Shield and Alert: Maghreb Bound

Tunisia: Police call head of dissolved opposition party Ennahdha for more questioningF

The head of Tunisia's dissolved parliament is facing a new police inquiry, his Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party said Monday, days after a string of arrests mainly targeting opposition political figures. Rached Ghannouchi, President Kais Saied's 81-year-old arch-rival,...
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Belgian police detain Member of European Parliament in alleged Morocco/Qatar bribery scandalF

Police on Friday detained a Belgian European Parliament member for questioning after searching a bank safe belonging to him as part of a probe into a bribery scandal that has rocked the EU.  Belgium's federal prosecutors said "several raids" were carried out Friday...
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Algeria sentences ex-president’s brother and advisor Said Bouteflika to 12 years in prisonF

An Algerian court has sentenced the brother of ousted president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to 12 years in prison for "corruption" and money laundering, local media reported Wednesday. The verdict against Said Bouteflika -- already serving time in a different case -- is the...
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Algerian regime’s fixation on all and any domestic opposition turns into paranoiaF

By Abdellah Cheballah: Algeria recalled on Wednesday its envoy to France "for consultations" after Paris intervened to fly out via Tunisia an activist and journalist who is wanted by Algiers, the presidency said. The Amira Bouraoui affair threatens renewed ties...
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