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France officially ends visa-free privileges for Algerian diplomats as rift deepens

France has formally suspended a bilateral agreement with Algeria that had allowed holders of diplomatic and service passports to enter French territory without a visa. The decision was published in the official bulletin on August 19, marking the definitive end of a 12-year-old diplomatic privilege and signals a new phase of hardened relations between Paris […]

Algeria: building a sustainable new city

Algeria will be building a new city with the name El-Menia in Constantine, with a budget of $2.4 billion over a 1.2 million sq m development project. The city is designed by Canadian firms Exp and Lemay with the aim of making it a sustainable new community and reducing its carbon footprint as much as […]

Morocco’s port traffic surges 10.2% in first quarter of 2025

Morocco’s national ports handled 60.8 million tons of commercial cargo during the first quarter of 2025, representing a 10.2% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Financial Studies and Forecasts Directorate (DEPF). The growth was primarily driven by transhipment traffic, which surged 12.7% and accounted for 49.9% of total port activity. […]