Ethiopia’s Tigray war: Where do the UAE and Saudi Arabia stand? | News | Al Jazeera

The United Arab Emirates publicly backed Ethiopia’s federal government by condemning attacks by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and calling for de-escalation. Abu Dhabi expressed solidarity with Ethiopia, supporting its sovereignty and territorial integrity, while urging an end to hostilities. Saudi Arabia has played a regional diplomatic role, including helping broker rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea and reportedly offering to mediate in 2025. The renewed fighting threatens to derail the November 2022 Pretoria peace agreement, with rising tensions involving Eritrea highlighting the strategic interests of Gulf powers in the crisis.