Houthis claim control of Yemen port city, release footage
The World Health Organization says more than 500 people were killed in one week, fuelling fears Yemen could slide back into a full-scale civil war.
The Houthi claim of control over a Yemeni port city, alongside WHO reports of over 500 deaths in a week, raises the risk of renewed full-scale conflict that could disrupt Red Sea shipping lanes and port operations. For traders and insurers, this heightens uncertainty around transit costs and cargo security along a key corridor for African and Asian trade.
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