Middle East & North Africa
Saudi Arabia Returns to the War It Tried to Leave
A Saudi-backed offensive to retake Sanaa has reopened a war Riyadh spent four years trying to leave, as fighting spreads from Yemen's Red Sea coast to Saudi airports and oil facilities.
Op-Ed: Red Sea Disruption Turns Shipping Route Into Supply Chain Shock
Attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea forced companies to reroute vessels around southern Africa, driving up costs, delaying deliveries and reshaping who gains from one of the world's most important trade corridors. Two years on, traffic is returning, but the vulnerabilities the crisis exposed have not gone away.