Articles about Bab el-Mandeb

Pro-Saudi-backed Yemeni government fighters sit in the back of a vehicle during what government forces say was an advance against the Iran-backed Houthis, near Dhubab, Taiz Governorate

Saudi-backed Yemeni forces launch Houthi counteroffensive with support from Mecca Pact members Turkey, Pakistan

Hanan Lischinsky
The Saudi-backed Yemeni Army deploys security checkpoints in the streets following the withdrawal of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces

analysis The critical battlefield on the edge of the desert: Why the Saudi-Houthi fighting matters to the whole region

Hanan Lischinsky
Muslims perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Yemen war escalates as widening Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia trigger first warning in Mecca

Hanan Lischinsky
Men gesture in a screen grab from a video released September 11, 2026 and said to show Khaled bin Walid camp after Houthis

As Yemeni Houthis continue lightning advance, Trump confirms Iran likely behind attack on key Saudi pipeline

Hanan Lischinsky
Men gesture in a screen grab from a video released September 11, 2026 and said to show Khaled bin Walid camp after Houthis captured the city of Mocha

Yemeni Houthis complete takeover of Bab el-Mandeb Strait as Saudi forces falter, US holds off air support

Hanan Lischinsky
Damage in the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen

Yemen’s Houthis expand control over strategic Red Sea strait, giving Iran access to second key waterway

Hanan Lischinsky