Yemen Tells UN that Houthi Rebels' Moves on Key Strait Threaten Global Economy
Yemen’s government said the rebels’ blockade and ship surveillance could disrupt a waterway that carries about 12% of global trade, officials said.
- On Thursday, Yemeni Vice President Abdullah Abdulkader al Alimi-Bawzer addressed the U.N. General Assembly, urging international action to defeat Iran-backed Houthi rebels threatening Red Sea shipping.
- The Houthis, who have controlled northern Yemen for over a decade, stormed down the coast this month and seized the port of Mokha and key Red Sea islands, enhancing surveillance of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
- About 12% of global trade traverses this waterway, and Alimi-Bawzer contended that the rebels have maintained their position for 12 years only through Iranian weapons, expertise, and military technologies.
- Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told reporters the kingdom continues working with U.S. partners on the conflict, though U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has not specified how the U.S. will fulfill its defense commitments.
- This latest fighting risks a full-scale return to the civil war that killed more than 150,000 people, with nearly 130,000 newly displaced, deepening a humanitarian crisis in the Arab world's poorest country.
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Yemen tells U.N. that Houthi rebels' moves on key strait threaten global economy
Yemen's internationally recognized government pressed world leaders anew Thursday for help defeating the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, saying that their new perch along one of the world's busiest waterways presents an international economic risk.
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Yemen’s vice president on Thursday called for stronger international action to restore the country’s state institutions and counter the Houthi militia, warning that instability in Yemen threatens security and global trade through the strategic Bab Al-Mandab Strait. Addressing the UN General Assembly, Abdullah Al-Alimi Bawazir said 12 years of conflict have deprived an entire generation of Yemenis of stability and opportunity. He accused the Hout…
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