Industrial & Logistics Push: President Isaias Afwerki, on an official visit to Egypt, toured major industrial plants and logistics facilities in the Greater Cairo and Suez zones, including Gyto Pharma, the Suez Canal Industrial Zone, cement and steel production sites, Egypt’s Basic Industrial Corporation, and Ain Sokhna Port Terminal—where managers briefed on production scale and readiness for Eritrea-linked cooperation, capacity building, and technology transfer. Investment Spotlight (SCZONE): SCZONE chairman Waleid Gamal El-Dien met Isaias to discuss Egypt–Eritrea investment ties, highlighting the zone’s $16bn+ investment pull over four years and its push to localize port-and-logistics industries, renewables, chemicals, building materials, heavy industry, and green fuels for ships. Red Sea Security Diplomacy: Egypt and Eritrea reiterated that Red Sea security is the duty of littoral states only, rejecting non-littoral attempts to set security roles; the message came as Egypt urged faster activation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden council. Maritime Risk Update: A cargo vessel off Yemen reported an attack by a small boat near Bab Al Mandeb; UKMTO said armed assailants approached, an exchange of fire followed, and authorities are investigating. Food & Aid Pressure in Yemen: UN reporting warns Yemen’s overlapping crises and funding constraints are driving severe food insecurity, with millions facing crisis or emergency levels without urgent support. Labour Policy Watch (Kuwait): Kuwait tightened domestic-worker recruitment, allowing hiring from a short approved list that includes Eritrea while restricting many other African source countries.