An American destroyer, USS Spruance, shot down six missiles and seven drones during a recent Red Sea combat deployment.

Each year, tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa cross the Red Sea, trying to reach the wealthy Gulf countries to escape wars, natural disasters, or poverty. The IOM recorded more than 60,000 migrant arrivals in Yemen in 2024 and at least 97,200 in 2023.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty and his Djiboutian counterpart, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, called for enhanced cooperation among littoral states in the Red Sea to safeguard their interests and national security,

Egypt and Djibouti affirmed on Sunday importance of augmenting cooperation between countries overlooking the Red Sea to protect interests and national security as well as counter various threats. This was communicated in a phone call between Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr.

The flurry of diplomatic activity underscores Egypt's renewed focus on building African alliances at a time when regional instability threatens both its security interests and its economy. The Suez Canal, which connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, has historically been a vital source of foreign currency for Egypt's struggling economy.

President Donald Trump redesignated the Yemeni Islamic terrorist group, Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea after being attacked ... the vessel and took them to nearby Djibouti. The Houthis later released footage showing ...

FM Abdealtty reaffirmed Cairo's commitment to cooperation with Djibouti in development ... and stability in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea and secure maritime navigation.

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, Jan 12 (KUNA) -- Egypt and Djibouti affirmed on Sunday importance of augmenting cooperation between countries overlooking the Red Sea to protect ...

The MV Sounion carrying one million barrels of crude oil was struck in August and later sabotaged with explosives by the Houthis as part of their solidarity campaign with Hamas over the war in Gaza. V

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, launched in 2016, is a transformative strategy designed to reduce the Kingdom’s reliance on oil and diversify its economy.

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