The National · 27 Jul 2026
Bab Al Mandeb ship traffic slumps 56% since Houthis' Saudi embargo
Maritime traffic in the Bab Al Mandeb strait has more than halved in the week since Houthi rebels declared an embargo on Saudi shipping, with crossings of the vital Red Sea chokepoint falling to their lowest level since the blockade began. Only 15 commodity vessels transited the waterway on Sunday,
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