# Qatar warns losing access to Bab el-Mandeb would be ‘catastrophic for the entire world’

https://mins.news/en/item/59358

- euronews, 2026-09-15 14:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/15/losing-access-to-bab-el-mandeb-would-be-catastrophic-for-the-entire-world-qatar-warns

> Qatar warned that shutting the Bab el-Mandeb gateway would worsen the crisis and have catastrophic consequences worldwide. A Houthi offensive along the Red Sea coast has put another vital shipping route at risk, while the Hormuz blockade disrupts trade and energy supplies. Doha called for a diplomatic solution.

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