In December 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed in the Nile Valley irrigation zone and the southern border areas of Egypt, the central-to-southern Red Sea coastal zone of Saudi Arabia, and the southern Gulf of Aden coastal plains of Yemen, affecting 17.0, 18.5, and 22.2 thousand hectares of vegetation, respectively. Over the next two months, desert locust activity across the region is expected to remain at generally low levels. In Egypt, limited effective rainfall replenishment in the southern border areas and the Nile irrigation zone will constrain sustained breeding, and a substantial upsurge is unlikely. In southwestern Saudi Arabia, localized habitats along the Red Sea coast may support small-scale winter breeding following earlier rainfall, but overall population levels will remain low. In Yemen, coastal green vegetation along the western Red Sea and southern Gulf of Aden coasts may support small numbers of adults and hoppers. As this period coincides with the main growing season for food crops in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and the major harvest season in Yemen, continued monitoring of desert locust dynamics is essential to prevent recurrent losses to crop growth and agropastoral production.