CAIRO: Saudi Arabia said on Friday (Sep 12) it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entra

The pipeline has played a key role in Saudi Arabia’s ability to continue exporting oil following the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz.

This came a day after Houthi forces in Yemen seized the Red Sea port city of Mocha and pushed towards the Hanish Islands, bringing the militia closer to Bab el-Mandeb.