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Economy News Around The World

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🌍 Coalition: Houthi Ballistic Missile Toward Riyadh Intercepted Saturday — AFP Saw an Aramco Tank Fire Near the Airport

🌍 Coalition: Houthi Ballistic Missile Toward Riyadh Intercepted Saturday — AFP Saw an Aramco Tank Fire Near the Airport

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026

AFP, Sunday 06:53 UTC: Saudi-led coalition said Saturday evening a Houthi ballistic missile toward Riyadh was intercepted...

🌍 Kpler: 23 Commodity Ships Through Bab el-Mandeb on Thursday — 13 In, 10 Out; 10-Day Average About 26

🌍 Kpler: 23 Commodity Ships Through Bab el-Mandeb on Thursday — 13 In, 10 Out; 10-Day Average About 26

Steve Sr. Editor September 19, 2026

Robban Assafina, updated Saturday, citing Kpler at 0200 GMT Friday: 23 commodity vessels transited Bab el-Mandeb on...

🌍 Reuters: China Privately Asked Iran to Rein In the Houthis After a Saudi Appeal — Three Sources; No Curb Confirmed

🌍 Reuters: China Privately Asked Iran to Rein In the Houthis After a Saudi Appeal — Three Sources; No Curb Confirmed

Steve Sr. Editor September 19, 2026

Reuters exclusive, Dubai, Sept. 17, updated Sept. 18: three Iranian sources say Beijing asked Tehran to help...

🌍 Yemeni Experts: 100,000 Fighters and 120 Missiles in the West-Coast Offensive — Army: 3,000 Radios; Holding the Coast Is the Fight

🌍 Yemeni Experts: 100,000 Fighters and 120 Missiles in the West-Coast Offensive — Army: 3,000 Radios; Holding the Coast Is the Fight

Steve Sr. Editor September 19, 2026

Al Majalla, Anwar Al-Ansi, updated Sept. 18: Yemeni military experts put more than 100,000 militia fighters in...

🌍 Aramco: No October Crude for European Term Buyers — East-West Pipeline Still Down; Houthis on the Red Sea Route

🌍 Aramco: No October Crude for European Term Buyers — East-West Pipeline Still Down; Houthis on the Red Sea Route

Steve Sr. Editor September 18, 2026

Bloomberg via Straits Times, Friday: Aramco told at least two European refiners — and, the people said,...

🌍 Bab el-Mandeb: Windward 45 Transits Sunday After a Dip to 25 — OCHA: 8 Civilians Killed, 32 Wounded

🌍 Bab el-Mandeb: Windward 45 Transits Sunday After a Dip to 25 — OCHA: 8 Civilians Killed, 32 Wounded

Steve Sr. Editor September 18, 2026

ABC/AP, Friday: Windward reported Bab el-Mandeb traffic fell from 35 daily transits before the Houthi advance to...

🌍 Hormuz: Four Commodity Ships Thursday vs a 16-Ship Average — Yemenis Flee Dhubab by Boat; IOM 100,000 Displaced

🌍 Hormuz: Four Commodity Ships Thursday vs a 16-Ship Average — Yemenis Flee Dhubab by Boat; IOM 100,000 Displaced

Steve Sr. Editor September 18, 2026

Reuters, London/Dubai, Sept. 18: four commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, below a 10-day...

🌍 Taif: Yemeni Resident Killed After Saudi Intercept of Houthi-Launched Drone — Saudi Woman and Pakistani Injured

🌍 Taif: Yemeni Resident Killed After Saudi Intercept of Houthi-Launched Drone — Saudi Woman and Pakistani Injured

Steve Sr. Editor September 17, 2026

Reuters, Sept. 17, 2:23 p.m. UTC / SPA: a Yemeni living in Saudi Arabia was killed Thursday...

🌍 Kahbub Heights: Yemeni Official Says Government Recaptured Ground Overlooking Bab al-Mandab — Houthi Video of Seized Armor; Yanbu Claim

🌍 Kahbub Heights: Yemeni Official Says Government Recaptured Ground Overlooking Bab al-Mandab — Houthi Video of Seized Armor; Yanbu Claim

Steve Sr. Editor September 17, 2026

Xinhua, Aden, Sept. 16: an unnamed Yemeni military official said Wednesday-night clashes in the Kahbub range, Lahj,...

🌍 Reuters: MbS in Cairo After Washington Declined to Intervene — Diplomat: ~100,000 Houthi Fighters Assembled; Egypt Has Not Said Yes

🌍 Reuters: MbS in Cairo After Washington Declined to Intervene — Diplomat: ~100,000 Houthi Fighters Assembled; Egypt Has Not Said Yes

Steve Sr. Editor September 16, 2026

Reuters exclusive, Ankara, Sept. 16: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman went to Cairo to seek help containing...