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Israel-Jordan: Towards acceleration of joint industrial zone establishment

Israel Sunday said it would accelerate the process of setting up a shared industrial zone with Jordan as part of efforts to accelerate cooperation with the kingdom. “Twenty-eight years since the peace agreement with Jordan, we are taking the good neighborly relations between our two countries another step forward,” Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said. […]

Burkina Faso reels from deadly assault as insurgency intensifies

A devastating attack in central Burkina Faso has left the nation in shock, with reports suggesting up to 200 people dead and at least 140 injured. The assault, which targeted civilians engaged in digging defensive trenches, marks a terrifying escalation in the ongoing conflict that has plagued the country for years. The brazen attack took […]

Niger quits Lake Chad anti-terrorism force

Niger withdrew from a joint military force formed by countries bordering Lake Chad to fight terrorist groups. The move aims to free-up forces to reinforce oil installations at home, which has been targets of terrorist attacks. The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) was established in 1994 and has been reactivated in 2015 to counter Boko […]