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Yemenis (L) are lured to come to Russia with promises of well-paid jobs in “security” and “engineering” and are then pressed into the army to fight in Ukraine (R). Photos: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images; Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images

Russia recruits hundreds of Yemeni Houthi militants to fight in Ukraine, media report

Russia is recruiting Yemeni Houthi fighters for the war in Ukraine, promising them jobs and citizenship before forcing them into military service and sending them to the front lines, the British daily Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday.

A vessel passing through the Suez Canal. Photo: Daniel Csörföly, Public Domain

Head of Suez Canal Authority says Egypt studying further expansion of waterway

Egypt is studying further expansions of the Suez Canal to extend and complete a second channel of the waterway, the canal's head said on Monday, a move that could allow for higher volumes of shipping and prevent blockages from halting traffic.

Houthi rebels. Photo: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images

Three communication cables cut under Red Sea, Houthi rebels suspected

Three cables running under the Red Sea have been cut, the Hong Kong-based HGC Glocal Communications company announced on Monday. Undersea cables in the area carry 90% of data exchange between Europe and Asia.