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Kabyle music Icon Idir buried in Paris instead of his homeland

Icon of Amazigh music in Algeria, Hamid Cheriet, better known as Idir, has been buried in Paris instead of his beloved Kabyle region after the Algerian regime declined requests for the repatriation of his body. Idir died on May 3 in France at the age of 70 after a long struggle with pulmonary disease leaving […]

Algeria’s role in perpetuating conflict over Morocco’s Sahara highlighted in Caracas

Moroccan ambassador to the UN Omar Hilale asked Algeria to look in the mirror and acknowledge its role as the real party that has blocked any progress towards a political solution of the artificial conflict over the Sahara. The diplomat made the remark while he was responding to the Algerian ambassador’s speech or diatribe in […]

Morocco’s PJD Islamists brace for a defeat in upcoming elections

Morocco’s local, regional and parliamentary elections will be held on September 8 with Islamists standing as the biggest losers after leading two consecutive governments. The PJD candidates have so far failed to convince after a meager performance at the helm of a coalition government. Running up against fierce opponents such as liberal PAM and RNI, […]