Red Sea

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Somaliland
Analysis
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Will growing Israel-Somaliland ties deepen Red Sea rivalries?

Analysis: Closer ties between Israel and Somaliland are fuelling fears that the Horn of Africa could be drawn deeper into a Red Sea power struggle

Faisal Ali
26 May, 2026
This general view shows an Ethiopian national flag flying infront of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia, on February 19, 2022
Ethiopia
Environment
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Ethiopia claims Egypt blocking efforts to secure Red Sea access

Assiah Hamed
22 May, 2026
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Strait of Hormuz
Economy
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Iran war redraws sea routes with Africa as the pivot

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 May, 2026
An aerial view of the Greek-flagged oil tanker 'Sounion' draws worldwide attention in August 2024 after it is heavily damaged by Houthis in multiple attacks off Yemen at Piraeus anchorage in Piraeus, Greece, on March 21, 2025.
Somalia
MENA
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Oil tanker hijacked off Somalia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 April, 2026
Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki delivers an address during the official 32nd Anniversary of Independence celebration at Asmara Stadium on May 24, 2023
Eritrea
MENA
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US mulls lifting sanctions on the 'North Korea of Africa'

The New Arab Staff
24 April, 2026
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed delivers his remarks during the official inauguration ceremony of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, on September 9, 2025
GERD
MENA
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Egypt denies report it offered Ethiopia Red Sea access over GERD

The New Arab Staff
25 February, 2026
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Turkey
Analysis
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From aid to F-16s: Turkey's hard-power turn in Somalia

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
19 February, 2026
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Houthis
MENA
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Yemen rebels threaten Red Sea attack as US carrier nears Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 January, 2026
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Gaza ceasefire deal
Economy
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Maersk navigates Red Sea route again as Gaza ceasefire holds

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 January, 2026
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Red Sea
Analysis
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How Israel's Somaliland gambit will reshape Red Sea geopolitics

Giorgio Cafiero
06 January, 2026
Red Sea Security Fears Divert Suez Canal Shipping Traffic
Yemen
MENA
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Yemen's Houthis release mariners held since July ship attack

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 December, 2025
This picture shows a view of the Russian Navy frigate RFS Admiral Grigorovich (494), anchored in Port Sudan
Sudan
MENA
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Sudan offers Russia Red Sea base for 25 years for military arms

The New Arab Staff
02 December, 2025
A Saudi navy ship is pictured docked at King Faisal navy base in Jeddah before the departure of a team to Port Sudan to help with the evacuation efforts of people fleeing Sudan, on April 29, 2023. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)
Red Sea
MENA
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Saudi Arabia hosts massive multinational Red Sea naval exercises

The New Arab Staff
11 November, 2025
Houthis [Getty]
Houthis
MENA
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Houthis signal halt in attacks on Israel-linked ships in Red Sea

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 November, 2025
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Red Sea
Analysis
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A new Red Sea strategy: Iran, the Houthis, and Sudan's war

Fernando Carvajal
27 October, 2025
Smoke rises following Israeli warplanes striking several sites in capital Sanaa
Yemen
MENA
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Yemen's Houthis say military chief killed in Israeli attack

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 October, 2025
Yemeni man looks at artworks depicting the Yemen's Houthi groups' ban on Israeli and US linked ships amid the ongoing Israeli blockade of aid into the strip, placed alongside the wall of a main street
Houthis
MENA
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Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Dutch ship in Gulf of Aden

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 October, 2025
UN Engineering Crew Arriving To Avoid Oil Spill From Yemen's Safer S
Red Sea
MENA
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Saudi, UK launch plan to boost maritime security off Yemen

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 September, 2025
Beach at sunset and a flying plane. Egypt, Red Sea. [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt, Saudi agree to form naval force to tackle Red Sea threats

Saleh Salem
09 September, 2025
Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly during the BRICS summit second plenary session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazi
Egypt
Economy
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Egypt lands multi-billion-dollar project for Red Sea tourism

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 September, 2025
Brigadier Yahya Saree Qasim
Houthi group
MENA
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Suspected attack by Yemen Houthis targets ship in Red Sea

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 September, 2025