Why has the Libya-Turkiye maritime deal stirred controversy?
Some countries in the region say it infringes on their rights.

Some countries in the region say it infringes on their rights.




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Egyptian president pledges ‘any measure’ to help defend Saudi Arabia ‘if it is requested of us’.
Spain sanctioned by FIFA after incidents at Espanyol’s stadium in Barcelona, which staged the friendly with Egypt.
Clay analysis traces recovered storage jars to early history workshops operating across the Jordan Valley.

Funeral for Egyptian flight attendant killed in Houthi attack on Riyadh
Yemeni rights group accuses the Houthis of killing five civilians and injuring more than a dozen others.
Six journalists from independent platform Matsadaash allege torture in detention, which Egypt denies.
Deadly air raids on gold miners in Sudan expose deepening border lawlessness and regional instability.

An air strike hit a gold mine near Sudan’s border with Egypt, killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 50.
Just before the genocide, 15 Gaza schoolgirls posed for a photograph. Three years on, Al Jazeera went looking for them.
India, Turkiye, Egypt and the US have put forward proposals for ceasefires in bid to protect global energy and shipping.