Sudanese Army is battling escalating attacks by UAE-backed RSF militias on the strategic city of Merowe, while Sudan files a legal case against the UAE.

The UAE is accused of secretly supporting Sudan's RSF militia while posing as a peace mediator.

In a notable move, the head of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Libya Farhat Bengdara, who is backed by the UAE, submitted his resignation to PM Dbeibeh on January 16, 2025.

Najib Mikati concluded his tenure as Lebanon's caretaker prime minister with a blatant human rights violation by approving the extradition of Egyptian poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi to the UAE.

In the final days before officially stepping down on January 20, 2025, a legislative message from the U.S. Congress reached President Joe Biden’s administration, urging the UAE to halt its negative role in the ongoing war in Sudan.