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The criminal court at the Algiers Judicial Council issued the first death sentences applying Algeria’s Law No. 25-03 of July 2025 on combating narcotics and psychotropic substances. Nine defendants were sentenced, three in their presence and six in absentia, in cases involving trafficking of 113 kilograms of cocaine and 225,030 pregabalin tablets. Charges included importing, transporting, storing and possessing drugs for sale within an organized criminal group, alongside smuggling, identity-related offenses, irregular migration and residence, and money laundering.

Ninety-eight members of Libya’s House of Representatives approved a new parliamentary arrangement limiting the speaker and deputy speakers to a single 12-month term. The measure ended the leadership arrangement that had remained in place since the House elected its first leadership in 2014. The rule change preceded the election of Al-Salihin Abd al-Nabi as speaker and the replacement of longtime speaker Aguila Saleh. The development represented a significant institutional change within Libya’s eastern-based legislative chamber.

Sudan’s army and the allied Joint Force launched operations against the Rapid Support Forces in West Darfur near the Chadian border. Darfur governor Minni Arko Minnawi announced that allied forces had retaken several areas, while Joint Force personnel circulated videos claiming control of Bir Umm Suleiba, about 50 kilometres north of El Geneina. The Rapid Support Forces did not issue an official response, and the report explicitly said the territorial claim could not be independently verified.

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jazan and Najran International Airport were targeted in two attacks on Monday evening. Three people suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital, while airport facilities sustained material damage. Saudi emergency and security authorities began assessing the damage and implementing measures to protect passengers, employees and civil aviation operations. Subsequent regional statements identified the Houthis as responsible for the attacks.

Israeli authorities imposed a comprehensive closure on the West Bank and crossings leading to the Gaza Strip as security measures intensified around the anniversary of the October 7 attacks. According to the supplied report, the closure began Monday and was scheduled to remain in force until Wednesday. The measure coincided with increased Israeli military operations, raids and security incidents across the West Bank. The supplied material does not identify a single geographic point for the closure, so coordinates are left blank. نواب-لبنانيون-يطالبون-بإبقاء-ا…

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian and wounded two others near the entrance to Bani Na’im, southeast of Hebron, during heightened security measures in the West Bank. The Israeli military said a suspicious vehicle accelerated toward and collided with a military vehicle, prompting troops to fire. Palestinian sources disputed that account and accused the soldiers of killing the driver on suspicion alone. Palestinian officials identified the deceased as Mahmoud Idais, 41, from Yatta. نواب-لبنانيون-يطالبون-بإبقاء-ا…

Lebanese lawmakers called on the UN Security Council to reconsider Resolution 2790 concerning the end of UNIFIL’s mandate, arguing that the force should remain until Israel withdraws and the Lebanese Armed Forces can assume full responsibility across southern Lebanon. The lawmakers prepared a legal memorandum seeking changes to the timing and mechanism of UNIFIL’s withdrawal. They warned that a premature departure could create a security vacuum and increase the risk of direct friction between Lebanese and Israeli forces. نواب-لبنانيون-يطالبون-بإبقاء-ا…

Foreign affairs representatives from Libya, Egypt and Chad held trilateral talks on the sidelines of the Alamein-Africa forum, focusing on terrorism, transnational organized crime, irregular migration and regional security. The officials agreed on efforts to reactivate the Community of Sahel-Saharan States and strengthen security capacity among its members. They also discussed convening its twenty-second Executive Council session in Tripoli as a step toward a summit of heads of state and government in N’Djamena. مباحثات-بين-ليبيا-ومصر-وتشاد-لم…

Egypt’s state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company, EGAS, signed a new agreement with Chevron covering exploration for and exploitation of natural gas and crude oil. The supplied material identifies planned investment of $88 million. The agreement represents a new energy-sector investment involving Egypt and an international energy company and is therefore classified as a geoeconomic development. The supplied extract does not provide enough information to establish a precise exploration location or block, so coordinates are left blank.

Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry warned against what it described as destabilizing actions conducted through proxies while linking disputes over the Nile and Red Sea to Ethiopia’s regional interests. Addis Ababa argued that its geographic and historical interests must be considered in regional maritime arrangements. The statement did not explicitly identify the countries accused of destabilization. Egypt, which had previously been accused alongside Sudan and Eritrea of supporting armed groups inside Ethiopia, has repeatedly denied interfering in Ethiopian internal affairs. السيسي-حصة-مصر-المائية-حق-تاري…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reaffirmed that Egypt considers its share of Nile water a historic and legal right that cannot be diminished. Speaking while chairing a Supreme Council of the Armed Forces meeting, Sisi said Cairo would continue cooperation with Nile Basin countries but would oppose measures affecting Egyptian water security using means permitted under international law. His remarks came amid renewed diplomatic tensions with Ethiopia over Nile governance and wider regional security questions. السيسي-حصة-مصر-المائية-حق-تاري…

The United Nations Human Rights Council voted in Geneva to extend the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan for another year. The resolution passed with 28 votes in favor, 10 against and nine abstentions. It requires the mission to provide an update to the council’s sixty-fifth session and a comprehensive report at its sixty-sixth session. Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar were among the states voting against the extension. مجلس-حقوق-الإنسان-يمدّد-ولاية-…