bab al-Mandeb blockade and maritime security escalation

21 clusters · 170 sources · last updated about 2 hours ago

Latest: Houthis seize control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Yemen's West Coast

The conflict in Yemen is escalating, threatening the 2022 UN-mediated truce as fighting intensifies across multiple fronts. Houthi rebels have launched offensives to secure territory near the Bab al-Mandab strait and the

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Saudi-led maritime alliance operationalizes amid Houthi%20g*

22 clusters · 320 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: Saudi Arabia activates warning sirens in Abha and Khamis Mushait

Since the Houthi-declared maritime embargo on 20 July 2026, the Multinational Defensive Maritime Alliance has struggled to secure Red Sea shipping. The blockade has forced numerous Saudi supertankers to reroute around th