# Eritrea cuts diplomatic ties with Ethiopia over Tigray dispute

https://mins.news/en/item/82903

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-02 04:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/2/eritrea-severs-diplomatic-ties-with-ethiopia-in-row-over-tigray?traffic_source=rss

> Eritrea has broken diplomatic relations with Ethiopia after Addis Ababa shut its embassy in Asmara and expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats. The rupture follows Ethiopia’s expulsion of diplomats from Sudan and Egypt amid renewed fighting involving the Tigray region.

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