On the Sahara issue, Jacob Zuma is leaving his mark on South African diplomacy. Following the former South African president's remarks last week at the University of Accra in Ghana, where he voiced support for Morocco's sovereignty over the (...)
After three weeks of being blocked in Mauritania, the Arabic-language news site Anbaa.info has now been formally shut down by the authorities in Nouakchott. The decision was communicated on Monday, August 25, to the site's publication director, (...)
The renowned journalist and television host, Ali Hassan, passed away this Monday morning at the age of 80. A towering presence in Moroccan television, Hassan was celebrated across generations for his iconic weekly show, «Cinéma du jeudi», which he (...)
Franco-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan recently took to social media to express her views on the Western Sahara conflict. She examined the differing stances of Morocco, Algeria, and the Polisario Front, focusing on key issues such as the proposed (...)
On Thursday, Algeria announced it would end the free provision of goods and services to the French Embassy, a privilege in place since 1962, in response to the French president's decision to revoke visa exemptions for Algerian officials.
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The Polisario Front announced on Wednesday, August 6, that its so-called «Foreign Minister», Mohamed Yeslem Beissat, met on Tuesday in London with Hamish Falconer, the British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa, (...)
France has decided to end a privilege previously granted to Algerian officials and diplomats, who will now be required to go through the standard visa process to enter French territory.
The political crisis between France and Algeria has taken a new (...)
Algiers is gearing up to host the «World Youth Forum in Solidarity with the Sahrawi People» this October. This event is set to be organized and financed by the Algerian government.
Yesterday, Algeria's Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Hidaoui, (...)
With just three months to go before the UN Security Council's October deadline, the Western Sahara issue has entered a new diplomatic phase. «Senior Moroccan, American, and French officials met on July 29 in Paris to agree on a roadmap concerning (...)
King Mohammed VI offers Algeria an opportunity to end its isolation over the Sahara issue, calling on Algerian authorities to engage in «a consensual solution that preserves the dignity of all parties, with no winners or losers».
On the 26th (...)
From the 1950s to the 1970s, Casablanca became an unexpected global center for gender reassignment surgery, led by pioneering French gynecologist Dr. Georges Burou. His innovative technique and discreet clinic attracted thousands, including (...)
The «Holidays in Peace» initiative recently made a significant stop in Marseille, where Sahrawi children from the Tindouf camps were warmly received by Samia Ghali, a French-Algerian official who has served as the city's deputy mayor since (...)
A delegation from the Polisario, led by its «Minister of Foreign Affairs», Mohamed Yeslem Beissat, is set to arrive in South Africa this Friday. The group has been invited by the ANC, the party headed by Cyril Ramaphosa, to attend the «Liberation (...)
Morocco and Algeria's rivalry has expanded beyond politics into economic and diplomatic arenas, with both countries using energy, trade, and migration to gain influence, judges American think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Their (...)
The meeting organized by the «Rif Nationalist Party» on Saturday, July 20, in Algiers led to the establishment of a new branch in Melilla. «The leadership of this separatist branch has been assigned to Ali Aarrass, a former terrorism convict in (...)
Former South African President Jacob Zuma's recent endorsement of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara has sent shockwaves through political circles in both Pretoria and Algiers. In response, the South African Embassy in Algeria quickly (...)
On Tuesday, July 22, Mali officially closed the chapter on the Algiers Accords of May 2015. These agreements have now been replaced by the National Charter for Peace and Reconciliation, developed over several months of consultations between the (...)
Algeria continues to lend its support to separatist movements in Morocco, having hosted an international conference yesterday focused on what was termed the «human rights situation in the occupied Rif». This event was organized by the so-called (...)
An elite Algerian military delegation embarked on a three-day mission to Mauritania, as reported by Nouakchott-based media on Friday, July 18. The delegation visited the National Command and Staff School (ENCM), which operates under the Mauritanian (...)
On June 24 in Rabat, the Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Kao Kim Hourn, voiced his support for Morocco's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Just two weeks later, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (...)
Two weeks ago, a senior official from the Trump administration announced the upcoming inclusion of new countries in the Abraham Accords. Among the most talked-about candidates is Mauritania, and speculation is rapidly turning into concrete (...)
Amid today's tangled geopolitical landscape, some alliances of convenience say more about a state's true priorities than its rhetoric. The recent convergence between former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton and the Algerian regime over (...)
The trial of Algerian historian Mohamed Amine Belghit concluded on Thursday, July 3, with the Dar El Beïda court sentencing him to five years in prison, according to an official media outlet. Last week, prosecutors had called for a seven-year (...)
Morocco and Iran have shared a complex relationship shaped by intellectual exchange, Sufi influence, and failed diplomatic overtures, later compounded by Cold War alliances and ideological tensions. Despite a rich cultural heritage, their ties have (...)