By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong, CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE, and LIU JIANQIAO in Beijing |
China Daily |
Students gather at Sanaa University in Yemen on Wednesday during a rally in support of the Houthi movement, as regional tensions with Saudi Arabia continue to escalate. MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP
Maritime security in the Middle East is deteriorating further amid the US-Iran war, as disruption expands beyond the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea, raising fresh concerns over global energy supplies.
The latest incidents threaten two of the world's most critical oil shipping routes, adding to market jitters and prompting renewed concerns from the International Energy Agency.
