Category: Algeria

Pretoria investigates alleged sexual harassment scandal involving Algerian ambassador

April 29, 2019

The South African foreign ministry has summoned Algeria’s ambassador after police in Pretoria launched a probe into sexual harassment allegations leveled by a woman against ... Read More

Sahara: UN to Extend MINURSO Mandate & Reaffirm Algeria’s Status as “party to the conflict”

April 24, 2019

Members of the UN Security Council started on Monday consultations on the draft resolution tabled by the United States on the Sahara for the renewal ... Read More

Unrest in Tindouf camps over Algeria’s siege

April 24, 2019

The Sahraouis held against their will in the Polisairo-run Tindouf camps have staged a series of protests against the restrictions imposed by Algeria on their ... Read More

Tindouf: Perpetuation of Sahara Conflict Ignites Sequestered Populations’ Anger against Polisario

April 22, 2019

The Sahrawis sequestered in the Tindouf camps can no longer take it. They are fed up with the corrupt, feckless and repressive leaders of the ... Read More

Tunisia thwarts attempt to smuggle 5,800 psychotropic tablets to Algeria

April 22, 2019

Tunisian customs officers have thwarted this Monday (April 22) an attempt to smuggle 5,800 psychotropic tablets to Algeria, reported the Tunisian news agency TAP. According ... Read More

Militants Call for International Investigation on Human Rights Violations in Tindouf

April 17, 2019

Several civil society representatives called, on Monday in Rabat, for the opening of an immediate international investigation on the human rights violations committed by the ... Read More

Spanish reporter unveils horrors underwent by besieged Sahraouis in Algeria

April 15, 2019

For 43 years, Algeria has relegated a part of its territory to a ruthless separatist militia taking thousands of Sahraouis hostage, denying them basic rights ... Read More

Tindouf camps shaken by violent clashes between a Sahrawi tribe’s factions

April 14, 2019

Violent clashes occurred Saturday evening within the Polisario-run Tindouf camps. The confrontations opposed members of two factions of the Rguibat tribe, causing serious material damage. ... Read More

Algeria: Presidential elections set for July 4; showdown with protesters continues

April 11, 2019

Algzeria’s interim President Abdelkader Bensalah has set July 4 for new presidential elections, the state-run news agency APS reported. The Wednesday decision came in the ... Read More

Algeria: Parliament elects Abdelkader Bensalah as interim President, Algerians reject move

April 9, 2019

The Algerian Parliament Tuesday elected leader of the upper chamber of the Parliament as the country’s interim President for 90 days in replacement of Abdelaziz ... Read More