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Algeria: Is Bouteflika stepping down Tuesday?

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika might step down from power Tuesday, April 2, two days after he named a caretaker government that will lead the country through transition. Local television networks, Ennahar and El Bilad, Sunday released the information shortly after Bouteflika named a caretaker administration to be led by Noureddine Bedoui, the recently appointed Prime Minister. […]

Sahara: Several pro-Polisario activists in Bilbao support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Several Polisario supporters living in the Spanish city of Bilbao have voiced support to Morocco’s autonomy plan for a lasting settlement of the Sahara regional conflict, dealing a hard blow to the Algeria-backed separatist group and deepening its cracks. During a symposium, organized by the Bilbao University and a group of Sahrawis residing in the […]

Italy: Tunisian Imam Suspected of Committing Attacks Deported

Italian authorities Sunday announced the deportation of a Tunisian imam as part of the country’s prevention strategies against terror attacks. Hosni Hachemi Ben Hassem, 49, an imam based in Andria, Apulia region (South of Italy) was deported although the charges of recruiting fighters for terrorist groups were dropped against him, reports say. Another Tunisian named […]