The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on its website strongly condemning the Houthi militias’ attack on two oil tankers belonging to the Saudi National Shipping Company (NSC) in the Red Sea while the vessels were crossing the Bab Al-Mandab Strait.
It further stated that the cowardly attack constitutes a flagrant violation of all international laws and norms and poses a serious threat to the freedom of international trade and maritime navigation in Bab Al-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea .