Politics Bound

Editor's comments: By Arezki Daoud There is an election taking place in the United States and Egypt's strongman Sisi is praying Donald Trump is reelected. A Trump second term eventually means Sisi will have another four years to continue to break Egypt's international...

Several years ago, the Algerian authorities turned a blind eye to the acquisition of a luxury hotel in Barcelona by disgraced Algerian oligarch Ali Haddad. It did so because the regime at its highest echelon was deeply tied to the world of crooked businessmen that...

French prosecutors said Friday that they had slapped criminal conspiracy charges on former president Nicolas Sarkozy over claims he used Libyan cash for his 2007 election campaign. The charge for "membership in a criminal conspiracy" was brought on Monday, the...

Libya's state oil firm gave the green light Sunday for production to resume at a major oil field, as the UN announced 'face-to-face" talks between the country's rivals. Following the end of a blockade that was imposed in February, the National Oil Corporation lifted...