How the Red Sea came to the brink of a new regional war
A war between Ethiopia and Eritrea would not be isolated this time, and would likely draw in regional powers Members of the Ethiopian Federal Police patrol aboard a pickup truck as they resume operations after federal forces pushed back the Tigray People's Liberation Front in Mekelle, Ethiopia, on 9 October 2026 (AFP) Overconfident. That is how best to describe the mood in the capitals of Ethiopia and Eritrea as the two neighbours slide to the verge of an all-out war that risks dragging in…
Where: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Cairo, Israel, Turkey
Exact coordinates
united arab emirates: 23.420, 53.850
saudi arabia: 23.890, 45.080
egypt: 26.820, 30.800
cairo: 30.040, 31.240
israel: 31.050, 34.850
turkey: 38.960, 35.240
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