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The conflict in Yemen has entered a new phase of escalation, with Houthi forces reporting a fresh wave of Saudi airstrikes while Riyadh accuses the Iran-aligned group of launching a drone toward the vicinity of Mecca. The competing claims came as fighting intensified across Yemen and Houthi forces expanded......
The rapid rise of the Houthis has opened a new and potentially destabilizing chapter in the Middle East. By gaining control of the Bab el-Mandeb strait in just nine days, the Iran-aligned Yemeni movement has acquired a strategic position capable of disrupting one of the world's most important maritime......
Tensions across the Arabian Peninsula have intensified as the Houthi movement steps up attacks against Saudi Arabia, while Tehran rejects accusations that it is directing or supporting the group’s military decisions in Yemen. The latest escalation follows a rapid Houthi offensive that has strengthened......
Oil prices are on track to end the week above $100 a barrel for the first time since May, as escalating attacks and growing security risks across the Middle East fuel concerns over prolonged disruptions to global energy supplies. Despite a decline in prices during Friday’s trading session, both......
The global shipping industry is facing an increasingly complex security environment as geopolitical conflicts, attacks on commercial vessels and piracy threaten major maritime routes, according to Damien Chevallier, head of maritime safety at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Chevallier......
Africa is becoming an increasingly important arena for competition among Middle Eastern powers, with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates expanding their economic, diplomatic and security activities across the continent. The three countries are pursuing different but overlapping strategies,......
Tanger Med is strengthening its role in international maritime trade after being added to the updated route of the AE19 service operated by Gemini Cooperation, the shipping alliance between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd. The revised service connects the Saudi port of Jeddah with several major Asian ports,......
Shipping data showed that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to its lowest level in a week on Tuesday, as shipowners continued to avoid the strategically important waterway amid heightened tensions surrounding the conflict with Iran. According to data from Kpler, only eight vessels......
Houthi rebels in Yemen, backed by Iran, claimed responsibility on Sunday for a series of attacks that killed at least 11 people, including civilians and government forces, as a fragile truce that had been in place since 2022 collapsed last month. The Houthis also said they had targeted an oil refinery......