Proper noun
Mandeb
Mandeb Strait
Any closure of Bab Al Mandeb, Arabic for "Gate of Tears" due to its precarious navigation, would close off the Suez Canal and the SUMED pipeline that connects to the Mediterranean and supplies oil to southern Europe. Source: Internet
Millions of barrels of oil pass through the Bab Al Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz everyday to Europe, the United States and Asia, waterways which pass along the coasts of Yemen and Iran respectively. Source: Internet