A report issued by a Western think tank stressed the need for Western capitals to re-evaluate their strategy towards the Houthis, considering that operations aimed at protecting commercial shipping from Houthi militants still lack the desired success.

Member of the Presidential Leadership Council, Major General Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, met today, Saturday, with the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Envoy of President Vladimir Putin to the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov.

Forty years later, sea mines still pose a potential threat to maritime trade, energy products, and underwater digital infrastructure in and around the Red Sea. Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has held freedom of navigation in the region hostage since mid-November 2023,

A new report issued by the US Energy Information Administration on Friday revealed that the flow of crude oil and petroleum products passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait decreased sharply in 2024, by more than 50% compared to last year.

The American S&P Global website, which specializes in energy affairs, said that navigation in the region was severely affected by Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, warning that the escalation of the conflict increases the risks to energy supplies in the Middle East.

A US official said on Friday that US Navy warships, while passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, intercepted a number of projectiles fired by the Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen.