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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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Morocco among top sources of illegal immigration to SwitzerlandF

Illegal immigration into Switzerland almost tripled last year, the government announced Thursday, citing a recent influx of Afghan and Moroccan migrants. The numbers of people arrested for illegal immigration jumped from 18,859 in 2021 to 52,077, the Federal Office...
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Algeria: Sheltered abroad, ex energy minister Chakib Khelil sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruptionF

A former Algerian energy minister was sentenced in absentia Thursday to 20 years in prison for corruption, the latest ruling against a top ally of late president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, local media reported. Chakib Khelil headed the energy ministry of Africa's top gas...
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Migrations: Italy tells Tunisia to help reduce irregular migration in exchange of more legal migrant inflowF

Italy is prepared to allow more Tunisians to reach its shores legally in exchange for greater efforts to cut irregular migration from its North African neighbour, Rome's foreign minister said Wednesday. Rome wants to cooperate with Tunis to "reduce irregular...
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