Red Sea Tensions Threaten Saudi Mega-Project

Jeddah Islamic Port registered its highest container throughput in a month by processing 511,348 units in October 2023. The fast-growing port is being threatened by the aerial warfare between a U.S.-led alliance and the Yemen-based Houthis. (VOA) The highly secured gates of Jeddah Islamic Port. (VOA)

The Red Sea warfare that has made one of the world’s busiest shipping routes hazardous for vessels poses an additional risk for Saudi Arabia, which has committed billions of dollars to developing a commercial and tourist center in Jeddah, on the sea’s eastern coast.