Middle East live: Yemen’s Houthis seize key island in Bab al-Mandab strait

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels took over a key island in the Red Sea, completing their push to seize control of the Bab al-Mandab strait area, a local government official and eyewitnesses said on Friday. Perim Island, also known as Mayyun, sits in the middle of the strategic waterway that links...

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