The Board of Directors of the Egyptian Ismaili Club granted the honorary presidency to Major General Khaled Khalifa Haftar, on the sidelines of the Ismaili and Al-Ahly friendly match held in Benghazi, at the Benina Martyrs Stadium, as part of the club’s celebrations of its historic centenary.

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) said that the war on Gaza and the conflict in Sudan are taking a heavy toll on Arab economies.

The civil authority in the Jebel Marra areas of western Sudan announced the death of more than 2,400 people, including children, women, and the elderly, as a result of acute malnutrition.

Referees have suspended a Tunisian Volleyball Cup match after a fan was pronounced dead in the stands while watching the match in which his son is participating.

The Minister of African Affairs, Issa Abdel Majeed, held a meeting with the President of the Council and the President of the General Assembly of Tuareg Elders, Ibrahim Siddiq Abkra.

Sources confirmed to Al-Sharq newspaper on Wednesday that Sudan has nominated Abdulaziz Hassan Saleh to assume the post of Khartoum’s ambassador to Iran, as the first ambassador since the two countries severed diplomatic relations in 2016.

Chadian authorities announced the resumption of deportations of Sudanese refugees stranded in the camp in the city of Adri to the camp of Farshna in eastern Chad, after a hiatus of more than eight months.

Libyan Foreign Minister Abdelhadi al-Hawij discussed with Moroccan consul Said Benkirane ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries.

Libyan authorities are preparing to reopen the Ras Jedir border crossing with Tunisia in the next two days, a week after it was closed following armed clashes between security services affiliated with the Ministry of Interior and battalions affiliated with the city of Zuwara (Amazigh).

The joint force of the armed movements is facing a sharp division as the Sudanese army seeks to turn it in its favor in the open confrontation with the Rapid Support Forces.

The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), which has been locked in a long conflict with the Sudanese government in the Darfur region, has declared a state of “severe famine” in areas under its control in Jebel Marra, West Darfur.

Insider Monkey, a website specialized in economic classifications and analysis, published a new report revealing that the Kingdom of Morocco is among the countries most indebted to the International Monetary Fund.

Save the Children announced on Wednesday that there were killings as people fleeing violence in Sudan to South Sudan.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) confirmed that Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine were tortured during the period from December 2023 to February 2024.

A video of a violent brawl over a group of Kurds inside Paris airport has spread on social media.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Libyan government-designate, Abdelhadi Al-Hawij, stressed the importance of speeding up the opening of direct air and sea links with Morocco.

The President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, received the credentials of Nermin Essam Al-Zawahiri, Egypt’s new ambassador to Rwanda.

US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perillo announced a new round of negotiations between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, with the participation of representatives of the United States, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco has announced a tender for a high-speed rail line as part of its $37 billion strategy to connect more of its cities, ports, and airports by train.

The Egyptian Minister of Irrigation, Hani Sweilam, confirmed that negotiations with Ethiopia on the Renaissance Dam are over and there is no return to them as presented, holding Addis Ababa responsible for the damage that the dam may cause.