First Independent Mena Newspaper
As was expected, the civilian façade of the Algerian military regime Abdelmedjid Tebboune has officially announced that he will bid for a second term during the early elections he set for September 7. The announcement came in a video on the facebook page of the presidency, in which the president bragged about a “new Algeria.” […]
Embattled Algerian President Abdelmajid Teboune has been snubbed by the residents of Tizi-Ouzou, stronghold of Kabyle people seeking independence and liberation from the yoke of tyranny and dictatorship of the Algerian regime. This visit, which took place on July 10, was announced several times but cancelled over fears of demonstrations against the ruling junta by […]
Twelve Syrian migrants have been found dead in Algeria’s southern desert province of Illizi, NGOs announced on Monday, saying that the Syrians died of thirst and starvation. Algeria is blamed for the death of these migrants who lost their life on its soil without receiving assistance, which makes the Algerian regime accountable for these deaths. […]
Algeria’s opposition party, the Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD), has announced its decision to boycott the upcoming presidential election of Sept.07 due to lack of fair & free electoral competition and growing crackdown on political activists and journalists. In a statement published Monday July 8 by Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, the party leader, Othman Mazouz […]
Algerian diplomacy’s inconsistency and blunders left the country in grey territory unable to win neither Russia’s trust, nor the West’s support. Russia Tebboune who braced for a second term with the benediction of the army, ended his five-year term with diplomatic setbacks. The highlight of his debacles was the resounding failure to join the BRICS, […]
Algeria arrested two journalists who reported about the discontent of an Algerian businesswoman at an event, in a new incident that shows the government’s zero tolerance towards dissent and press freedom. Sofiane Ghirous and Ferhat Omar of the news website “Algérie Scoop” were arrested for doing their job in zooming in on challenges facing women-led […]
At least 14 members and former senior officials of the Algerian football federation are under investigation on suspected corruption charges, the Algerian prosecutor said. The suspects include former presidents and secretary generals of the football federation, known as FAF, the prosecutor said in a statement. “Following tips of on suspicions of corruption at the level […]
Algiers and Tripoli were rooted at the bottom of a table as the third and second least livable cities in the world, on par with war-torn Damascus which has kept the notoriety of being the worst city to live in since 2013, the Economist said. Kyiv, at the heart of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, […]
The inhumane conditions imposed on thousands of Sahraouis held against their will in the Polisario-run camps of Tindouf in Algeria, coupled with a bloody crackdown on dissent, are creating conditions auguring for violent uprising. This week, disenchanted youth from Oulad Tidrarine tribe revolted against the Polisario militias, torching vehicles and exchanging fire in full media […]
For every step forward Morocco makes to foster ties with the Sahel, Algeria makes a step backwards, says an analysis published by the Washington-based Wilson Center. Morocco has, even before returning to the African Union, built a strong win-win basis for its ties with Sahel countries through a multipronged strategy that combines soft-power with investments […]