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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger exit regional ECOWAS bloc amid rising tensions

Three military-led West African nations have all announced their immediate withdrawal from The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), accusing the regional group of falling “under the influence of foreign powers” and becoming a threat to its members. The decision by the coup-born governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to withdraw from ECOWAS […]

Tunisia: Lawmaker threatens PM with execution if government agrees to EU deal

A member of the Tunisian parliament has called on Prime Minister Youssef Chahed to walk away from a trade deal with the European Union (EU) or face execution for treason should the deal go ahead, The New Arab reports. The threat came from Faiçel Tebbini, head of the Farmers’ Voice Party, in connection with a […]

Israeli PM to visit Egypt “soon” – Israeli media

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will travel “soon” to Egypt to meet with President Fattah al Sisi in the Sinai Peninsula, Israeli media reports. Bennett will sit down with al-Sisi in the Sinai resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, ‘Times of Israeli’ reports citing Kan broadcaster.   Kan did not provide details on the timeframe but […]