Arab Liberal parties

French president demands release of novelist jailed in Algiers

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Algeria to release prominent novelist Boualem Sansal, who has been jailed by Algerian authorities since mid-November. In keeping Sansal behind bars, Algeria was “dishonoring itself,” Macron told French ambassadors. Macron deplored that Sansal, 75, is denied medical care due to his arrest. “And we, who love the Algerian people […]

Polisario’s terror operative on US most wanted list

The United States has included on its terror blacklist Ousmane Illiassou Djibo, known as “Petit Chapori”, one of the lieutenants of polisario member Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi. The announcement was made Monday by the State Department. Djibo’s designation by the US a global terrorist confirms the connection of the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militias with terrorist […]

Mali’s al-Qaida-linked Islamist leader convicted by ICC for war crimes in Timbuktu

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday (26 June) convicted an al-Qaida-linked jihadist who was accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during Islamist militants’ one-year rule over Mali’s Timbuktu in 2012. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud was found guilty of playing a key role in a reign of […]