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  "id": 208295,
  "title": "Gulf shipping traffic down after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/gulf-shipping-traffic-down-after-houthis-say-they-attacked-saudi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T05:46:46.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/gulf-shipping-traffic-down-after-houthis-say-they-attacked-saudi-tanker"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, the key maritime chokepoints in the Gulf, reduced significantly on Wednesday from the previous day, shipping data showed. Just two vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz, including a Panama-flagged coal-laden carrier entering the waterway and another commodity Marshall Islands-flagged vessel…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Brent oil back above $80 after Houthi attack on Saudi tanker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/brent-oil-back-above-80-after-houthi-attack-on-saudi-tanker",
        "published": "2026-08-05T16:07:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Gulf shipping traffic down after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/gulf-shipping-traffic-down-after-houthis-say-they-attacked-saudi-208562",
        "published": "2026-08-06T05:56:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Shipping traffic slows in Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/shipping-traffic-slows-in-hormuz-bab-el-mandeb-after-houthis-say-they",
        "published": "2026-08-06T08:51:42.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}