4,000 EgyptAir Hajj Flights Cancelled in Crisis-Struck Mali

EgyptAir has cancelled its hajj flights to and from crisis-struck Mali, directly impacting more than 4,000 people, the country’s pilgrimage-organizing body said Saturday. The cancellations come as the west African nation faces a dire security situation, with separatist and jihadist rebels targeting its authoritarian junta.Large-scale attacks at multiple junta strongholds last weekend killed the country’s defence minister, and jihadists…

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Tuareg Rebels in Control of Key Mali Town After Attacks

Jihadists and Tuareg separatists in Mali have taken control of the key northern town of Kidal after coordinated attacks on strategic junta positions across the country, an ally of the local governor and local sources said. Two days of fierce fighting between the army and jihadists allied with Tuareg rebels have plunged the junta-led west African country into uncertainty…

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