Red Sea

Jazz trio Zafio to debut at Red Sea Jazz Festival ahead of second album

Pianist Shai Maestro served as the music producer and artistic director for the album. The Raft will be distributed through the record label owned by bassist Avishai Cohen and his manager.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, as Iran threatens using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea Wednesday, 15th July 2026

Yemen gov’t tightens import controls as Houthis reportedly demand $51 billion from Saudi Arabia

New measures require proof of full payment of customs duties and taxes before international transfers can proceed, raising concerns over added costs for importers in impoverished Yemen.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Fighters from the Saudi-led coalition sit on a pick-up truck mounted with a heavy machine-gun as they hold a position during clashes with Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen's northwestern Jawf province on November 2, 2026. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on November 3 that Saudi strikes had killed 17 civ

Saudi Arabia issues alerts of potential danger in Yanbu as Houthis continue attacks on region

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said it destroyed a missile launched by the group towards Islam's holy city of Medina.

|ByREUTERS
A MAN sits amid the destruction following a reported missile attack on a residential neighborhood in Taiz, Yemen, last week.

Besieged by the Houthis, Yemen’s Taiz is teetering on the edge of humanitarian catastrophe

BEHIND THE LINES: The Houthis have cut off every main route out of Taiz, leaving food stocks nearly exhausted and 12 hospitals hours from running out of fuel.

|ByJONATHAN SPYER

Saudi Arabia’s offensive against the Houthis aims to secure Bab el-Mandeb - opinion

As the Houthis threaten a major global shipping corridor, Saudi Arabia steps up military support for Yemeni forces seeking to push them back.

OCTOBER 19, 2026ByNEVILLE TELLER
Boats float near the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2, 2026.

Voices from the Arab press: Yemen’s fight to retake Sana'a mirrors Syria’s liberation of Damascus

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

OCTOBER 17, 2026ByTHE MEDIA LINE
Houthi supporters rally in solidarity with the movement, in Sana’a, Yemen, Oct. 9.

Missiles hit Yemen's Aden airport as Saudi-led coalition intercepts missile headed for Yanbu

The coalition said it had also destroyed two cruise missiles over the Red Sea and three drones in Saudi Arabia's Southern and Riyadh regions.

OCTOBER 17, 2026ByREUTERS
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces ride in a military truck at the Jabal Han front west of the city of Taiz following fierce battles earlier in the day with Yemen's Houthis on October 3, 2026.

Yemen might be far away from Israel, but the Houthi threat is not - analysis

Iran’s growing leverage through the Houthis is turning Bab el-Mandeb into a strategic threat to Israel and the region

OCTOBER 13, 2026ByDR. YOSSI MANSHAROF, NOA LAZIMI
Houthi control around Bab el-Mandeb gives Iran-aligned forces leverage over a second major maritime choke point, opposite the Strait of Hormuz on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula. A Yemeni government army officer gestures as he rides a boat in Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2.
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Saudi Arabia, Israel have shared interests at stake, Houthi escalation highlights - editorial

Saudi Arabia's defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan faces growing scrutiny as the Houthi conflict escalates, with questions remaining over military deployments and the allies' roles.

OCTOBER 12, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Iran offers Saudi-Houthi mediation, Pakistan pledges military backing under defense pact

Report: Gaza BoP expects rebuilding progress after elections • Pakistan pledges to honor Mecca pact against Houthis • Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia condemn attacks on Riyadh

OCTOBER 12, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Houthi supporters rally to show support for the movement as fighting intensifies across several Yemeni fronts, in Sanaa, Yemen October 9, 2026.

Could Egyptian military deployment in Somalia upset Horn of Africa balance of power? - analysis

This potentially important development comes as Pakistan and Turkey may also be deploying forces to Saudi Arabia to support the Kingdom’s defenses against the Houthis.

OCTOBER 11, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.

One killed in Sunday attack on Riyadh airport, UKMTO confirms tanker struck by drone near Oman

Israel Police thwart 'imminent' terror attack near Jerusalem • Trump weighs joining Saudis against Houthis • Tanker damaged after being hit in Strait of Hormuz

OCTOBER 11, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF conducts a military operation in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the West Bank, August 12, 2026.

Attack on Saudi airport leaves 12 dead, hundreds wounded as Houthi strikes escalate, sources say

The dead included four Saudis, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the US, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, the Saudi civil aviation authority said.

OCTOBER 10, 2026ByREUTERS
Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

American killed in Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia as tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz

Houthi-launched ballistic missile intercepted by Saudi coalition • US lost 81 aircraft in Iran war, report says • IDF investigates aerial incursion in northern Israel

OCTOBER 10, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shakes hands with US President Donald Trump onstage during an event at Sparrows Point Shipyard, in Baltimore County, Maryland, US, October 6, 2026.