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New York Times zooms on self-isolated Algeria

New York times has had a rare access to the sealed Algerian state, drawing a bleak picture of conditions there and holding the military junta responsible for the widespread despair among Algerians. In an article dubbed, ” In Algeria, Veiled From the World, Past and Future Are Shrouded, Too”, New York Times bureau chief in […]

Morocco cuts water use due to drought

Morocco’s interior ministry ordered a ban of using drinking water to irrigate public parks, swimming pools, and cleaning streets due to a shortage of rainfall. The alarm bell was rung a few days ago in Parliament by water Minister Nizar Baraka who said five years of consecutive droughts left dam filling rate at a critical […]

Gdim Izik Trial: Moroccan Court Hands Jail Terms Ranging from Two Years to Life Imprisonment

An appeals court in Salé handed jail terms ranging from two-year imprisonment to life sentence to 23 individuals accused of killing 11 members of the Moroccan security forces during the dismantling of the Gdim Izik camp near Laayoune. In 2013 a military court sentenced the defendants to jail terms ranging from 20 years to life […]