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France says ties with Morocco are “exceptional” amid silently brewing crisis

The French foreign ministry said that France’s relations with Morocco were excellent and that authorities in the two countries maintain regular contacts in a context of what many analysts describe as a silently brewing crisis due to Paris’ vocal support for the military regime in Algeria. The statement was made Friday at a press conference […]

Protests for jobs in Algeria’s marginalized south turn violent ahead of Hirak anniversary

Algeria’s oil and gas rich south is a tinderbox waiting to explode! The youth in Ouargla and many other cities took to the street, torched tires and blocked roads in violent protests after their calls for jobs and better living conditions fell on deaf regime ears. Unrest is not new to Ouargla where the population […]

Russia’s fisheries agency chief discusses cooperation with Morocco in Laayoune, Boujdour

Head of Russia’s fisheries agency Saturday carried on his tour of the major cities of the Sahara with a visit to Boujdour. After a trip to Laayoune, Thursday, Mikhail Tarassov went to Boujdour on Saturday where he visited the city’s port and its industrial zone, mainly dedicated to fishing-related activities. The Russian official met with […]