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 ...

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 ...

DUBAI, December 3. /TASS/. Rebels from the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (the Houthi) have staged a drone attack on a British commercial vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Al Hadath television ...

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) ...