{
  "id": 7994206,
  "title": "Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/houthis-seek-expansion-after-reaching-bab-al-mandab",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T08:57:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Majalla English",
    "slug": "al-majalla-english",
    "url": "https://en.majalla.com/node/333085/politics/houthis-seek-expansion-after-reaching-bab-al-mandab"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab newspress_en Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:57 Politics Between 9 and 11 September, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized Hays, al-Khokha, al-Mokha and Dhubab, advanced onto Zuqar and Hunaish islands, and reached Mayyun/Perim in the middle of Bab al-Mandab. Within days, the Houthis moved from holding northern Red Sea frontage to occupying most of Yemen's…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}