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U.S. senior Presidential advisor Massad Boulos has denied press reports circulated by the Algerian regime and its Polisario puppet alleging termination of his mission over the Sahara issue and his re-assignment as U.S. ambassador to UAE. Massad Boulos has rejected the false and baseless reports, affirming that he maintains his current job as top advisor […]
Morocco’s Atlas Lions are once again drawing global acclaim at the 2026 World Cup, delivering standout performances that have earned praise and drew media attention from across the world. Yet, Algeria stands out with its censorship of the word “Morocco,” acting as if the Atlas Lions do not exist in an attempt to hide the […]
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted lately a resolution authorizing new measures to ensure that perpetrators of crimes against UN peacekeepers face justice. The move makes the Algeria-backed Polisario militias extremely anxious over the fallout of their rocket attacks that targeted the UN Mission in the Sahara. Resolution 2823 on accountability for crimes committed […]
Questions over Algeria’s long-term internal cohesion are gaining attention after a recent Sahel Intelligence commentary warned that mounting internal and regional pressures could test the country’s stability. In its May 31 edition, the publication cited three main fault lines, starting with identity tensions in Kabylie, the status of the Polisario militias in Tindouf, and the […]
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani received on Thursday in Nouakchott UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura, who is touring the region within the frame of his consultations with the parties to the Sahara conflict to advance the UN-led political process in line with UNSC resolution 2797. De Mistura’s Nouakchott trip comes after his […]
As the world’s spotlights turn to the World Cup, Algeria’s use of football as a propaganda platform has triggered more mockery than admiration, with critics pointing to a pattern of politicizing the sport and mobilizing state-aligned voices to target Morocco rather than celebrate the game. Instead of embracing the World Cup as a moment of […]
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, used Tuesday’s ordinary session of the UN Committee of 24 (C24) in New York to deliver a forceful restatement of Morocco’s position on its southern provinces, describing Security Council Resolution 2797, adopted on 31 October 2025, as a watershed moment that definitively frames the parameters for […]
UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura conferred Monday with Algerian foreign minister Ahmed Attaf within the frame of a regional tour and preparations for a new round of talks on the Sahara in accordance with UNSC resolution 2797 endorsing the Autonomy Plan under Moroccan sovereignty. A statement issued by the Algerian Foreign ministry said talks […]
UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura has met with U.S. Senior Presidential Advisor Massad Boulos following the visit paid lately by the UN envoy to Tindouf Camps and his talks with Polisario leaders to advance the political process for the resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. On this occasion, the Trump administration has stressed again […]
As the 2026 World Cup kicked off under the gaze of a global audience, Algeria found itself thrust into an unwelcome spotlight after FIFA President Gianni Infantino publicly called for the release of jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes, turning a sporting stage into a sharp indictment of the country’s human rights record. Speaking in Mexico […]