Four Egyptians in Qamenes, southwest of Benghazi, Libya, were burned when a gas cylinder for cooking exploded at their residence.

Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr, acted unsportsmanlike after the end of his team’s match against Al Hilal in the final of the Riyadh Season Cup, causing a stir in Saudi Arabia.

Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid commented on Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s statements before his country’s parliament about negotiating the Renaissance Dam.

Ireland refused to shake hands with their Israeli counterpart, ahead of the first game of qualifying for the 2025 Women’s European Basketball Championship in Riga, Latvia.

The fuel company Tevel, a subsidiary of Russia’s state company Rosatom, announced in a statement the signing of contracts with Egypt to supply low-enriched nuclear fuel components for the experimental research reactor “ETRR-2” in 2024.

Although Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Unity is not yet ready to recognize that Russia’s diplomatic presence in eastern Libya is in the interest of the entire Libyan people, the planned opening of the Russian Consulate General in Benghazi has been postponed.

Algerian state television announced on Thursday that three military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash during a training mission in the Algerian city of El Menea.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on Thursday that Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso’s decision to withdraw from the group was hasty and did not meet the conditions for withdrawal.

Algeria’s Sonatrach and Germany’s VNG on Thursday signed a contract to supply Algerian natural gas to Germany via pipeline for the first time.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva will conduct an African tour that includes Egypt and Ethiopia next week to strengthen political and economic relations between his country and the continent, Brasilia reported.

The West Asian Football Confederation (WAFF) has sent a letter to the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) demanding that Israeli teams and clubs be banned from participating in international football competitions due to the war on Gaza, according to Britain’s Sky News.

The head of the Libyan government mandated by the House of Representatives, Osama Hammad, accused the Government of National Unity, headed by Abdul Hamid Dabaiba, of wasting the money of the Libyan people.

The US Marines confirmed on Thursday the death of 5 Marines after a helicopter carrying them crashed near the city of San Diego, California.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Plenipotentiary of the Libyan Government, Abdelhadi Al-Hawij, received at the Ministry’s headquarters in Benghazi, the Ambassador and Director General of Common Services at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Tunisians Abroad, Seif Allah bin Mohamed Rajab and his accompanying delegation.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Plenipotentiary of the Libyan Government, Abdelhadi Al-Hawij, received at the Ministry’s headquarters in Benghazi, the Ambassador and Director General of Common Services at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Tunisians Abroad, Seif Allah bin Mohamed Rajab and his accompanying delegation.

Cairo will host on Saturday, February 10, a roundtable on reconstruction and compensation issues in Sudan, organized by the Sudanese-Egyptian Integration Center in cooperation with the Embassy of Sudan in Egypt under the auspices of the Supreme Sovereign Committee for Reconstruction and Reparations.

Insurance companies have raised fees on US, British and Israeli ships crossing the Red Sea by up to 50%, while some insurance providers avoid covering such ships because the Houthi group targeted ships belonging to these countries, informed sources said.

A Pentagon official confirmed that the US Air Force launched a strike in Iraq that killed four people from the Iraqi “Hezbollah” east of Baghdad, targeting an SUV with three missiles.

The United Nations announced that the parties to the Sudanese conflict have agreed to hold a meeting, most likely in Switzerland, to discuss the issue of humanitarian access.

The Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dabaiba, discussed with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, bilateral relations between the two countries and regional issues.