A strategic location on the Red Sea afforded the city centuries of trading dominance — and makes it a coveted target in today’s fighting in the Middle East.

Yemeni government airstrikes at the port and airport of Mokha in western Yemen targeted gatherings of Houthi forces on Friday, a government military source told dpa. "Warplanes targeted gatherings of

The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group has taken control of Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha. ADEN, Yemen (AP) — The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen’s port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said.

A senior military official with Yemen’s internationally recognized government says the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have taken the island of Mayun after government forces withdrew from there

Yemen's Houthi rebels are further advancing towards the port city of Mokha on the country's western coast, eyewitnesses and military sources said on Thursday as fighting between government troops and

Yemen’s internationally recognized government said on Friday that its air force had begun strikes against Houthi positions within a previously declared

Houthis seized the strategic port city of Mokha, raising regional tensions. Strait of Hormuz traffic normal by December 31 at 14.5% YES.

Iraq’s government is racing to contain the fallout after confirming that attacks on a Saudi pipeline, blamed on Iran-backed militias, came from its territory.

Los hutíes de Yemen, que cuentan con el respaldo de Irán, tomaron el jueves control de la ciudad portuaria de Mokha, una zona vital para controlar el

The Houthi advance is focusing renewed attention on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and further risks to shipping there, despite efforts by the Houthis to reassure shipowners that vessels other than those covered by their embargo on Saudi-linked shipping remain safe.