Saudi, Egypt demand open Red Sea, as Riyadh vows to hit back against Houthis

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Saudi, Egypt demand open Red Sea, as Riyadh vows to hit back against Houthis
Saudi Arabia and Egypt called for safe shipping in the Red Sea after the Houthis took control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and attacked Saudi-linked ships.

Saudi Arabia and Egypt called for safe shipping in the Red Sea after the Houthis took control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and attacked Saudi-linked ships.

A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated Jul 12, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Nasa Worldview)

The Yemen war dates back to the Houthi seizure of the capital Sanaa in 2014, with Saudi Arabia leading a coalition that intervened the following year on the government's side.A Houthi strike in western Yemen on Monday killed eight government soldiers, according to two military sources.Saudi Arabia responded with more than 50 strikes, as it had the day before, according to the Houthis, but its strikes have failed to reverse the group's gains.The United Nations Security Council was due to meet on Tuesday to discuss the Houthi offensive, diplomatic sources said.

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