Five alleged people traffickers from Algeria and Egypt have been charged in a UK-France smuggling investigation. National Crime Agency officers arrested the men during raids across London on Wednesday.
Among the accused is Madjid Belabes, 52, an alleged senior figure in the smuggling network. Others charged include Said Bouazza, 54, Mourad Bouchlagehem, 45, Mohammed Mabrouk, 44, and Samir Zerguine, 51. All face conspiracy charges for aiding illegal entry into the EU.
Supporters close to French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal said on Saturday that he had "given up his right to appeal&
Speaking on the sidelines of the 23rd Islamic Financial Stability Forum, held this week in Rabat, Ghiath Shabsigh, Sec-Gen of
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have formed the Alliance of Agricultural Seed Producers of the Sahel (APSA-Sahel) to reduce reliance
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have advanced into the strategic “triangle” border area with Libya and Egypt, heightening regional
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