Reuters/CCTV. Yemen’s Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC), which is set up by the Houthis in Sanaa, issued a statement on Saturday, denying plans to levy transit tolls on most vessels sailing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a vital transit chokepoint connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. In the statement, the HOCC…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday described the mass influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta as “an attack” and “a violation of Spain’s territorial integrity,” while pledging to restore normality “as soon as possible.” Speaking in Ceuta, Sanchez said the government stands with residents following the migrant influx, calling the…
Finland and Austria on Friday joined Italy’s recent call for possible Schengen border closures as Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta experienced a surge in migrant arrivals from Morocco in recent days. “Spain has completely failed to protect the Schengen Area’s external border from infiltration. This cannot continue. “All European countries must support…
