Arab Summit 2018

Algeria’s thirst protests resume as local media turn a blind eye

Violent protests resumed in Algeria’s southwestern city of Tiaret where taps have been dry for days including during Eid celebrations, amid total blackout from local media. First reported by AP, AFP has also zoomed in on the tensions in Tiaret where the population blocked streets and torched tires to express their anger at the government […]

Algeria’s news agency admits Morocco controls border crossing with Mauritania

Algeria’s state news agency APS has spent the last few days relaying fake-news claiming fictional Polisario victories and decisive responses to Morocco’s actions to reopening its border crossing with Mauritania. In a story, the APS admitted that now Morocco has built a security wall that extends to the Mauritanian border. Morocco has deployed its army […]

The EU should follow UK’s suit in dealing with Polisario’s judicial maneuvers

A UK court rejected irrevocably the challenge by the Polisario to the association agreement with Morocco which includes the Sahara territory, in a new setback for the Algerian-backed separatist group that should serve as an example to follow for the EU. The appeal was filed by the UK-based Algerian proxy Western Sahara Campaign (WSC) which […]