Tunisian President Kais Saied

Tunisia: Former presidential candidate Safi Saïd released after one day in prison

On August 22, the Tunisian judiciary ordered the release of opposition politician Safi Saïd. Saïd, a former candidate in the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections who withdrew from this year’s race, had been arrested on August 20 for “illegally crossing the border into Algeria.” The 70-year-old writer and critic of the current Tunisian president was […]

Algerian president delivers new diatribe against Morocco, complains of milk shortage to Blinken

The civilian façade of the Algerian military regime, Abdelmedjid Tebboune, made a new scandal drawing a picture of a state where basic commodities are lacking, during his meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during his short visit to Algiers. Tebboune has often bragged about his country being a regional power and a rival […]

Morocco: EU Members Support Morocco’s Presidency of COP22 Summit

European Union members topped by EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini Monday hailed Morocco’s leadership to chair the COP22 Summit to take place in in Marrakech November this year. The EU members also expressed their satisfaction for the choice of Morocco as the next host of the global event and indicated that the choice of […]