Moroccan dental Professor Ihsane Ben Yahya Named FDI President-Elect

UN GA adopts historic resolution on right of access to healthy, clean, sustainable environment

The United Nations General Assembly adopted, Thursday, a historic resolution tabled by Morocco and four other countries, recognizing access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a universal human right. Besides Morocco, the resolution was co-initiated by Costa Rica, Maldives, Slovenia and Switzerland. It received the support of 161 member states while 8 abstained. […]

Algerian Authorities Urged to Allow Free Media Coverage of the Election

The Algerian authorities have tightened their grip on visa requests by foreign journalists. Visas for the media, which are usually issued within two weeks, have now been taking much longer in the run-up to the elections. Journalists with Spanish media (El Mundo  and Agencia EFE) and French media (L’Express, Le Point, Le Monde,  Journal du […]

Algerian army in disarray as Russian supplies plummet

Algeria is rushing to find an alternative to Russian arms which has fallen sharply due to the war effort in Ukraine. Algeria has for long been the third buyer of Russian arms which make up more than 80% of its arsenal. The war in Ukraine has disrupted major transactions, including a 7 billion-dollar-deal to buy […]