Forty-nine of the 51 members of the Senate Democratic caucus backed an amendment supporting a negotiated solution to the conflict that results in Israeli and Palestinian states living side by side.

Interim Prime Minister of Libya Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh discusses with an American delegation ways to unify efforts to support Bathily’s initiative in Libya.

Group matches of the Africa Cup of Nations held in Ivory Coast concluded, resulting in the qualification of 16 teams for the round of 16, including three Arab teams.

Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli today opened the 55th edition of Cairo International Book Fair at Egypt Centre for International Exhibitions and Conferences.

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said Cairo has always been seeking to resolve conflicts. “We always aim to prevent the expansion of war,” he stated, addressing the exhaustion caused by the past four months of war in the Gaza Strip.

More than 70 people have died after an unofficial gold mine collapsed late last week, a senior Malian official said, adding that searches were continuing amid fears that the death toll could rise.

Tunisia bid farewell to the Africa Cup of Nations in Sahel El Hadj in the first round after drawing with South Africa on Wednesday in the third and final round of Group E competitions.

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen has declared that normalization with Saudi Arabia is possible “even if Israel refuses to move towards a Palestinian state,” despite Riyadh’s denials.

The Financial Times reported that the United Arab Emirates has denied arming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which are locked in a conflict with the Sudanese military.

Algerian Football Federation President Walid Sadi announced the termination of the contract of first-team coach Djamel Belmadi by mutual consent, hours after the Greens were eliminated from the group stage of the African Cup of Nations after losing to Mauritania.

A US delegation discussed with the President of the High Council of State, Mohamed Tekala, the initiative of the UN envoy to Libya, Abdullah Batelli, regarding his call for the five-member table to create a political consensus that contributes to resolving the Libyan crisis and reviving the democratic process leading to the electoral process postponed since December 2021.

Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed three new ministers, including an economy minister, amid stalled negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for new financing to ease the financial crisis.

Morocco maintained their lead in Group F at the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire by beating Zambia by an unanswered goal on Wednesday in the final third round of the group stage.

The US Special Envoy to Libya and its Ambassador Richard Norland discussed with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Corporation Farhat bin Qadara, the strategy to increase the production of the Corporation.

Sources told Reuters that the United States and Iraq are in the process of starting talks aimed at ending the presence of the military coalition led by Washington in Iraq.

The Insider website revealed the arrival of the first units of the African Corps of the Russian Ministry of Defense to Burkina Faso

“Republic of Somaliland” advised Egypt to redirect its diplomatic efforts towards the ongoing conflicts in its neighboring countries such as Sudan, Libya, and the Gaza Strip. This came as a response to Cairo’s aggressive stance over an agreement between “Somaliland” and Ethiopia, in which Ethiopia will be allowed to use the port of Berbera in the breakaway region, and in exchange, Addis Ababa will recognize Somaliland as an independent state.

The United States targeted sites used by Iran-backed militants in Iraq on Tuesday (Jan 23), said the Pentagon. three people were killed and two wounded in the bombardments, said Iraqi officials.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reportedly sought assistance from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in halting the flow of migrants and refugees from Libya during her visit to Turkey on Saturday.

Sudan’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denounced “as unjust” the European Council (EC) decision to impose sanctions on three companies affiliated with the Sudanese Army Forces (SAF.)