Egypt
Egypt has uncovered Israeli plots to assassinate Hamas leaders in Cairo, according to an exclusive report in Middle East Eye. Egyptian authorities foiled an earlier plan to kill Hamas members during ceasefire negotiations in the city, Middle East Eye reported, in a story citing senior Egyptian officials and a security source. “Any attempt on the lives of Hamas leaders on Egyptian soil would be considered by Egypt as a violation of its sovereignty and, accordingly, a declaration of war by Israel, which we would not hesitate to retaliate against,” the security source said.
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Nepal
Former chief justice Sushila Karki has been sworn in as Nepal’s interim prime minister, making her the first woman to lead the country, after anti-corruption protesters toppled Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli. The demonstrations, known as the “Gen Z” protests due to the youth of most participants, erupted after a social media ban but were also fueled by anger over graft, unemployment and the lavish lifestyles of the elite. Fresh parliamentary elections are to be held by March next year, the president’s office said. Karki, who has previously spoken out against corruption, was seen as the preferred choice of the protesters.
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South Sudan
Amnesty International has expressed concern for the safety of Riek Machar, who was formally suspended as South Sudan’s vice president this week after months of house arrest. Machar is accused of being behind militia attacks on government forces and has been charged alongside about 20 others. President Salva Kiir, from the Dinka ethnic group, and Machar, from the Nuer, were leaders of a rebel movement that won independence from Sudan for South Sudan in 2011. They later went to war from 2013-2018 and, despite then forming a unity government, tensions and skirmishes have persisted. Machar’s party, the SPLM-IO, is now accusing Kiir of trying to “one-tribe rule."
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