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Algeria isolated as Arab league members push for condemnation of Iran

Algeria, the host of the Arab League summit to take place on Nov 2, has to brace for an Arab League resolution condemning Iran’s destabilizing acts in the east and the west of the Arab world.   A motion in this regard was put forward by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita who proposed the inclusion […]

Libya: PM Thinni confident for accord between rival Libyan factions

Libya internationally recognized Prime Minister Abdullah Thinni sounded optimistic for a final agreement between the Libyan rival factions which have resumed talks in Morocco to agree on the peace accord draft proposed by the UN envoy, Bernardino Leon. The UNSMIL Draft V peace accord which was initially criticized by Prime Minister Thinni’s side is the […]

The great escape from crisis-hit Algeria, from younger illegal migrants to generals

In a country where even teenagers risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean in search of freedom, the recent escape of a former Algerian intelligence chief by boat to Spain has rattled a regime mired in self-inflicted crises. General Abdelkader Haddad, alias “El Djinn”, is no ordinary fugitive. Once head of Algeria’s powerful internal security agency, […]