Ethiopia

Red Sea conflicts converge as Ethiopia, Yemen, Sudan crises deepen regional instability - analysis

Tensions in the Horn of Africa are growing increasingly linked to the wars in Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia, and the Red Sea

Houthi police officers stand guard upon the arrival of Houthi prisoners upon their arrival from the Red Sea coast, in Sana'a, Yemen, September 12, 2026
Members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) walk along a main road in Mekelle on September 23, 2026, as tensions intensify in northern Ethiopia after Tigrayan rebels seized control of airports in the region.

Pro-government forces say they retake airport in Ethiopia's Tigray region

 African heads of state pose for a group photo together with Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations during the opening of the 36th Ordinary session of the Assembly of the Africa Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 18, 2023.

African Union urges Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt to exercise restraint as regional escalation continues

Members of the Tigrayan forces patrol along a street as tensions intensify after the forces launched a major offensive against the federal government in multiple locations, in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, September 24, 2026.

Ethiopia to close embassy in Eritrea, accusing it of 'acts of hostility and belligerence' amid war


Egypt, Uganda agree to expand Nile water cooperation

El-Sisi said Egypt faces severe water scarcity, with annual per capita water availability falling below 500 cubic meters.

A view of the river Nile in Giza, Egypt April 18, 2025; illustrative.

The Red Sea, Assab, and the possibility of a reimagined Horn of Africa - opinion

Ethiopia’s push for Red Sea access reflects economic necessity, not a call for war.

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed at inauguration ceremony of reopening Eritrean embassy in Addis Ababa, 2018

Sudan blames UAE, Ethiopia for drone attack in capital's airport

Drone attacks targeted the Khartoum International Airport, where fighting erupted at the beginning of Sudan's civil war and where the first international flight in three years took place last week.

Departure Hall at Khartoum International Airport, in Khartoum, Sudan, February 1, 2026.

Evidence of what may be world’s oldest cremation found in Ethiopia, new study reveals

The burnt bone fragments were one of three Homo sapien fossils discovered in the sediment of the Faro Daba beds in the Dawaitoli Formation.

Furnace of the type to be installed in the Pere la Chaise crematorium, Paris, 1888.

Israeli international NGOs use disaster response skills to help missile-hit communities in Israel

These humanitarian organizations, having operated primarily in international crisis zones, are now applying their expertise to support communities affected by missile attacks across Israel.

Israeli emergency services work on a balcony after damage to two apartments following the impact of an Iranian projectile on March 15, 2026 in Bnei Brak, Israel.

Middle East’s future may be decided in the Horn of Africa - opinion

The Red Sea is becoming the center of global power.

The Horn of Africa is seen on a map (illustrative)

Voices from the Arab press: The Middle East in 30 years

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

Region Reshaping in real time: The Middle East, as seen from space.

Iran: You are so not invited to my sons’ bar mitzvah

Twin bnei mitzvah, Persian palace dreams, and Iranian missiles lead to an unforgettable Shabbat Zachor.

Bar Mitzvah boys the day before all the excitement begins.

The Nile dam standoff is heating up, and Israel is caught between allies - analysis

As Trump reenters the Nile dispute, tensions in the Horn of Africa rise, leaving Israel to navigate an increasingly complex and combustible regional landscape

 Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, which is still recovering from a two-year war between the Ethiopian government and allied forces on one side, and Tigrayan forces on the other, during which the region’s economy was devastated and many were displaced.

From Barak to Herzog: Reflections on decades of covering Israeli diplomacy - comment

From prime ministers to the president, diplomatic trips reveal the evolution of Israel and its press.

 Israel Aerospace Industries workers’ union chairman Yair Katz is seen ceremonially removing the "experimental" sticker on the Wings of Zion, Israel's answer to Air Force One.