Renewed fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region is drawing scrutiny to external powers' roles. The UAE publicly condemned attacks by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on September 25, expressing solidarity with Ethiopia's federal government and calling for de-escalation. Saudi Arabia, with strategic interests in Red Sea security, has not publicly commented on the latest fighting, though it previously offered to mediate between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Ethiopia has accused Egypt and Sudan of supporting TPLF, which Egypt denies.