AGP Executive Report
Last update: 19 minutes agoYemen Maritime Security: Yemen’s Foreign Ministry warned insurance firms not to trust Saudi guarantees, saying Riyadh’s blockade of Yemeni ports and airports and seizure of resources are backfiring and harming Saudi shipping and infrastructure. Red Sea Threats: The Yemeni government says Houthi escalation is increasingly aimed at ports and economic infrastructure, not just front lines, as the navy reports thwarting Houthi attempts near liberated islands and dealing with missile/drone activity around shipping lanes. Regional Shipping Pressure: With the Bab el-Mandeb and Hormuz routes under strain from the wider US-Iran conflict, piracy risk is rising; a tanker boarded off Yemen was reportedly diverted toward Somalia, adding to concerns for trade corridors. Industry & Skills: Yemen-linked training news is limited this week, but regional capacity building stands out: India’s CTTC ran a four-week industry internship for 8,083 engineering students (including students from Yemen and Sudan), covering mechanical, electronics, IT and emerging tech like AI/IoT. Culture & Creative Economy: Yemen’s theatre community also shows soft-industry momentum, with a memoir tracing Safwat al-Ghasham’s theatre journey from Yemen to Qatar published by the Ministry of Culture.
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