Over recent months, the straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb have become synonymous with geopolitical jostling. Whoever ...

A pickup truck with a portrait of a fighter loyal to the Houthis during his funeral in Yemen's capital Sanaa, September 17, ...

The seven-day moving average through the Strait of Hormuz fell to just 3.1 vessels a day compared with 86 a year ago, while ...

By Nayera Abdallah Sept 10 (Reuters) - The Iran-backed Houthis are seeking to control the whole Yemeni Red Sea coast, which would further consolidate their leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — one ...

Houthi control of Bab al-Mandeb chokes Suez Canal revenues, triggers refugee flows, and exposes regional security gaps.

As Houthi rebels open another front against Saudi Arabia, attention has turned to a key maritime chokepoint similar in strategic importance to the Strait of Hormuz — the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb. The ...

The strait is an important route for trade between Asia, the Middle East and Europe, including shipments of crude oil and ...

Italy’s defence minister warns of severe economic fallout if Bab al-Mandeb becomes impassable, bypassing EU delays.

The situation in southwest Yemen is evolving fast. The information coming from sources on the ground is conflicting, confusing, and in many ...

Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, has issued a warning that any new U.S. military action against Iran might expand into the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb ...

Washington’s response to the Houthi advance exposes the limits of the US security umbrella in the Gulf.

By Mohammed Ghobari and Nayera Abdallah ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants have reached the Red Sea islands of Hanish after capturing the coastal city of Mocha, two ...