Violent clashes erupted in the western Libyan city of Zawiya on Monday, with widespread exchanges of gunfire heard near the main oil refinery.

The African Badminton Championship kicked off on Monday, which Egypt will host from February 12 to 18 at Cairo Stadium.

The head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, discussed with the gathering of deputies of the city of Misrata the political impasse and the parliamentary and presidential elections in the country.

Morocco is facing a severe drought that threatens the agricultural season for the sixth consecutive season despite hopes of rain to save what can be saved.

The Egyptian presidency has hinted at the possibility of suspending the peace treaty with Israel if it pushes the displaced Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to its territory.

The Russian newspaper “Pravda” published a report in which it talked about the factors that prompted Russian President Vladimir Putin to cancel his visit to Ankara, including Turkey’s withdrawal from the list of Russia’s allies in circumventing US sanctions, and its doubling of military assistance to Ukraine.

The Minister of Economy in the Libyan Government of National Unity, Mohammed al-Hawij, said that about 40% of Libyans are below the poverty line.

The head of the Sovereignty Council and commander of the Sudanese army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, denied during an inspection tour of his forces that a coup had taken place in the army.

The UN envoy to Libya, Abdullah Batele, agreed with the special envoy of the French president, Paul Soler, on the need for Libya’s partners to assume their responsibility to facilitate a sustainable solution that ends the status quo and immunizes Libya from sliding into a protracted conflict that could endanger Libya’s territorial integrity.

Authorities in the southern city of Kufra have announced that they are no longer able to accommodate thousands of displaced Sudanese fleeing the war and are facing difficulties in providing them with basic services.

Ivory Coast won the Africa Cup of Nations title after turning the tables on Nigeria to win 2-1 after trailing in the first half 0-1 in the final of the continental tournament.

The UAE Ministry of Defense announced in a statement on Sunday the killing of four of its soldiers and a Bahraini officer in a terrorist attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, claimed by the “Islamic Youth Movement.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Libyan Government of National Unity discussed with its Portuguese counterpart the importance of opening the Portuguese embassy in Libya and activating previous agreements between the two countries.

Sudan’s military says it has thwarted RSF attacks on El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state in western Sudan.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has warned that the widening conflict in the Middle East could exacerbate an economic damage at the global level.

The Crisis and Emergency Committee discussed in a meeting of the Libyan municipality of Zliten the environmental and health situation in the city in conjunction with the rise in the groundwater level, while the possibility of establishing a field hospital was discussed.

Libya’s Benghazi branch for combating illegal migration announced that it had arrested about 1,500 illegal immigrants in January.

Russia’s supplies of liquefied natural gas to France increased by 41% on an annual basis in the first nine months of 2023.