00:00Qatar's warning of catastrophic consequences if another major shipping route is cut off.
00:05This time the concern is around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, where Houthi forces have made considerable gains
00:10while shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted.
00:14Bab al-Mandeb connects the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean and is a major route for international shipping.
00:20The Houthis have taken two strategic islands in the area, as fighting in Yemen intensifies.
00:26Qatar says the world cannot afford further disruption to another major waterway.
00:30The world is suffering enough with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,
00:35so we cannot also afford to add Bab al-Mandeb into that equation.
00:41The whole world is going to suffer and it's going to be catastrophic for the entire world.
00:45Saudi Arabia has been using its east-west pipeline to bypass Hormuz and move oil to the Red Sea.
00:51But that route has also been disrupted.
00:53The pipeline was shut after drone attacks last week and repairs could take three to five weeks.
00:59It has recently been moving roughly four million barrels of oil a day.
01:03Diplomatic efforts are also facing setbacks.
01:06A planned meeting between Iran and Gulf states in Oman has been postponed following the latest escalation in Yemen.
01:12So Qatar is pushing for diplomacy, dialogue, and pushing into the direction of peaceful resolution for these conflicts through dialogue.
01:20It is not an impossible task because at the end of the day, the only solution will be through the
01:27negotiation table.
01:28Qatar says it is continuing to work with regional and international partners and keeping channels open with all sides.
01:35Adil Halim, Euronews, Doha.
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