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Algeria: President more isolated than ever (U.S. Think-Thank)

The June 12 parliamentary election held in Algeria was supposed to rescue the regime from its crisis of legitimacy, but instead it reinforced its lack of legitimacy with the return of discredited political parties that had strongly supported former Pdt. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, ousted in 2019, says the Washington-based Middle East Institute (MEI). In an analysis […]

King Mohammed VI Appoints Aziz Akhannouch as Head of Government, Entrusts Him with Forming New Govt.

King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, received on Friday at the Royal Palace in Fez, Aziz Akhannouch, president of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), whom the Sovereign appointed as head of government and entrusted with the formation of the new government, announced the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and […]

Proxy pressures: Sudan urges Somalia to block UAE-linked mercenary networks

In a growing diplomatic rift, Sudan is urging Somalia to help cut off what it calls a dangerous flow of foreign mercenaries and weapons — allegedly routed through Puntland with backing from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sudan’s intelligence chief, Lt-Gen Ahmed Ibrahim Ali Mufaddal, met Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu this week, […]