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Morocco/Qatar: Probe on corruption scandal and bribery in EU parliament set to intensifyF

By Matthieu Demeestere: Under the terms of a plea deal struck with Belgian investigators, former Italian lawmaker  Pier Antonio Panzeri has begun to spill the beans in the graft scandal rocking the European Parliament. Panzeri is the central figure in a suspected...
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Morocco: Criticized by EU Parliament, Rabat hits back in what could become a diplomatic rowF

Moroccan lawmakers on Monday voted unanimously to review ties with the European Parliament, accusing it of meddling after a resolution that urged the kingdom to respect press freedom. Members of both houses of Morocco's parliament met in the capital Rabat for a joint...
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Western Sahara: Brahim Ghali reelected head of Polisario FrontF

The Polisario Front, which seeks independence for Western Sahara, re-elected its leader Friday in its first vote since the breakdown of a UN-supervised truce with Morocco, which controls most of the disputed territory. Brahim Ghali, 73, was elected to a new three-year...
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Morocco: Euro Parliament concerned about press freedom in Morocco as kingdom denies corruption allegationsF

The European Parliament on Thursday condemned what it described as a decline in press freedom in Morocco, saying it was "concerned" by corruption allegations against Rabat. A corruption scandal involving European Parliament members that erupted last month sent...
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