Eritrea-Egypt Red Sea diplomacy: President Isaias Afwerki’s Egypt visit continued with talks and plant-and-port tours, while Egyptian and Eritrean foreign ministers pushed for faster activation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden border council—framing Red Sea security as the “exclusive responsibility” of littoral states and rejecting outside policing roles. Regional security and shipping risks: A cargo vessel off Yemen’s coast reported an attack by a small boat near Bab al-Mandeb, underscoring ongoing maritime threats as Houthis vow to blockade “enemy ships.” Eritrea in regional health policy: Eritrea took part in a Nairobi conference on Eastern Africa health security, disease control, and maternal and child health, highlighting vaccination and maternity-care efforts. EU aviation safety update: The EU Air Safety List was revised to ban 154 airlines, including Eritrea-certified carriers where oversight is deemed inadequate. Kuwait labor rules affecting Eritreans: Kuwait’s Interior Ministry circular restricts domestic-worker recruitment to 10 approved countries—explicitly including Eritrea—while banning recruitment from 27 others. World Cup visa friction: FIFA reacted after a Somali referee was denied U.S. entry, pointing to visa and immigration hurdles for African officials.