Bab al-Mandeb

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Yemen says Saudi-backed forces retake Mocha from Houthis

Yemeni government forces, backed by about 100 jets from the Saudi-led coalition, opened a major offensive on Monday to retake Yemen's Red Sea coast from the Iran-backed Houthis. Officials say their troops have pushed the group out of most of…

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Italy to send warships to Bab al-Mandeb, bypassing EU

Italy will send warships to safeguard its commercial vessels transiting the Bab al-Mandeb strait, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto announced on Thursday, bypassing what he called bureaucratic delays in European Union decision-making as the narrow waterway faces mounting threats from Yemen's…