Gold boom bankrolls Sahel conflicts
Surging global gold prices are fuelling violence and instability in West Africa’s Sahel, reports the BBC. Military regimes in
Egypt has categorically denied Israeli claims that it is planning to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to North Sinai, reaffirming its rejection of any attempt to displace Palestinians. In an official statement issued by the Egyptian State Information Service late on Friday, Cairo dismissed these allegations, saying that “they are entirely baseless and contradict Egypt’s long-standing and unwavering stance on the Palestinian issue.”
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