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Water cuts trigger unrest in Western Algeria

The city of Tiaret in western Algeria has been rocked by violent clashes as citizens take to the streets torching tires and protesting water cuts. Videos shared on social media showed Tiaret citizens blocking roads and denouncing 20 days of water outage, after a dam that supplies the city went empty. Algeria’s media, mostly mouthpieces […]

Morocco suspends flights to & from Russia

The Russian Embassy in Morocco announced that flights between Morocco and Russia have been suspended, starting Tuesday Oct.5. The embassy said it had received a decision from the Moroccan authorities regarding the suspension of flights with Russia, starting on Tuesday. The embassy did not indicate the reasons for this suspension, but it is likely that […]

Tunisia: UGTT refuses to take part in national dialogue

The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) on Monday announced that it refuses to take part in the national dialogue according to the formula set out in the Presidential Decree on the creation of the National Advisory Committee for a New Republic and approved a decision to hold a general strike in both the public and […]