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Algeria: Former Tunisian presidential candidate Karoui placed in pre-trial detention in AlgeriaF

The runner-up in Tunisia's 2019 presidential election, Nabil Karoui, has been placed in pre-trial detention in neighbouring Algeria, accused of "entering the country illegally", local media reported Sunday. Karoui and his brother Ghazi, an MP, had faced a hearing...
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Libya: Saadi, son of dictator Moamer Kadhafi, released from prisonF

Saadi Kadhafi, a son of Libya's late dictator Moamer Kadhafi who was overthrown and killed in a 2011 uprising, has been freed from jail, said the interim government.  Saadi -- the strongman's third son, now aged 47 -- was known for his playboy lifestyle and briefly...
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Morocco: Political parties embroiled in allegations of illegal campaign spendingF

One of Morocco's leading political parties was on Friday fending off a chorus of accusations of illegal campaign spending, days ahead of September 8 parliamentary elections. The National Rally of Independents (RNI), led by billionaire businessman and agriculture...
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Egypt inks deal with Chinese Covid vaccine maker to manufacture a billion doses per yearF

Egypt said Wednesday it plans to manufacture one billion doses a year of China's Sinovac vaccine, claiming it would become the Middle East and Africa's "biggest vaccine producer".  Under the deal with the Chinese pharmaceutical company, a factory in Cairo will produce...
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