And even fewer can tell you where the Bab el-Mandeb strait is located—or why its fate affects them. So why does it matter?

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, located at the southern entrance ... particularly for crude oil traveling from the Gulf to Europe and the Americas. Map from MarineTraffic of shipping routes through ...

TASS/. Rebels from the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (the Houthi) have staged a drone attack on a British commercial vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Al Hadath television channel reported ...

TASS/. The Yemen-based rebel movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) has carried out two attacks on the Chrysalis vessel in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yahya Saree, the movement’s military ...

Djibouti, with only 8,960 square miles of territory, is located in a unique strategic position, right at the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. This passage is vital ...

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows an airstrip on Mayun Island, also known as Perim Island, in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP) ...

Two American Navy warships were attacked by Yemen-based Houthi rebels in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital shipping route connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. The United States Navy ...