Red Sea Diplomacy: Egypt’s foreign minister Badr Abdelatty met Eritrea’s Osman Saleh in Cairo, urging urgent activation of the Arab-African Red Sea and Gulf of Aden council and stressing that Red Sea security must be handled by littoral states under international law. Bilateral Economic Push: President Isaias Afwerki’s Egypt visit continued with tours of industrial and logistics sites in Greater Cairo and the Suez zone, with talks on cooperation in mining, ports, maritime transport, housing, pharmaceuticals, and technology transfer. Regional Security Stakes: Egypt and Eritrea reiterated aligned positions on preventing the Iran-related conflict from spreading toward Bab el-Mandeb, the Red Sea, and the Horn of Africa. Asylum and Security Controversy (UK): In Northern Ireland, a Sudanese asylum seeker accused in the Belfast knife attack was granted refugee status through Britain’s streamlined fast-track process, while fresh unrest followed the attack. EU Aviation Safety: The EU updated its Air Safety List, banning 154 airlines, including Eritrea-certified carriers due to inadequate oversight. Labour Policy (Kuwait): Kuwait restricted domestic worker recruitment to 10 approved countries and banned 27 others, with Eritrea included on the approved list.