Criticism of the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony has mounted, leading to the official video of the ceremony being removed from the Olympic Games “YouTube” channel, while clips from previous editions remain available to watch.

The ceremony, held on June 26, was marred by a series of gaffes and controversial moments, including the Olympic and Korean flags being raised upside down, and rainy weather conditions prompted many attendees to leave the event early.

The Paris video was removed without official explanation from the relevant authorities, despite the availability of recordings of previous opening ceremonies such as the London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics. Neither the International Olympic Committee nor the Games organizers responded to requests for comment from the media to explain the removal.
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Algeria announced on Tuesday the immediate withdrawal of its ambassador from France, in an escalation against the backdrop of the French authorities’ recognition of the Moroccan autonomy plan as the only solution to the Western Sahara conflict.

A statement from the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “The French government has declared its absolute and explicit support for the colonial reality imposed on the Western Sahara region. This step, which no previous French government has taken, has been taken by the current government with great disdain and indifference without any insightful assessment of the consequences that result from it.
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Ukrainian intelligence has boasted of a role it claims is prominent in supporting extremist groups that targeted the Malian army and the Wagner forces that support it in the country that is seeking to rise.

Andriy Yusov, spokesman for the Ukrainian military intelligence agency, said that “the rebels received the necessary information, and not just information, which enabled them to carry out a successful military operation,” according to his expression.

The Kyiv Post newspaper published a photo that it said showed Malian rebels carrying the Ukrainian flag.

The Malian army fought fierce battles with separatist Tuareg groups, interspersed with suicide attacks in addition to drone and car bomb attacks, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries among the Malian army and Wagner forces, according to the latter’s statement published on its “Telegram” channel.
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France has acknowledged committing a massacre of African soldiers in Senegal in 1944, noting that the soldiers killed in the “Thiaroye” barracks in December of that year “died for France,” as it put it.

According to the decision published by the French National Office for Veterans and War Victims, and reported by the Turkish Anadolu Agency, the phrase “died for France” will be used to honor four soldiers from Senegal, one from Ivory Coast, and another from Burkina Faso.

This phrase is used to refer to soldiers who died in wars and military operations in which France participated.

The “Senegalese Riflemen” unit was composed of African soldiers who fought for France on several fronts during World War II.
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Football fans are turning their attention to the French capital, Paris, as the next round of the 2024 Olympic Games will witness a series of decisive matches in the quarter-finals next Friday.

The Egyptian national team, which topped Group Three, is preparing to face its Paraguayan counterpart in a strong challenge that reflects the Pharaohs’ superiority in the previous stage.

For its part, the Moroccan national team achieved an achievement by topping Group Two with six points, thus outperforming Argentina in direct confrontations, and the “Atlas Lions” are preparing for a strong match against the United States, the runner-up of Group One.
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Data from the “Henley Passport Index”, issued by the British company “Henley & Partners”, shows that the Libyan passport is still ranked among the 10 worst passports in the world.

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The Libyan passport ranked 98th globally, as its holders can travel to only 39 countries without a visa.

According to the index, Libyan passport holders need to obtain prior visas to travel to 153 countries, including developed countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, in addition to many European countries such as France, Germany and Switzerland.

Although the Libyan passport has advanced three places from last year, when it ranked 101st, it is still among the worst in the world in terms of travel freedom.
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Several triathlon participants suffered repeated vomiting episodes after swimming in the River Seine, which was described as polluted despite the intensive efforts and huge sums spent to clean it.

The competitions scheduled for Tuesday were postponed to the following day due to the increasing pollution caused by heavy rains, and although the races were approved to resume, with the British team succeeding in both the women’s and men’s races, the physical condition of the competitors was below the expected level.

Canadian Tyler Mislawchuk, who came in ninth, appeared to be in a state of extreme exhaustion at the finish line, and was captured on camera suffering from nausea and severe vomiting as he completed a race that included a 1.5-kilometer swim in polluted water, a 40-kilometer bike ride, and a 10-kilometer run.
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France, the host country of the 33rd Summer Olympic Games in 2024, is facing major challenges in ensuring the security of the Olympic Village due to the significant increase in theft incidents that have recently occurred.

A number of athletes have reported in recent days that they were robbed inside the Olympic Village, and the Japanese “Kyodo” Agency reported that a member of the national rugby sevens team lost his wedding ring, in addition to a necklace and a sum of money from his room, while the equipment of the Slovak cyclists was also stolen, according to the French magazine “Amaury Brillet”.

Despite the assurances of the spokeswoman for the Paris 2024 Olympics, Ms. Anne Decca, about the strict security measures in the Olympic Village, which includes more than 180 security cameras, these incidents have raised questions about the effectiveness of these measures.
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The French news agency AFP highlighted the preparations of Libyan athletes for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

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The agency reported that the six Libyan athletes competing in the Games participated in five different sports: athletics, rowing, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting.

Although the report was released before the athletes began their competitions, its predictions aligned with the results achieved. According to sports officials, the primary goal for the Libyan team was not to win medals but to improve national records.

The report particularly focused on Libyan shooter Mohamed Ben Della, the only athlete who qualified directly for the Olympics. Ben Della competed in the men’s 10m air pistol event but did not advance to the final, scoring 555 points and finishing in 32nd place.
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Niger’s military junta leader, General Abdourahmane Tiani, has accused France of trying to destabilize his country, noting that French agents who were expelled have repositioned themselves in neighboring Nigeria and Benin.

During a two-hour television interview on the occasion of Niger’s 64th anniversary of independence, Tiani expressed his concern about the activities of these agents to undermine Niger’s stability.

Tiani had previously criticized military agreements with France and succeeded in pushing French forces to withdraw from Niger, considering that Niger was suffering from pressure due to French bases in Benin, which led to diplomatic tensions and the imposition of sanctions by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Tiani stressed that Niger would take appropriate measures to reopen the border once it was certain that any threat from Benin had been eliminated.
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