Algerian President Tebboune

Algeria’s economic isolation deepens as EU Blacklisting triggers financial fallout

Algeria is entering a phase of deepening financial isolation following its inclusion on the European Union’s updated list of high-risk countries for money laundering and terrorism financing. While the blacklisting was formalized on June 10, 2025, its consequences are now materializing across Algeria’s already fragile financial system, exposing long-standing structural weaknesses. The EU’s decision, aligned […]

Casablanca maintains anti-coronavirus restrictive measures for two more weeks

Authorities have extended the restrictive measures to contain the coronavirus for the second time for two more weeks as the city remains the hardest hit by the virus in the country. Recently, over 40% of total cases registered in Morocco were found in Casablanca, Morocco’s most populous city and its economic powerhouse. On September 7, […]

Morocco: Prominent Journalist Arrested over Sexual Assaults Complaints

The Moroccan police arrested Taoufiq Bouachrine, a prominent columnist and editor in chief of Akhbar Al Yaoum, one of the leading papers in the country, following complaints of sexual assaults filed against him. Local media said that 20 plain-clothed policemen raided the office of Akhbar Al Yaoum in Casablanca and arrested Bouachrine. The Arabic-language newspaper […]