Algeria, after Muzzling the Press, Censors Critical Academic Research

After censoring and co-opting the free press sending several journalists to jail, now is the turn of academicians. The Algerian regime moved to stifle researchers who venture to do objective study unearthing the predicaments of the ailing military regime in Algiers. The case of Leila Sidhoum is illustrative of the authoritarian measures prejudicial to the […]

French Senate Speaker’s visit to Moroccan Sahara deals hard blow to Algerian junta

Speaker of the French Senate Gérard Larcher will pay a four-day visit to Morocco starting Feb.23 at the invitation of Moroccan peer Mohamed Ould Errachid. During the trip, the French politician will visit Rabat and Laayoune, capital of the Moroccan Sahara, where he will meet local officials, notables, and elected officials of the region. According […]

Floods kill seven people near Taroudant in Morocco

Heavy summer rain triggered flash floods that killed at least seven people in a rural area near the locality of Ighern in the province of Taroudant, local authorities said. Videos largely shared on social media showed people swept away by the flood while standing on a roof of a rural stadium built next to the […]