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Lead storyEconomy · Egypt, Eritrea
Egypt and Eritrea discussed expanding economic cooperation, trade and investment on Wednesday, with talks focusing on energy, industry, infrastructure, fisheries and pharmaceuticals, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Diplomacy · EritreaEritrea's Osman Saleh and Oman's Sayyid Badr Albusaidi discussed the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, regional stability and direct dialogue among regional states on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly.
Diplomacy · EritreaEritrea's Osman Saleh and Algeria's Ahmed Attaf placed Red Sea security, African sovereignty and opposition to foreign intervention at the centre of talks on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly.
Diplomacy · EritreaEritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo discussed the regional peace-and-security situation and the need to advance peace through dialogue, on the margins of the 81st General Assembly.
Diplomacy · EritreaForeign Minister Osman Saleh told the Group of 77 and China that national sovereignty and Member-State authority must stay at the centre of UN reform, and called for the Global South to have greater influence over changes to the multilateral system.
Society · EritreaForeign Minister Osman Saleh told the launch of The State of Africa's Children 2026 that Eritrea has grown its large and medium dams from 138 at independence to nearly 800, citing the 2019–2030 One WASH Strategy as the framework for water, sanitation and hygiene access.
Sport · EritreaDawit Seare outkicked Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the closing metres to win the world 5km title in an Eritrean national record of 12:56, with teammate Saymon Amanuel taking bronze for a double Eritrean podium in Copenhagen.
Sport · EritreaEritrea's cycling champion will serve another two years as UNDP's national goodwill ambassador for climate action and youth empowerment, extending a partnership begun in 2025.
Diplomacy · EritreaEritrea's foreign minister questioned the UAE's African port expansion and said Asmara had rejected giving any foreign power a strategic hub in the country.
Diplomacy · EritreaEritrea's foreign minister rejected a military solution in Yemen and called for coastal states to jointly safeguard passage through Bab al-Mandab as fighting reshapes the Yemeni shore.
Security · YemenHouthi forces were reported inside Yemen’s port city of Mocha on Thursday, bringing renewed attention to the shipping corridor near Assab and Eritrea’s role in Red Sea security.