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Tag: Algeria
Leading Moroccan labor union calls for opening Moroccan-Algerian borders
One of Morocco’s largest labor unions, CDT, called for a march to the shared borders with Algeria to demand their reopening after decades of closure. ... Read More
Algeria: Army Chief presses for elections to be held before year’s end
Head of the Algerian army has called on electoral commission to hold presidential elections before end of the year as the country drags into political ... Read More
Sahel-Sahara: Turkish Writer Sheds Light on Polisario’s Ties to Regional Terrorism
Turkish writer Mohamed Kaddo Afendi Oglu, an expert in Arab-Turkish relations, has confirmed the connections of the Polisario with terror networks threatening the Sahara-Sahel region’s ... Read More
Algeria: Head of internal security sacked in wake of deadly stampede
Algeria’s interim President Abdelkader Bensalah has replaced head of internal security, Abdelkader Kara Bouhadba, after five people died Thursday in a stampede, at a rap ... Read More
Algerian culture minister resigns after five died at concert
Algeria’s culture minister Meriem Merdaci announced her resignation following a deadly stampede at a concert in Algiers in which five people died and dozens were ... Read More
Algeria recalls ambassador Dembri; Appoints new Ambassador to Rabat
Algerian ambassador to Morocco, Mohamed Salah Dembri, who had been positioned in Rabat since 2009, had been recalled this Thursday (Aug.22) and replaced the same ... Read More
Algeria: HRW’s head of communication arrested, kicked out
The head of communication of the US-based Human Rights Watch was expulsed out of Algeria Sunday after his detention early this month. Sidi M’Hamed court ... Read More
NGOs, Politicians denounce Polisario’s arbitrary detention of Sahrawi activists
Several NGOs and politicians have joined the families of the three Sahrawi activists arbitrarily detained by the Polisario since last June. In this connection, ... Read More
Algeria’s political crisis bodes ill for economy
The power grab by the military after the departure of long-ruling Abdelaziz Bouteflika has aborted hopes for a transition to a civilian government, hijacking Algerians’ ... Read More
Algerian, Moroccan pilgrims take swipe at hosting conditions in Mecca
Several pilgrims from Morocco and neighboring Algeria have voiced their concerns about accommodation and food at their various hotels as they embark on the annual ... Read More