Tag: Algeria

Sahara: Polisario Tries to Woo Germany to Exert Pressure on Horst Köhler

May 13, 2019

Sensing the heat after Morocco scored successive diplomatic victories at the UN, Latin America, Europe and Africa, the Polisario separatist group, supported by Algeria, sent ... Read More

Moroccan diplomat expounds before C24 historical, legal and political realities of Sahara Issue

May 6, 2019

Morocco's permanent representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, made before the regional meeting of the UN Committee of 24 held in Saint George’s, Grenada, May ... Read More

Sahara: Polisario, Algeria & South Africa Get Hard Slap at UN

May 5, 2019

The UN Security Council has dealt a hard blow to the Polisario thugs, the Algerian and South African leaders, with the adoption last Tuesday of ... Read More

Sahara: Algeria & Polisario Upset by Latest UN Resolution

May 3, 2019

As expected, Algeria and the Polisario were displeased with Sahara resolution 2468 adopted last Tuesday by the UN Security Council with a large majority of ... Read More

Algeria: Military Spending Hits $ 9.6 Bln in 2018

May 2, 2019

Despite deepening political crisis and growing social woes, the Algerian authorities continued their spree spending on weaponry instead of funding socioeconomic development projects. With a ... Read More

UN Security Council Extends MINURSO Mandate; Calls for Realism & Compromise

April 30, 2019

The UN Security Council decided on April 30 to extend the MINURSO mandate for six months, while it once again recognized the credibility of the ... Read More

Tindouf Camps: Polisario Deploys Tanks to Subdue Sahrawi Protesters

April 29, 2019

It seems that the protest movement, which is rocking Algeria since February, has reached the southern region of the country, and particularly the Tindouf camps ... Read More

Pretoria investigates alleged sexual harassment scandal involving Algerian ambassador

April 29, 2019

The South African foreign ministry has summoned Algeria’s ambassador after police in Pretoria launched a probe into sexual harassment allegations leveled by a woman against ... Read More

Sahara: UN to Extend MINURSO Mandate & Reaffirm Algeria’s Status as “party to the conflict”

April 24, 2019

Members of the UN Security Council started on Monday consultations on the draft resolution tabled by the United States on the Sahara for the renewal ... Read More

Unrest in Tindouf camps over Algeria’s siege

April 24, 2019

The Sahraouis held against their will in the Polisairo-run Tindouf camps have staged a series of protests against the restrictions imposed by Algeria on their ... Read More