### [2026-08-1](/feed/2026/08/1/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Houthis in Yemen denies reports of imposing tolls on vessels passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/8/1/yemens-houthis-deny-plan-to-charge-ships-transiting-red-sea)

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