Houthis seek to legitimise maritime role with ‘Safe Transit’ service

The Houthi-run Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC) has released a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) assuring safe passage to vessels transiting through the Gulf of Aden, Bab el Mandeb, the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea if they are not related to the “sanctioned entities of companies”. The HOCC has encouraged companies to …