A narrow waterway located at the mouth of the Red Sea between Yemen and Djibouti has provided an escape hatch for a sizeable chunk of the Middle East’s oil. That lifeline is now looking increasingly ...

Qatar has warned that closing the Bab al-Mandeb Strait could have “catastrophic” consequences for global trade and energy markets, as Iran-backed Houthi forces expand their presence along Yemen’s Red ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A top adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has threatened that Iranian allies could shut the Bab al-Mandeb shipping route as ...

Nearly three years after tensions in Bab el-Mandeb disrupted shipping through the Red Sea and inflicted billions of dollars in losses on Egypt's Suez Canal, renewed regional tensions are once again ...

Saudi officials urged the U.S. to end the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the Wall Street Journal reported, out of mounting fears it could incite Iran to close the Bab al-Mandeb, the crucial trading ...

As tensions across the Middle East continue to escalate, attention is gradually shifting beyond the Strait of Hormuz to another highly strategic maritime chokepoint -the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Iran, ...

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The Iran-linked militants are advancing on the Red Sea coast following the capture of the strategic port of Mokha, bringing the group closer to full control of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Container ...

I maintain a buy rating on US equities, targeting 7,787 for the S&P 500 by year-end. Geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are largely noise; the real risk is the potential closure of Bab ...

Italy will deploy warships to ensure safe passage for its commercial vessels through the Bab al-Mandeb strait, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said, adding that Rome would not wait for a joint ...

Fighting is intensifying in Yemen as government-aligned forces launch counterattacks against the Iran-backed Houthis in Taiz and Hodeidah. Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed over the past ...