Renewed conflict in Yemen has forced an estimated 100,000 people from their homes as the UN raises alarms over worsening humanitarian conditions. Meanwhile, Saudi cities remain under threat of further attacks, heightening regional tensions. Qatar has warned that Houthi control of the Bab al-Mandab strait—a critical shipping route for global oil trade—could trigger a major crisis, particularly as oil prices stay elevated. With the Red Sea corridor growing vital for Saudi exports amid disruptions in the Gulf, the escalating violence risks deepening economic and security fallout.
Estimated 100,000 Yemenis displaced amid renewed fighting as Qatar sounds alarm over Bab al-Mandab straitSaudi cities faced the threat of a second day of Houthi attacks as fighting across Yemen led the UN to warn of a humanitarian crisis with 100,000 Yemenis already displaced.As oil prices remained well over $100 (£74) a barrel, Qatar warned of a catastrophe if the Iran-backed Houthi militants won full control of the Bab al-Mandab strait, the narrow waterway at the bottom of the Red Sea dominating the key naval route to Asia. The strait has become vital to Saudi crude oil exports as the wider Middle East war chokes the strait of Hormuz in the Gulf. Continue reading...
