Red Sea & Bab el-Mandeb
The Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb strait carry traffic between the Suez Canal and the Indian Ocean. Attacks on merchant ships from Yemen have forced many shipping lines to divert around Africa, and warships from several navies now patrol the route.
This page follows the latest incidents in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden, with UKMTO maritime security warnings and naval and merchant vessel positions on a live map.
Latest reports
- Sudan, Ethiopia order tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions Armed Conflict · 04 Nov 23:57 UTC · Tigray
- The Army’s Command-and-Control Reboot Armed Conflict · 04 Nov 18:24 UTC · Aero
- BREAKING Saudi Arabia and Syria sign an agreement on military cooperation in the presence of Prince Mohammed… Armed Conflict · 04 Nov 17:51 UTC · Saudi Arabia
- The Houthis in Yemen have called on international airlines to avoid Saudi airspace. Armed Conflict · 04 Nov 14:20 UTC · Yemen
- King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh came under attack, according to a claim by the Houthis. Armed Conflict · 04 Nov 14:15 UTC · Riyadh
- Houthis’ monthlong siege on Taiz creating hell for trapped Yemenis Armed Conflict · 04 Nov 10:57 UTC · Taiz
- Hezbollah has rejected as entirely false accusations by the interior minister of Yemen's Saudi-backed… Armed Conflict · 04 Nov 10:26 UTC · Yemen
- The Cost of Waiting: Why the Houthis Are Getting More Dangerous and Where to Hit Them Armed Conflict · 03 Nov 20:03 UTC · Red Sea
- A drone was intercepted over Saudi Arabia's eastern region, according to the Saudi-led coalition Armed Conflict · 03 Nov 19:58 UTC · Saudi Arabia
- Yemen gov’t accuses IRGC, Hezbollah of sending 21 experts to back Houthis Armed Conflict · 03 Nov 19:28 UTC · Yemen
- The Houthis have 7 Hezbollah advisers and 14 IRGC advisers helping them in the current fighting. Armed Conflict · 03 Nov 15:21 UTC · Yemen
- U.S. Army paratroopers load a 155 millimeter artillery round into an M777 howitzer during a field artillery… Armed Conflict · 03 Nov 13:55 UTC · Middle East
- Sudan’s displaced return to new challenges in war-battered Khartoum Armed Conflict · 03 Nov 09:34 UTC · Khartoum
- A drone was intercepted over Mecca, the Saudi-led coalition announced. Armed Conflict · 03 Nov 09:14 UTC · Makkah
- AFC reschedules Asian Cup 2027 in Saudi Arabia amid regional conflict Armed Conflict · 03 Nov 07:28 UTC · Saudi Arabia