Mocha gripped by fear after Houthi takeover

DUBAI: Life has ground to a halt for locals in Yemen’s Mocha since Houthi fighters seized the strategic Red Sea port city last week, with shops closed, schools deserted and families confined to their homes. “I haven’t gone out to work for a week. If I do go out, it’s only to go to the grocery shop out of necessity,” resident Mahmoud, 34, said by phone. The bus driver spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals by the Houthis, who took control of the southwestern city in a lightning off