And even fewer can tell you where the Bab el-Mandeb strait is located—or why its fate affects them. So why does it matter?

Here’s how to make a successful one. A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged tanker in the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Wednesday, as authorities acknowledged ...

Houthi forces attacked two American destroyers with drones and missiles as the ships transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait entering the… ...

Since late 2023, much of the focus on protecting shipping has switched away from the Strait of Hormuz and onto the southern ...

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DUBAI, January 25. /TASS/. Houthi rebels from Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement announced a military operation against US warships in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the movement’s ...

TASS/. The Yemen-based rebel movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) has carried out two attacks on the Chrysalis vessel in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yahya Saree, the movement’s military ...

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows an airstrip on Mayun Island, also known as Perim Island, in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP) ...

Two American Navy warships were attacked by Yemen-based Houthi rebels in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital shipping route connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. The United States Navy ...