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Houthis deny planning to charge ships passing through Red Sea
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Houthis have denied reports that they plan to impose fees on commercial ships passing through the Bab al-Mandeb strait.</p>
<p>A Reuters report earlier this week had said the Houthis were considering imposing fees on commercial ships sailing through the strait.</p>
<p>But Yemen's Houthi-run maritime coordination body said on Saturday that no such decision has been taken, and that passage through the strait remains free.</p>
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