Factbox-Shipping firms react to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea
Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have stepped up attacks on vessels in the Red Sea to show their support for Palestinian Islamist group Hamas fighting Israel in Gaza. The attacks, aimed at a route that allows East-West trade, especially of oil, to use the Suez Canal to save the time and…
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