Moroccan artisans and craftsmen are joining forces to protect the art of tile making, known as zellige, from cultural appropriation. The move is part of a colloquium organized by the Rabat-Salé Regional Chamber of Crafts to discuss strategies for (...)
The tripartite summit held in Tunis on Monday, April 22nd, between Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and Libyan Presidential Council President Mohamed Younes El-Menfi, concluded with a joint declaration.
The (...)
In a conspiracy delusion, several Spanish and Algerian media alleged that the proposed takeover of Spanish energy company Naturgy by Emirati firm TAQA, is a «Moroccan maneuver».
A proposed takeover of Spanish energy company Naturgy by Emirati firm (...)
During a meeting in Santiago, Chile on April 20, the Human Rights Without Borders collective, composed of NGOs from several countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), adopted a motion regarding Western Sahara.
The motion, presented by the (...)
The semi-final match between Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) and USM d'Alger in the African Football Confederation Cup has been cancelled by the match referee after the Moroccan players refused to take the field on Sunday evening.
This (...)
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced, Sunday, it would refer the case of the cancelled CAF Confederation Cup semifinal match between Algerian club USM Alger and Morocco's Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) to the competent (...)
Dans ce fameux ballet diplomatique qui oscille entre les enjeux sécuritaires et les alliances régionales, la Tunisie s'apprête à accueillir un sommet tripartite « maghrébin » sans le Maroc. Sur invitation du président tunisien, Kaïs Saïed, le chef (...)
The Algeria-initiated Maghreb project, excluding Morocco, is moving forward. Tunisia will host a summit on Monday, April 22nd, between the Tunisian and Algerian presidents, and the president of the Libyan presidential council. The Tunisian (...)
France-born Moroccan Nadia Tomane is devoted to defending Moroccan heritage through an association she founded in 2021 with a group of fellow Moroccans.
Nadia Tomane's love for Morocco and its cultural heritage inspired her to establish an (...)
Moroccan football club Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) faced delays at Algiers International Airport due to their jerseys, which depict the Moroccan map including the Sahara.
Moroccan club Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) players faced (...)
A UN Security Council meeting on integrating Mediterranean youth into peace and security efforts, hosted by Malta on Wednesday, became a platform for renewed tensions between Morocco and Algeria.
Speaking during the meeting, Algerian Foreign (...)
On Tuesday, April 16, the United Nations Security Council held a closed-door meeting to discuss the Sahara issue. During the meeting, council members reaffirmed their support for UN envoy Staffan de Mistura's efforts to restart (...)
A CIA document reveals differences between the Algerian military and President Chadli Bendjedid in the 1980s regarding the Western Sahara conflict. While military leaders called for escalation the Algerian President favored diplomacy.
A declassified (...)
After a week of silence, Algerian media has finally commented on Stéphane Séjourné's latest statement on France's economic recognition of the Moroccan Sahara. «This statement is a new threat to relations between Paris and Algeria», says El (...)
Talks between senior Russian diplomats and the Moroccan and Algerian ambassadors in Moscow have intensified this week. The Sahara issue, as in March, remained central to the discussions.
With just a few days to go before the members of the Security (...)
While France has given the green light to its public operators to invest in the Sahara, Dakhla will be in the spotlight in the new edition of the Morocco-Spain investment forum on April 16, in Madrid. A meeting organized by the Kingdom's embassy in (...)
Ahead of his meeting with his Moroccan counterpart in Paris, Stéphane Séjourné emphasized that France economically recognizes Morocco's sovereignty over Sahara on economy matters. This recognition should encourage other countries, such as Germany, (...)
Le Maroc et le Kenya, vont main dans la main, avançant sur le chemin fleuri de la coopération, sous le regard ébahi et très jaloux de l'Algérie. C'est une accointance que l'on n'avale guère à l'est d'Eden. Cette initiative intervient dans un (...)
The Algerian private press is fiercely critical of recent French public investment projects in the Sahara. Several media outlets condemned what they called «provocative, dangerous and unprecedented statements» made by the French Minister of Foreign (...)
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf arrived in Nairobi on Monday, April 8, for an «official bilateral visit on behalf of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune» according to a statement from the Algeria Foreign Ministry.
The visit comes just days before (...)
A new diplomatic crisis is erupting between Algeria and yet another Sahel country. After Mali in December, Niger is now at odds with Algeria. On Wednesday, Niamey authorities summoned the Algerian ambassador to «protest» against the «violent» (...)
The United Nations Security Council, with Malta holding the presidency for April, has decided to discuss the Sahara issue in a meeting on April 16.
During said meeting, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de (...)
Algeria claims that the military exercise co-organized by Morocco and the United States, African Lion, which will be held in Agadir, Tantan, Mahbas, Tata, Kenitra, Ben Guerir, and Tifnit in the coming weeks, is a «provocation» to (...)
France is encouraging French companies to get involved in development projects in the Sahara. This move aims to secure a larger economic role in the region for France, competing with other countries like Spain, Germany, and the United States.
France (...)
In an interview with local media Saturday, Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune addressed the Sahara issue. He reiterated that it is a «decolonization issue» and insisted on involving the Arab League in the regional dispute. «There is no Arab (...)