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Algeria: Bouteflika’s brothers under house arrest- El Watan

Algerian security authorities have put under house arrest the two brothers of ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika as part of a clean-up of the regime that ruled the country for two decades, El Watan reports. Saïd Bouteflika and Abderrahim aka Nacer have seen their actions and movements restricted, according to the local media. The reports came following […]

Washington extends national emergency for Libya

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday extended the national emergency with respect to Libya by one year, according to the White House. “The situation in Libya continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, and measures are needed to protect against the diversion of […]

Former Algerian industry minister urges France not to extradite him

Former Algerian industry minister, Abdeslam Bouchouareb, sentenced in absentia to a total of 100 years in prison, has appealed to French authorities to decline his extradition, citing political persecution amid a purge of the Bouteflika-era officials. Bouchouareb, who served as industry and mines minister from April 2014 to May 2017, rose to prominence under President […]