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Egypt Calls For Bab El-Mandeb De-escalation, Suez Canal Protection
(MENAFN) Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Cairo is seeking to prevent further tensions around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait while protecting freedom of navigation, warning that disruptions in the strategic waterway have cost Egypt nearly $11 billion in lost Suez Canal revenues.
Abdelatty said Egypt favors “full de-escalation, not escalation” as tensions increase around the maritime passage, stressing that his country is particularly vulnerable to disruptions affecting regional shipping.
“We spoke about Bab el-Mandeb and freedom of navigation there, and we are for full de-escalation and not escalation,” Abdelatty said.
He added, “Egypt is the country most affected by any problem that occurs in navigation, and we approached $11 billion in net Egyptian losses from the decline in Suez Canal revenues,”
Abdelatty said Cairo remains in regular contact with Yemen’s internationally recognized government and is working to contain tensions in the country.
Shipping through the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb has faced repeated disruptions since late 2023, when Yemen’s Houthi group began targeting vessels it said were connected to Israel or traveling toward it amid the war in Gaza. The attacks led numerous ships to reroute around the region rather than use the Suez Canal.
The Egyptian foreign minister said Cairo is also maintaining communication with regional and international stakeholders in an effort to prevent further escalation, emphasizing that military approaches would only deepen tensions and create additional instability.
Abdelatty said Egypt favors “full de-escalation, not escalation” as tensions increase around the maritime passage, stressing that his country is particularly vulnerable to disruptions affecting regional shipping.
“We spoke about Bab el-Mandeb and freedom of navigation there, and we are for full de-escalation and not escalation,” Abdelatty said.
He added, “Egypt is the country most affected by any problem that occurs in navigation, and we approached $11 billion in net Egyptian losses from the decline in Suez Canal revenues,”
Abdelatty said Cairo remains in regular contact with Yemen’s internationally recognized government and is working to contain tensions in the country.
Shipping through the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb has faced repeated disruptions since late 2023, when Yemen’s Houthi group began targeting vessels it said were connected to Israel or traveling toward it amid the war in Gaza. The attacks led numerous ships to reroute around the region rather than use the Suez Canal.
The Egyptian foreign minister said Cairo is also maintaining communication with regional and international stakeholders in an effort to prevent further escalation, emphasizing that military approaches would only deepen tensions and create additional instability.
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