The Houthis continued to hound merchant ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, getting better with their target practice. Close to 60 ships have now been targeted since October. The European Union agreed to send a naval group to the area.

An Egyptian former employee shot three people dead before killing himself on February 12 at the Athens offices of the Karnessis family-controlled tanker owner European Navigation. The victims included Maria Karnessis, sister of the company’s founder...