The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf has taken part in naval drills alongside Morocco’s frigate Sygma Sultan Moulay Ismail on the coast of Agadir, Moroccan media reported. The naval war games took place on the sidelines of a visit by the USS Vella Gulf to Agadir in December. “The visit serves to enhance US-Morocco […]
In many ways, it appears as if Algeria is weathering the Arab Spring fairly well. Despite its sheer size, it has dodged the cycle of demonstrations and upheaval, even though the Arab Spring started right in the next door Tunisia. Its long-term president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has maintained a façade of democracy, though his tenure has […]
The Algerian regime was plotting to get the Polisario militias into the world football scene, but suffered another humiliating setback. After the firm decision made by the Confederation of African Football rejecting the membership of the separatists, the FIFA followed suit dealing them another resounding blow. During the 74th FIFA Congress held Friday in Bangkok, […]
