First Independent Mena Newspaper
The United States has vowed to continue defending freedom of religion or belief for all and in every country, to continue advancing religious freedom around the world, and to address the plight of individuals and communities facing abuse, harassment, and discrimination on account of what they believe, or what they do not believe. “The United […]
Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt have advanced to the third and last round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar. The four football names in the region topped their respective groups – underlining their dominion on football on the continent. Morocco earlier booked its place before the November fixtures. Algeria […]
Algeria’s unilateral decision to suspend gas supply via the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline to Europe, including to Spain and Portugal is still trigging anger and criticism across Europe as a gas blackmail. In this connection, eleven Portuguese MPs from different political trends questioned, on Monday, their government about this gas blackmail that Algeria is practicing towards […]
Algerian university teachers, students, associations and citizens have denounced the use of the judiciary system by the authorities as a tool of repression to muzzle and intimidate vocal critics demanding basic freedoms, a civilian democratic state, and departure of the ruling military junta. “The use of judiciary as an instrument of repression is a violation […]
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged the U.S. Department of State to include Algeria on its Special Watch List for engaging and tolerating severe violations of religious freedom. In recent years, Algerian authorities have shown more hostility towards religious minorities, forcibly closing dozens of Protestant churches and prosecuting Ahmadiyya Muslims for gathering […]
An Algerian fugitive, wanted by French authorities since 2020, was captured over the weekend at the Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport. The 33-year-old Algerian criminal, who holds French nationality, was arrested upon arrival by Moroccan police on an Interpol red notice. The man is involved in an armed assault that claimed the life of […]
The Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted this week a resolution reaffirming its support for the political process conducted under the exclusive auspices of the United Nations for the settlement of the regional dispute over the Sahara. The resolution calls on all parties to cooperate fully with the UN Secretary-General and his personal […]
The European Union (EU) expressed, before the 4th committee of the UN General Assembly in New York, its support for a “just, lasting and mutually acceptable” political solution to the regional conflict around the Sahara. Speaking on behalf of the EU, the representative of Slovenia said that the Union “encourages” the parties to work towards […]
Israeli defense company Rafael is reportedly seeking to supply Morocco with its “Iron Dome” missile-defense system which is capable of intercepting rockets, mortars, artillery shells, aircraft, helicopters and UAVs, according to Moroccan news website Le Desk.ma. The Israeli system would enable the Royal Armed Forces to add another defense layer for the protection of the […]
The UN has belied the false reports and baseless accusations made by the Algerian presidency blaming Morocco for the recent death of three Algerian truckers in an alleged bombing near Mauritanian borders, without specifying the exact location of the incident. For its part, Nouakchott had affirmed that no air strike or attack occurred on its […]