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World Service,20 Feb 2024,49 mins

The Red Sea crisis three months on

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The Houthis have launched dozens of missiles and drones at merchant vessels and Western warships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since mid-November. Ed Butler looks back at how we got here and if there is any reconciliation in sight. We hear how why Israel's economy has seemingly crashed since the start of the war in Gaza and what can be done about it. And a multi-millionaire is selling off his footwear collection for charity. Ed Butler is joined throughout by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Mehmal Sarfraz the Co-founder of the online journal - The Current PK in Lahore, Pakistan and Sergio Guzman the Director of Colombia Risk Analysis in Bogotá, Colombia. (Picture: The Galaxy Leader cargo ship is escorted by Houthi boats in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023. Credit: Reuters)

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