Saudi Arabia Forms 14-Nation Maritime Alliance to Protect Red Sea

Saudi Arabia has established a 14-nation maritime coalition to secure the Red Sea following a Houthi-imposed blockade that began on July 20.

Signatories include Turkiye, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan, Djibouti, Somalia, Bangladesh, Yemen, Sudan, and the Comoros, with the headquarters based in Riyadh.

The alliance aims to protect shipping routes that carry 30% of global traffic, as disruptions to the Bab al-Mandeb strait continue to impact 25% of global energy supplies.