The activity could be linked to developments inside Al-Jawf or potential operations toward Marib and the Saudi border The Houthis are preparing drones for possible launch from Al-Saqiyah military camp in Yemen’s Al-Jawf governorate, amid a tribal mobilisa...
Sheba Intelligence exposed the emerging sanctions-evasion structure six days before Washington launched its new campaign against Iran Six days before the United States launched “Operation Economic Outcast,” Sheba Intelligence reported that ...
Amphetamine seizures nearly tripled in a year as Saudi authorities intercepted 3.6 million pills and 141 tonnes of drugs and qat. The figures also expose the growing intersection between narcotics, Yemen’s war economy and migrant-smuggling routes. Saudi Ar...
The suspension of flights follows growing scrutiny over unusually frequent arrivals, large cargo aircraft and flights operating without publicly available identification data Dr Abdulqader Al-Kharraz has confirmed to Sheba Intelligence earlier reports that foreign experts, s...
From the SIBU 1 hijacking to Houthi restrictions on Israeli-, US-, UK- and Saudi-linked shipping, Sheba Intelligence traces how overlapping threats are reshaping maritime security from the Somali coast to Bab al-Mandab. The hijacking of the tanker SIBU 1&...
Saudi Arabia is deepening maritime, diplomatic and defense ties from Egypt and Sudan to Yemen and the Horn of Africa, as Houthi pressure adds urgency to Riyadh’s broader regional security strategy. Saudi Arabia has stepped up diplomatic and security activity along ...
Information obtained by Sheba Intelligence indicates that the Houthis and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are restructuring their financial and commercial networks to sustain military funding amid mounting US pressure on Iranian banks and money-laundering cha...
Mokha Port has been forced completely out of service following a series of Houthi ballistic missile and drone attacks that caused an estimated $79 million in initial damage. In response to the wider escalation, government forces announced 181 operations against Houthi posit...
The Houthis have intensified attacks on Marib and the port of Mokha, placing the government’s main energy hub and a strategic commercial gateway near Bab al-Mandab under sustained pressure. The escalation reinforces an earlier Sheba Intelligence assessment that the gr...
The Houthis have targeted Mocha and its port for a fourth consecutive day, most recently firing two ballistic missiles at the port’s marine berth. The campaign began on August 9 with a large-scale missile and drone assault on military positions, civilian areas and infrast...
Houthi forces launched a drone-and-missile attack on several Yemeni military positions, including camps belonging to the First Emergency Forces Division in the Ruwaik area of eastern Marib, causing casualties and material damage, according to Yemeni military and local s...
Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its ability to maintain oil exports through multiple routes and denied the existence of any talks with the Houthis, as the group continues to issue unverified claims of attacks against Saudi land and maritime targets. The Saudi statem...
Iran’s expanding use of loitering munitions and low-cost unmanned aerial systems has evolved beyond a military tactic into a broader strategy aimed at raising the economic cost of conflict. Rather than relying solely on direct confrontation, Tehran increasingly seeks t...
Global energy markets have shown early signs of stabilization following Saudi Arabia's announcement of a multinational maritime defence coalition aimed at securing the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden, suggesting that investors are beginning to price in...
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense hosted a high-level meeting in Riyadh on Thursday, July 30, bringing together chiefs of staff and representatives from 43 countries, alongside the European Union Delegation to the Kingdom, to discuss the establishment of a...
The Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, announced on Tuesday evening that the group had carried out a military operation against the Saudi oil tanker NCC GHAZAL, accusing the vessel of violating the movement's declared maritime blockade on Saudi shipping...
Shipping activity through the Bab el-Mandab Strait rose sharply on Tuesday, July 28, reaching its highest level since July 19. The increase signals a partial resumption of commercial traffic, but not a full restoration of confidence, as major energy carriers continue to avo...
A U.S.-owned floating liquefied natural gas storage facility was struck by at least one unmanned aerial vehicle while berthed at Egypt’s Damietta Port, according to British maritime security firm Ambrey, marking a potentially significant expansion of attacks aga...
Intelligence sources have told Sheba Intelligence that the Houthi movement has begun preparations for a new attack targeting sensitive sites in the Red Sea, indicating that the group is pressing ahead with its maritime escalation despite recent airstrikes against ...
Sheba Intelligence | July 23, 2026 Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Transport confirmed that the commercial vessel ENCELIA, operated by a Saudi company, was targeted while sailing in the Red Sea, causing a fire in the vessel’s forward section. A ...
