First Independent Mena Newspaper
Within days, Algerian state media and regime-aligned outlets have unleashed a fresh wave of conspiracy theories, the latest and most theatrical targeting the United Arab Emirates. On the heels of the diplomatic rupture with Abu Dhabi, official and semi-official channels claimed the Emirates is preparing a “foreign legion” of 3,000 to 4,000 mercenaries explicitly aimed […]
Algerian authorities announced- without providing whatsoever compelling evidence- on 11 October the dismantling of an “extremely dangerous” international Moroccan criminal network of 61 people allegedly preparing acts of sabotage in Oran. The official communiqué offered almost nothing. No precise arrest date (only “early October”), no targets, no operational plan, and not a single weapon. The […]
An Algerian court has sentenced economist and academic Djelloul Slama to four years in prison for publicly doubting the economic viability of the Gara Djebilet iron mine, one of the regime’s most heavily promoted industrial projects. The Dar El Beïda tribunal in Algiers handed down the verdict on Thursday, 15 October 2026, along with a […]
Nine years after Algeria first activated the printing presses under the guise of “non-conventional financing,” the regime’s addiction to helicopter money remains firmly in place. What was presented in 2017 as a temporary five-year lifeline to stave off bankruptcy has become a permanent fixture of fiscal mismanagement. The Bank of Algeria continues to bankroll a […]
The Algeria-backed Polisario Front is in open panic ahead of a decisive UN Security Council vote, launching a desperate attack on UN Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura while its Algerian sponsors scramble with contradictory statements, mass arrests of Moroccans, and frantic propaganda. In a statement released Monday in New York, Polisario leader Brahim Ghali accused […]
From time to time, the Morocco-phobic Algerian regime reaches for a familiar playbook, casting the Kingdom as the villain in a drama staged for a disenchanted population still queuing for basic goods. This time the conspiracy theory produces a script featuring the arrest of 61 Moroccans allegedly preparing sabotage acts, armed with nothing more than […]
Three-Time champion Morocco crushed Algeria 0-4 in their opening match played Monday in Rabat at ongoing CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2026 taking place in the North African Kingdom. The Atlas Lions took control of the contest through Younes M’Kasri, before Youssef Jouad delivered a standout performance, scoring a hat-trick to secure a comfortable […]
UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura is once again drawing sharp criticism for what observers see as a glaring imbalance in his handling of the Sahara file. In his recent briefing, De Mistura targeted the Polisario Front while carefully shielding Algeria, the movement’s main backer and a party to the conflict according to […]
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune delivered another of his periodic media performances speaking for nearly two hours with carefully selected state journalists. As has become routine, the president talked a great deal and said remarkably little of substance, even as the domestic economy deteriorated and Algeria’s diplomatic irrelevance deepens. Algerians waited in vain for clarity or […]
The latest report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the Sahara marks a significant evolution in the political process, moving beyond statements of principle toward concrete discussions on transitional modalities for a settlement, with Morocco’s autonomy initiative firmly established as the basis for negotiations as consecrated by Resolution 2797 adopted by the Security Council in […]