{
  "id": 10992427,
  "title": "Yemeni foreign minister says Houthis expanding ‘Red Sea Axis’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/yemeni-foreign-minister-says-houthis-expanding-red-sea-axis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:44:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/yemeni-foreign-minister-says-houthis-expanding-red-sea-axis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yemen's Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba has warned that the Houthis are expanding their influence across the Horn of Africa, describing this emerging alliance as a \"dangerous 'Red Sea Axis'\". The Saudi-backed Yemeni government's foreign ministry shared a statement from Zouba on X, citing evidence of weapons transfers, training, smuggling, and shared operations connecting previously separate threats. Zouba's article in The Telegraph highlights the evolving threat posed by the Iran-backed Houthis to Yemen, the Red Sea, and global trade.",
  "summary": "Yemeni foreign minister says Houthis expanding ‘Red Sea Axis’ Yemen’s Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba said on Wednesday that the Houthis have expanded cooperation with aligned groups across the Horn of Africa, describing the emerging coalition as a “dangerous ‘Red Sea Axis’”. In a post on X, the Saudi-backed Yemeni government's foreign ministry shared an article written by Zouba for The…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Yemeni armed forces conduct hundreds of daily operations against Houthis: analyst",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/yemeni-armed-forces-conduct-hundreds-of-daily-operations-against",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:37:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}