China was among the first countries to contact the Houthis directly about transits through Bab el-Mandeb, the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea with Yemen on its eastern bank, said the sources, who declined to be identified.

By Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi, Timour Azhari and Chen AizhuLONDON/DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) - China has held direct talks with Yemen's Houthi movement to enable its tankers to…

China negotiates with Houthis for safe oil tanker passage through the Red Sea as crude tops $100 per barrel, with implications for inflation and

Thirty-seven commodity ships passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, a notable increase. Only a few vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz, indicating a shift in…

Yemen's Houthi faction is exploring the potential of levying fees on maritime traffic in the southern Red Sea. This fee proposal emerged from discussions between Iranian officials…