Trade flows in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa are at risk due to shipping disruptions in the Red Sea, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.

Russian media sources revealed that Moscow has begun the process of forming the “African Corps” to replace the Wagner forces operating in the African continent, so that this structure is supposed to be completed by the summer of 2024 and includes 5 African countries.

The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Chad expressed their countries’ support for the initiative proposed by Morocco to facilitate the access of Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean.

Sudanese military sources told Al-Arabiya that Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and army commanders have drawn up a plan to retake the state of Al Jazeera.

Egyptian Irrigation Minister Hani Sweilem confirmed that Egypt opened the negotiating track based on what was agreed upon by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and its duration was 4 months and the period ended in vain.

Writing in the New York Times, columnist Thomas Friedman asserted that it is time for the United States to tell Israel that its war goal of wiping Hamas off the face of the earth will not be achieved.

Tourism rebounded in Tunisia with 8.8 million visitors in 2023, up 49.3% year-on-year, surpassing the record set in 2019.

Mali has recalled its ambassador to Algeria amid rising tensions between the two countries over separatist rebels in northern Mali.

The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, received a written congratulatory message from US President Joe Biden, on the occasion of Libya’s Independence Day.

CNN reported that the Israeli government has made a new offer to Hamas stipulating a week-long cessation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of 35 Israeli detainees in the Strip.

U.S. Special Envoy to Libya Richard Norland confirmed the renewal of the Libyan-American Memorandum of Understanding on the Protection of Libya’s Cultural Heritage.

The Minister of Local Government of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Badreddine Al-Toumi, signed a memorandum of understanding with his Palestinian counterpart, Majdi Abdel Latif, to strengthen cooperation in the field of municipal work and local administration.

Wael Abdel Moaty, an expert at the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), revealed that there is a basin in front of the Libyan side on the seacoasts called the “Herodotus Basin”, which is the largest of two basins that include a very large reserve of gas in the eastern Mediterranean.

The resolution, among other points, demands immediate, safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale directly to the Palestinian civilian population throughout the Gaza Strip.

The Tunisian film “Daughters of Olfa” and the Moroccan film “White Lies” were selected on the preliminary list for the Best International Film Oscar in the ninety-sixth session of the most famous award in the world.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron congratulating him on winning his new term and discussing bilateral relations and the situation in Gaza.

Morocco and Indonesia signed in Rabat a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a strategic partnership between the two countries, following talks between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi.

Sonatrach Chairman and CEO Rachid Hachichi announced that the company will spend $50 billion between 2024 and 2028 to develop the company’s investment capabilities.

Radio France International published a report confirming that a drone targeted a Russian military aircraft “Ilyushin” last June at the Khadim base in northeastern Libya.

Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar received a written letter from his American counterpart, Antony Blinken regarding the war on Gaza, delivered to him by the United States Ambassador to Tunisia, Joey Hood.