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Algeria: Activist Slimane Bouhafs sentenced to prisonF

An Algerian activist who had refugee status in Tunisia but was mysteriously returned to face trial in Algeria was jailed Friday for three years on terror charges, a rights group said. Slimane Bouhafs "has been sentenced to three years in prison without parole" and a...
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Tunisia: President faces turmoil after election turnout fell below 9%F

By Kaouther Larbi and Francoise Kadri: Tunisia plunged into political uncertainty Sunday as its main opposition alliance called on President Kais Saied to "leave immediately", a day after voters overwhelming snubbed elections for a neutered parliament. That comes with...
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Egypt: Businessman Mohamed al-Amin dies in prisonF

Egyptian businessman Mohamed el-Amin has died while serving a three-year sentence for trafficking and sexually assaulting girls at an orphanage he had founded, his lawyer and a lawmaker said Sunday. The former media and real estate tycoon was transferred to hospital...
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While Algerian gas keeps flowing into Spain, trade between the two is frozenF

By Valentin Bontemps: Six months after Algeria cut ties with Spain following a spat over disputed Western Sahara, trade between the two countries remains paralysed, much to the dismay of the worst-hit companies.  With sales blocked, investment frozen and projects at a...
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