Shipping Traffic in Bab al-Mandab Strait Down 56% After Houthi Embargo - Reports

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2026-07-28
MOSCOW, July 28 (RIA Novosti) - Commercial vessel traffic in the Bab al-Mandab Strait has fallen by 56% following the Houthi announcement that it would close the strait to Saudi vessels, the Emirati newspaper National reported citing data from the analytics company Kpler. Earlier, the Houthis announced they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in response to the latter's control of Yemen's airspace for 12 years and the shelling of Sanaa......
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