RIYADH: Saudi Arabian Armed Forces Deputy Chief of General Staff Vice Adm. Fahad Al-Ghufaili called for stronger international cooperation to protect strategic maritime corridors, warning that waterways must not become instruments of political or military pressure amid escalating regional tensions. Speaking at the 22nd IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain on Sunday, Al-Ghufaili stressed the need for an effective collective response to maritime threats, adding that protecting maritime straits is a sha