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Saudi Arabia voices 'strongest condemnation' of Houthi maritime blockade

AFP , Monday 20 Jul 2026

Saudi Arabia on Monday condemned an announcement by Yemen's Houthis of a maritime blockade of the kingdom, as the rebels threatened the top oil exporter's ability to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

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File Photo: Armed men standing on the beach as the commercial, was anchored off the coast of Yemen. AFP

 

In a statement the Gulf monarchy's foreign ministry said it "expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's strongest condemnation of the statements made by the so-called military spokesman of the terrorist Houthi militia... imposing a maritime blockade on the Kingdom," adding that Riyadh "continues to support the brotherly Yemeni people and their legitimate government".

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