Mastodawn

#IMF: In the #RedSea, attacks on #shipping that began in 2023 forced many vessels to reroute around Africa rather than use the #SuezCanal. More than two years on, transits through the #Babel-Mandeb strait between #Yemen and #Djibouti remain stuck at roughly half their pre-attack level.

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Tim Mak 8h ago

Sami*, 28, lives in the south of #Yemen and has spent nearly a decade organizing #humanitarian aid deliveries — everything from free medication to boat motors and #GPS equipment for fishermen to safety equipment for beekeepers.

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Tim Mak 8h ago

The wild wind that rips across the Bab Al-Mandeb’s choppy waters and thrashes over jagged reefs has earned the 29 km-wide #strait between Djibouti and #Yemen the name ‘Gate of Tears.’

Tim Mak 8h ago

Good morning to readers. #Oil prices have surpassed $111 per barrel (+52% compared to pre-war).

Sami has spent nearly a decade delivering aid to #Yemen through the Bab Al-Mandeb strait. Now Iran is threatening to close it — and he fears what comes next. https://open.substack.com/pub/irandispatches/p/beyond-hormuz-iran-threatens-another?r=6rf4sj&utm_medium=ios

Beyond Hormuz, Iran threatens another strait.

As Trump tightens and extends the Hormuz blockade, Iran signals a second choke point — one that could disrupt global shipping, spike food prices, and cut off aid to millions in Yemen.

Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak

Révolution Permanente Brest 9h ago

🔴 Les Émirats arabes unis quittent l’OPEP : nouvelle rupture stratégique dans le Golfe

Ce mardi, les Émirats arabes unis (EAU) ont annoncé leur intention de quitter l’#Opep et l’#Opep+ dès début mai. Cette rupture stratégique couvait au sein du Golfe, la guerre en Iran l’a révélée.

🪖 Au #Soudan, au #Yémen, en #Libye et ailleurs, les Émirats et l’Arabie saoudite ont soutenu des acteurs différents, traduisant des stratégies d’influence concurrentes

➡️ https://www.revolutionpermanente.fr/Les-Emirats-arabes-unis-quittent-l-OPEP-nouvelle-rupture-strategique-dans-le-Golfe

#Émiratsarabesunis

Jean Gautier 11h ago

Brisons le silence des #médiasPropagandistesDesMilliardaires sur le #génocide à #Gaza , la situation catastrophique au #Liban en #Cisjordanie et de bien d'autres populations en #Iran au #Yémen, #Soudan... etc
#UnAutreMondeEstPossible
#Insoumis #LFI #GiletsJaunes 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸

Patrick Sudlow 1d ago

'Sharing ‘Grim’ Survivor Stories, Amnesty Renews Call for War Crimes Probe of US Strike in Yemen
“I have nothing left that keeps me going,” said a survivor who lost a leg. “I want them to provide any type of reparation that will help with our life in any way possible. Something that will revive my hope.”'
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-airstrike-on-yemen?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=cefa9c9658-Top+News+%7C+Tue.+4%2F28%2F26+w%2F+fundraiser&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4eec7e0923-d49d6e120c-600813801
#usa #AxisofEvil #warcrimes #yemen

Sharing 'Grim' Survivor Stories, Amnesty Renews Call for War Crimes Probe of US Strike in Yemen | Common Dreams

A year after a US airstrike on a migrant detention center in Yemen, Amnesty International renews its call for a war crimes probe.

Common Dreams

The Guardian Feeds 1d ago

Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
By Rebecca Root

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/29/humanitarian-corridor-strait-of-hormuz-iran-war-hits-vital-aid

#Globaldevelopment #Aid #Foodsecurity #Globalhealth #Humanitarianresponse #StraitofHormuz #USIsraelwaronIran #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Iran #India #Dubai #Yemen #Somalia #Afghanistan #Sudan #Bangladesh #Africa #SouthandcentralAsia #Worldnews #RebeccaRoot

Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 1d ago

Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/29/humanitarian-corridor-strait-of-hormuz-iran-war-hits-vital-aid #GlobalDevelopment #Aid #FoodSecurity #GlobalHealth #HumanitarianResponse #StraitOfHormuz #UsisraelWarOnIran #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #Iran #India #Dubai #Yemen #Somalia #Afghanistan #Sudan #Bangladesh #Africa #SouthAndCentralAsia #WorldNews

Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs

The Guardian

Amgine 2d ago

The Guardian: Fears of resurgence in Somali piracy after three vessels hijacked in a week - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/28/fears-resurgence-somalia-piracy-three-vessels-hijacked-past-week

2 commercial ships and a dhow have been captured since April 21.

#Piracy #Somalia #RedSea #HornOfAfrica #Pirate #sailing #sail #Yemen #Africa

Fears of resurgence in Somali piracy after three vessels hijacked in past week

Pirates appear to be taking advantage of international naval strength being diverted elsewhere in region

The Guardian