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Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood Killed Barakat, Cairo

Egyptian authorities have claimed that Hisham Barakat, the country’s chief prosecutor, was assassinated June last year in a plot planned by the country’s Muslim Brotherhood and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The allegations were made by Interior minister Magdy Abde Ghaffar in a televised press conference on Sunday shortly after prosecutors ordered six people, accused […]

European Parliament Foils Anti-Moroccan Proposal

The European Parliament has voted against an anti-Moroccan proposal submitted by allies of the Polisario separatists. The draft recommendation to the 73rd UN General Assembly relating to the implementation of the European Court of Justice decisions and the change of the MINURSO mandate was rejected by an overwhelming majority to the delight of the joint […]

Algeria: Technocrats replace political figures in cabinet reshuffle

The Algerian government has been reshuffled bringing in officials from the parastatal and private sector to replace some prominent political figures. Among the eight replaced minsters are the finance, energy and interior ministers. Abderrahmane Benkhelfa will now serve as Finance Minister. Before his nomination, he was the General Delegate of the Association of Banks and […]