Egypt’s reinforced naval presence in the Red Sea is important for development in the Gulf of Suez

Extending its naval presence in the Red Sea and Bab El Mandeb strait is “the backbone of [Egypt’s] new strategy,” writes Amr Emam in Arab Weekly. Egypt has reportedly spent bns in the last two years to upgrade its naval capacities and is employing its new equipment to force control over its territorial waters and defend the southern entrance of the Red Sea from the unrest in neighboring Yemen.