Egypt: MPs tussle over Tiran and Sanafir

The Egyptian parliament Sunday convened for a two-day session to review the controversial 2016 agreement regarding the handing over of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia, despite a ruling in January by the High Administrative Court that said the agreement is unconstitutional and void. The ruling upheld the verdict of a lower […]

Algerian media turn Afcon 2025 into an exercise of collective denial

Several Algerian TV channels appear to have hit the limit as they try to cover the African Cup of Nations 2025 in Morocco without ever acknowledging, visually or narratively, the country hosting it. Followers of Algerian media get the impression that the current continental tournament has no host nation as if it was held in […]

Andean Parliament reaffirms support for Morocco’s position on Sahara

The Andean Parliament reaffirmed its steady position in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara as it rebuked the blunder of one of its speakers who derailed from that position at a meeting in Algiers. The Andean Parliament’s foreign affairs committee made it clear that its Speaker gave her own personal statement on the Sahara […]