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Saudi Arabia suspends oil exports through Bab El-Mandeb after Houthi attack

26 July 2018 10:51 (UTC+04:00)
Saudi Arabia suspends oil exports through Bab El-Mandeb after Houthi attack

By Trend

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Thursday that the world’s top exporter was “temporarily halting” all oil shipments through Bab El-Mandeb strait immediately, after an earlier attack on two crude vessels by the Houthi movement, Reuters reported.

“Saudi Arabia is temporarily halting all oil shipments through Bab El-Mandeb Strait immediately until the situation becomes clearer and the maritime transit through Bab El-Mandeb is safe,” Falih said in a statement sent by his ministry.

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