Egypt strongly condemns Houthi attack on Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea

CAIRO - 26 July 2018: Egypt strongly condemned the attack by Yemen's Houthis on a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea on Wednesday.

The attack is a flagrant violation of international conventions and law stipulating freedom of navigation in international waterways, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

It warned that such an attack negatively affects international trade movement.

The attack, that took place while the tanker was sailing through Bab el Mandeb Strait, inflicted minimal damage on the tanker but forced the Saudi tanker company, Bahri, to suspend all oil shipments through this area of the Red Sea until further notice.

The Egyptian ministry renewed calls on the international community to work for restoring legitimacy in Yemen in accordance with UNSC resolution 2216 and the Gulf initiative and to firmly face all terrorist attacks aiming at destabilizing the region.