U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the White House in Washington, United States, on Nov. 18, 2025. (Archive photo: AFP)
A new initiative launched by Saudi Arabia aims to establish a maritime coalition tasked with protecting navigation, particularly in the Red Sea. The meeting, hosted Thursday by Saudi Arabia and bringing together the chiefs of staff from several countries, was an occasion to announce the creation of this coalition, which it will lead. It was held in parallel with a visit by Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman to the United States, where he met with U.S. President Donald Trump.The purpose of this visit was to examine developments in the regional war and its possible expansion. The fighting focuses on maritime passages, from the Strait of Hormuz to Bab al-Mandeb, spanning the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, following the targeting of the port of Damietta in Egypt, which suggests the horizon of the conflict is broadening and could later...
A new initiative launched by Saudi Arabia aims to establish a maritime coalition tasked with protecting navigation, particularly in the Red Sea. The meeting, hosted Thursday by Saudi Arabia and bringing together the chiefs of staff from several countries, was an occasion to announce the creation of this coalition, which it will lead. It was held in parallel with a visit by Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman to the United States, where he met with U.S. President Donald Trump.The purpose of this visit was to examine developments in the regional war and its possible expansion. The fighting focuses on maritime passages, from the Strait of Hormuz to Bab al-Mandeb, spanning the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, following the targeting of the port of Damietta in Egypt, which suggests the horizon of the conflict is broadening and could later...
