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Mali and Burkina Faso announce reciprocal travel ban on US citizens

Reuters — Mali and Burkina Faso have said they are imposing a travel ban on US citizens in response to an equivalent measure announced by the Trump administration earlier this month. In separate statements issued by their foreign ministries late on Tuesday, the two West African countries said they were acting in the name of …

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Egypt Independent January 2, 2026

Egypt lifts travel ban on activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Egypt lifts travel ban on activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 12/21/2025 – 11:29 The prominent

Middle East Eye December 22, 2025

Spain intensifies criticism of Israeli offensive in Gaza. Israel responds with travel bans

Madrid, Spain AP — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday ratcheted up his criticism of Israel’s actions in the 23-month Israel-Hamas war, to which Israel responded by banning two left-wing Spanish ministers from the country. Sánchez made the comments while announcing a raft of measures he said his government was taking to pressure Israeli …

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Egypt Independent September 9, 2025

Trump reveals why Egypt was excluded from travel ban

U.S. President Donald Trump revealed onThursday, the reason he did not impose a travel ban on citizens of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United States. During a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House in Washington, he stated: “The countries included in the decision don’t have things under …

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Egypt Independent June 6, 2025

US reviewing visa programs as official says Afghanistan could be included in Trump travel ban

CNN — The US State Department is “undertaking a full review of all visa programs,” a department spokesperson confirmed amid reports of an impending new travel ban, and a US official familiar with the situation told CNN that Afghanistan could be among the countries included. The official said the ban could come as soon as …

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Egypt Independent March 13, 2025