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Ceuta Migrants Crisis: Washington & Paris avoid taking sides in Morocco-Spain row

After a record number of migrants entered the occupied enclave of Ceuta earlier this week amid heightened tension between Morocco and Spain over Madrid’s decision to host Polisario chief under a false identity and with an Algerian passport, all eyes turn to Paris and Washington, Rabat’s strong allies, to see which side they will support. […]

Algeria’s Tebboune piles up blunders in parliament speech

Algeria’s president Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s latest address to Algeria’s parliament was billed as a roadmap for 2026. But the more he spoke the more it sounded more like a masterclass in myth creation and selective memory. One of the highlights of all the blunders was when he said Algeria will boast a GDP of $400 billion […]

Egypt: WB Regional Director questions Egypt investment attractions

World Bank’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Haleh Bridi, has signaled Egypt that time is running out for it to assure investors that it means business ahead of the 2015 international conference to be held in March. Cairo wants to revive its economy after three years of political turmoil and social […]