The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Competitions Committee has decided that USM Alger partially lost 3-0 in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) decision came in a controversial move that exacerbates diplomatic tensions between Algeria and Morocco, following a crisis sparked by the Algerian authorities’ seizure of the shirts of Moroccan team Nahda Berkane.

The crisis arose when the Moroccan team refused to play the match at the 5 July stadium in Algiers due to the confiscation of its shirts by the Algerian authorities, as the shirts carried a map of Morocco integrated with the disputed Western Sahara.
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🗯 Several prisoners in Brazil attempted to escape through a tunnel they had dug, but, they were caught in the act by police officers who were training outside. A video clip showed officers assisting the prisoners in getting out of the narrow gap and then returning them to the prison.

🗯 In Jerusalem, the convoy transporting Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli Minister of National Security, was attacked by the families of Israeli prisoners 🇮🇱. The attackers attempted to physically harm the minister, but the police intervened to save the minister from the angry mob that tried to reach and beat him.

🗯 French police 🇫🇷 prevented two demonstrations in front of Sorbonne University against the war in Gaza during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit.

According to Spanish press reports, improved relations between France and Morocco have prompted Paris to agree to deliver a number of French-made Mirage fighter jets to Morocco.

Espanyol reported that the United Arab Emirates plans to deliver 30 Mirage 2000-9 fighter jets to Morocco, subject to France’s approval.

The move comes as part of a deal signed by Abu Dhabi in 2021 to purchase 80 French-made Dassault Rafale fighters, which are expected to replace the UAE’s current Mirage fleet.

According to reports, the UAE is expected to provide Mirage fighter jets to Morocco once it receives the Rafale fighters in the coming years.
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🗯 An Israeli drone 🇮🇱 fired a missile at a fuel tanker passing through the Douris area in the Bekaa Valley, eastern Lebanon. The missile hit the sand berm next to the road and wounded the driver.

Amid ongoing political tensions in Libya, the question of forming a new government remains a sharp point of contention between the country’s warring parties.

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In light of the lack of consensus between political blocs on a single figure to head the new government, each party has a candidate and does not want a replacement, which shows the challenges facing political consensus efforts.

Media advisor Fathi al-Marimi said that “the speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives has begun receiving the files of candidates for the post of head of the new government,” without revealing the names of the candidates or their number.

According to a source from the Libyan House of Representatives, the number of candidates for the post of prime minister does not exceed 6 people, because each candidate needs a certain number of recommendations from members of the House of Representatives and members of the High Council of State, and each member of the Council is authorized to recommend only one person, which reflects the complexities of political quotas.
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Student protest movements and sit-ins continue at many American universities to demand an end to the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

The protesters called on the United States to stop arming Israel and helping it target civilians inside the Gaza Strip, and to move to stop the war, release Israeli prisoners and push for a political solution.

At Columbia University, police arrested dozens of students during the demonstration, where a demonstration took place in front of the police station demanding the release of detainees who participated in demonstrations in support of the Gaza Strip.

Columbia University President Nemat Shafiq admitted at a meeting of the university’s council of elders that her call in the police to deal with students supporting Palestine has exacerbated the problem.
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Al-Aman Bank in Libya announced that it will continue to accept cash deposits in denominations of 50 dinars for the first and second issues in all its branches.

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This decision comes in response to a letter issued by the Bank of Libya on April 21, 2024, which calls for facilitating deposits and withdrawals for citizens.

In the same context, the statements of the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Al-Sadiq Al-Kabir, regarding a counterfeit 50-dinar currency, caused confusion among citizens, created instability, and destabilized the market.

The Central Bank of Libya published a video in which it said that there are four copies of the 50-dinar denomination currently circulating in the market, including two forged copies, prompting calls for Kabir to go out to talk to the people and clarify matters related to this important issue.
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🗯 Israeli media🇮🇱 reports that an Israeli military driver took photos of Iron Dome batteries and sent them to an Iranian party via Facebook, disguising his identity as a woman.

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🗯 The director of the Tunis International Book Fair, Mohamed Saleh Al-Kadri announced that a book promoting homosexuality was withdrawn from the United Nations pavilion, and it includes dialogue in the local dialect.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is preparing to postpone the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco to a later date, media sources reported.

The Moroccan website “The Tournament” wrote, quoting journalist Mickey Junior, “The Executive Bureau of the Confederation of African Football will hold a working session in the next few days, in order to determine the deadline for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.”

The site continued: “All indications confirm that the tournament will be carried over to the beginning of 2026 to be held in the winter, as was the case in the last two editions in Cameroon and Ivory Coast, respectively.”

Other sources said that “this new postponement comes because the first edition of the Club World Cup with its new format will be held in the summer of next year.
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🗯 Gianantonio Da Re, an Italian member of the European Parliament, issued a warning about the recent outbreak of the potentially fatal 'West Nile virus' in the countries of the European Union. He has urged the European Commission to disclose its strategy for preventing the spread of this virus.

🗯 The Trade Representative of the Russian Federation 🇷🇺 in the UAE, Andrei Terekhin, has recently stated that major Russian grain companies are still considering the idea of establishing a grain storage center in the UAE.

Terekhin emphasized that the proposal is being thoroughly studied, and that both Russian grain companies and the UAE are showing great interest in the project.

🗯 The Israeli army reported 3,305 injuries among its officers and soldiers since October 7, with 1,584 who were injured during field military operations.

🗯 The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip announced that the number of journalists killed since the start of the war on the Strip had risen to 141, and the latest casualty was Muhammad Bassam al-Jamal, a journalist working for the Palestine Now News Agency, as a result of bombing his house in Rafah.