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Algeria: Minister of Industry Cited in “Panama Papers” Scandal

Algerian Minister of Industry, Abdesslam Bouchouareb has been cited in the Offshore Financial scandal revealed on Sunday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ.) Bouchouareb is so far the only Algerian leader to be leaked. According to ICIJ’s cache of 11.5 million records, the Algerian minister owns an offshore company in Panama known as […]

Palestine-Greece: Abbas to receive Greek parliament support

Greek Parliament is expected Monday to recognise the Palestinian statehood in a vote said to be attended by Palestinian leader on a two-day state visit, reports say. Mahmoud Abbas arrived in the Greek capital on Sunday and will meet with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday and is expected to […]

Algeria: Military Court Seizes Passports of Sacked Generals

Five army generals recently dismissed by Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika were banned from leaving the country as the military court has seized their passports over the weekend. The president of Algeria has fired without explanation several generals over the few past months. In June, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika fired General Abdelghani Hamel, a potential candidate in […]