Iranian-backed Houthi militants attack cargo ships in Bab al-Mandeb Strait

Feb 13, 2024

In the latest attack, the Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired two missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen towards the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the US Central...

Trump, "complicit world" must end policies obstructing peace: Houthis threaten to close Bab al-Mandeb Strait

Apr 19, 2026

In a post on X, Hussein al-Ezzi said, "If Sana'a decides to close the Bab al-Mandab, then all of mankind and jinn will be...

Iran's parliament speaker hints at targeting Bab el-Mandeb Strait; suggests expansion of maritime blockade beyond Hormuz

Apr 04, 2026

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf suggested expanding maritime blockades from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. In social media posts,...

UK maritime agency issues fresh security alert over "suspicious activity" by armed skiffs in Gulf of Aden

May 23, 2026

The UKMTO has issued security alerts following multiple maritime threats near the critical Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Suspicious skiffs carrying weapons and ladders approached vessels...

Blast kills 1, injures 11 at battery warehouse in Syria's Al Bab city

Mar 20, 2021

Al Bab [Syria], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): An explosion at a battery warehouse in the Syrian city of Al Bab near Aleppo left one person...

Yemen: At least 85 killed, hundreds injured in stampede

Apr 20, 2023

At least "85 were killed and more than 322 were injured" after the stampede in the Bab al-Yemen district of Sana'a, a Houthi security...