Houthis

Europe's new Aspides maritime operation to safeguard vessels being attacked by Houthis in Yemen has set it on a different course from the US. It needs to sail carefully if it is to succeed.

The hand of Iran has helped the Houthis expand. It now controls Yemen's capital and deep-water port while laying siege to its third city in a land of tribal loyalties and simmering feuds.

Overnight US and UK strikes on Thursday delivered a strong message to the Houthis: their attacks on global shipping in the Red Sea will not go unpunished

The redirection of major merchant navigation routes around the coast of Africa adds to the cost and time of supply chains just when the world economy can least afford it. Al Majalla explains.

US marines have acted against raiders in the Bab al-Mandab strait, where Israel's war on Gaza has intensified a proxy battle between Iran and Israel. It is worrying traders, sailors and insurers.

An apparent Iranian attack on Saudi oil facilities has escalated tensions in the Gulf to new heights. American officials swiftly dismissed Houthi claims of responsibility and pointed an accusing…

Iran is ascendant in the Middle East, having exploited opportunities arising from the wars in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen by actively supporting proxies to spread its influence in a…