British Defence Secretary Grant Shayce announced on Saturday that a British naval ship had shot down a drone targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea.

The Chadian government announced in an official statement on Saturday that four Sudanese diplomats were persona non grata and ordered them to leave the country within 72 hours.

The US Central Command announced that a US Navy destroyer, the USS Carney, shot down 14 attack drones in the Red Sea.

Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives Aguila Saleh, President of the Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Khalifa Haftar affirmed their readiness to participate in the round of dialogue called for by the United Nations Mission in Libya without excluding any party.

The Algerian Football Federation announced on Saturday the preparatory programme for the Sahara Warriors in preparation for the African Cup of Nations (CAN) finals to be held in Ivory Coast next month.

In a rare interview, Russian intellectual Alexander Dugin emphasized Russia’s view of building a multipolar world and resisting the collective dictatorship of the West.

Israel announced on Saturday the successful trial operation of a new road trucking line through Dubai ports through Saudi Arabia and Jordan, to replace Egypt’s Suez Canal.

The number of attacks against US bases in Syria and Iraq has risen to 100 since Oct. 17, in response to Israel’s assault on Gaza.

Egyptian air defenses spotted a flying object off territorial waters in the southern Sinai port city of Dahab and managed to shoot it down.

German authorities have deported a young Iraqi man they believe planned a “terrorist” attack over the Christmas period, dpa reported.

The Security Directorate of the Libyan city of Benghazi announced the arrest of a promoter of hallucinogenic pills, after information was received about a person on board a Hyundai motor vehicle trafficking it.

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday denied the RSF’s recent announcement that soldiers from the Sixth Infantry Division had joined the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

On Friday evening, the authorities in El Gezira issued a curfew between 18:00 and 6:00, following attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on areas near the state capital Wad Madani. Dozens of people have been injured in Abu Haraz. People living and sheltering in the city are fleeing in vast numbers. A military strategist described the RSF attacks as “unsystematic”.

The first meeting of the Saudi-Chinese-Iranian Tripartite Committee concluded in Beijing on Friday. The meeting was held to follow up on the Beijing Agreement, under the chairmanship of Deng Li, the Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister. The Saudi delegation was led by Waleed Al-Khereiji, Deputy Foreign Minister, and the Iranian delegation by Dr. Ali Bagheri Kani, Deputy Foreign Minister.

Last Bundeswehr troops serving in Mali as part of the international MINUSMA peacekeeping mission flew back to a German air base on Friday.

Iran on Saturday executed a man who was sentenced to death after being convicted of working with Israel’s intelligence services, the judiciary said.

نعى الديوان الأميري الكويتي يوم السبت 16 ديسمبر، أمير البلاد الشيخ نواف الأحمد الجابر الصباح عن 86 عاما، بحسب بيان أذاعه التلفزيون الرسمي الكويتي.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said that one of its fighter jets crashed during a training mission on Thursday, killing all the soldiers onboard.

The political team of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi announced their withdrawal from the National Reconciliation Project, led by the Presidential Council. This decision comes as a protest against the ongoing imprisonment of figures from Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.

The Libyan Government of National Unity conducted massive maneuvers near Tarhuna with the assistance of its Ministry of Defense.