The ruling Algerian junta has sparked a diplomatic crisis with another neighboring country, proving beyond doubt to be a regional pariah and a source of instability. Algeria is controlled by an opaque military-intelligence regime suffering from megalomania. It has already strained relations with Morocco, Spain, France, Mauritania, Tunisia, Niger, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, and […]
Morocco, Portugal and Spain have officially been appointed as host countries for the 2030 FIFA World Cup by the FIFA Congress, convened Wednesday in Zurich in an extraordinary session by videoconference. During the session, chaired by FIFA president Gianni Infantino from Zurich, Congress members also approved awarding the three centenary matches to Uruguay, Argentina, and […]
The Committee to Protect Journalists joins several other international organizations in denouncing Algerian authorities for extending the prison sentence against journalist Ihsane el-Kadi, calling for his immediate release. On Sunday, June 18, an appeals court in Algiers increased from five to seven years a sentence for el-Kadi, editor-in-chief and director of local independent broadcaster Radio […]
