The Algeria-backed polisario separatist group has accused the United Nations of violating the ceasefire agreement, concluded in 1991, after the UN dropped definitively the referendum option for the settlement of the Sahara, insisting on a realistic, practical and lasting political solution to the Sahara issue. The Algerian-Polisario duo seized the opportunity of the 29th anniversary […]
Israel has to openly recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory in order to upgrade its ties with Rabat following the resumption of ties in the wake of Abraham accords, wrote Ilan Berman on the Jerusalem post. Morocco and Israel resumed their diplomatic ties in late 2020 after a trilateral deal that included the US […]
The Algerian defense ministry Monday brushed aside a statement from President Abdeelaziz Bouteflika’s office that Deputy Defense Minister, General Ahmed Gaïd Salah has been sacked. The office of the 82-year old President who is also Defense Minister reportedly circulated a statement announcing the dismissal of Salah. The statement said Bouteflika appointed General Said Bey to […]
