Algeria escalates war on memory with sentence against novelist Kamal Daoud

Algerian authorities have sentenced French Algerian writer Kamel Daoud to three years in prison in absentia and fined him €35,000, in a ruling critics say epitomizes the regime’s sustained effort to suppress debate about the country’s civil war. Daoud, who won the 2024 Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, announced the verdict on his X […]

Morocco’s Supreme Ulema Council Strongly Condemns Content of Film ‘The Lady of Heaven’

The Supreme Council of Ulema strongly condemns the content of the film ‘The Lady of Heaven’, expressing its categorical rejection of the blatant falsification of established facts in Islamic history. Here follows the English translation of the statement issued by the Council on Saturday in this regard: “The Supreme Council of Ulema has taken cognizance […]

France willing to expand consular presence to Sahara – Senate President

President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher raised the need for an expanded French consular service that covers the Moroccan Sahara, which he called the Southern Provinces of Morocco. The call echoes a previous promise by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot during president Macron’s visit to Rabat in October 2024. Since Paris backed Morocco’s sovereignty […]