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The Algerian regime has suffered another humiliating diplomatic setback after Moscow excluded again Polisario from the Russia-Africa cooperation forum held over the weekend in Cairo. By excluding the separatist group from such an international event, Russia confirms its unwavering position that participation in its forums is open only to sovereign States recognized by the United […]
When Zitouna TV aired secret clauses of the October 7 defense agreement between Tunisia and Algeria, the revelations sounded less like routine military cooperation and more like a blueprint for tutelage and vassalization. The leaked text grants Algerian forces the right to conduct incursions of up to 50 kilometers inside Tunisian territory and to intervene […]
Tunisia’s opposition has condemned what it calls blatant Algerian interference after thousands of Algerians converged on Tunis on Wednesday to bolster a rally in support of President Kaïs Saïed, coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the Tunisian revolution. The move has reignited accusations that Tunisia is being “vassalized” by Algiers through its gas wealth and […]
The installation of General Abbas Ibrahim as head of the Central Directorate of Army Security (DCSA) on December 13, under a presidential decree dated December 8, is the latest move in a pattern of rapid rotations across Algeria’s security and executive branches. He replaced Mahrez Djeribi, who had led the military intelligence service since March […]
Despite a last‑minute venue ban and what organizers described as attempts by Algerian authorities to derail the event, the Kabyle independence movement MAK on Dec 14, as planned, proclaimed the independence of Kabylia at a ceremony in central Paris, unveiling the name Federal Republic of Kabylia. The event took place in a venue near the […]
As December 14 approaches, Kabylie region stands at the threshold of a historic moment: the proclamation of independence from Algeria. This bold step, led by the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie (MAK) under Ferhat Mhenni, is the culmination of decades of peaceful struggle for a right enshrined in international law: the right of peoples […]
The U.S. 60-day peace initiative between Morocco and Algeria announced lately by Trump’s advisor for the Middle East Steve Witkoff places Algeria and the Polisario in an unprecedented strategic bind, says a report issued by German Konrad Adnauer Stiftung Foundation and Global Governance & Sovereignty Foundation. Anyhow, it is highly unlikely that a peace deal […]
The Moroccan Caftan was added on Wednesday in New Delhi to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during the 20th session of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. This inscription is an international recognition of Morocco’s artistic genius and centuries-old know-how, as well as the Kingdom’s ability to safeguard, […]
The New-York based Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Algerian regime to cease crackdown on media and prosecution of journalists as a seven-year prison sentence was upheld against French journalist Christophe Gleizes, and convictions issued against Algerian columnist Saad Bouakba and Vision TV director Abderrahim Harraoui. On Wednesday, December 3, the Tizi Ouzou […]
The Algerian regime continues to export instability to its neighbouring countries by supporting separatist and terrorist groups in a bid to weaken its rivals to maintain geostrategic leverage. Algeria is hosting and funding radical Malian Imam Mahmoud Dicko, an opponent of the Malian military junta. The Imam has joined the Coalition of Forces for the Republic […]