Houthis want to copy Iran’s Hormuz control in the Red Sea: Yemeni FM
Speaking in Riyadh, Yemen’s internationally recognised government warns global complacency has emboldened the Houthis.

Speaking in Riyadh, Yemen’s internationally recognised government warns global complacency has emboldened the Houthis.







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The Saudi-led coalition strikes targeted Houthi-controlled Hodeidah governorate.
Houthi-controlled Foreign Ministry warns that the attack will trigger further escalation in the Yemeni conflict.
In a historic first, Afrah al-Zouba was appointed Yemeni foreign minister on July 23.
Yemen’s eastern Wadi Dawan valley is picturesque, but on closer inspection the scourge of plastic waste is clear to see.
Hans Grundberg warns that further confrontation risks ‘deepening the suffering of the Yemeni people’.

The Houthis’ blockade of Bab al-Mandeb threatens a vital global trade route.
Yemen has proven oil reserves estimated at three billion barrels, but the security environment hinders its export.
Oil prices rise for a fifth day after Yemen’s Houthis say they struck Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea.
What is the military balance of power in Yemen and the likelihood of confrontation between the government and Houthis?
Insurance rates through Hormuz are currently four times the five-year average.