The Polisario has recently threatened to sap the UN-peace process through violating ceasefire in the Sahara. Morocco unrelenting on its sovereignty over all its historical territories has responded so far peacefully by showing the growing support for its territorial integrity especially among African countries. Gambia, on the footsteps of Comoros, has taken its support for […]
Algeria
Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez bags Maghreb Player of 2019 title by France Football
French football magazine France Football has named Algeria’s national football team captain and Manchester City player Riyad Mahrez the Maghreb player of the year 2019 following online votes by football fans. The 28-year old player outclassed Moroccan and Ajax talisman Hakim Ziyech and his national teammate Amy Bensebaini rated third. More than 45,000 fans took […]
Arab Mohammed VI Cup: Raja Casablanca edge towards Semi-finals after defeat of Algeria’s Mouloudia club
Morocco’s Raja Casablanca Saturday made a giant stride towards the semi-finals of the Arab Cup also known as the Mohammed VI Cup after beating Mouloudia Club of Algiers during the first leg of the quarter-finals. The visiting side carried day with a 2-1 score line largely in favor of Moroccans. Dominated during the first half, […]
Algeria: New Government Formed with Old Figures
Algeria has appointed a new government on Thursday amid a raft of socio-economic crises. Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday named a university professor and former diplomat as Prime Minister. Abdelaziz Djerad, 65, served in the administration of a previous president in the 1990s, but was sidelined by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The President and the […]
Algeria’s recycled army, civilian leadership turn back to Maghreb integration
Same old wine in a new bottle, an adage that sums up the swift succession at the helm of the Algerian regime with the passing away of the all-powerful Gaid Salah who was replaced by border general Said Chengriha. In Morocco, the mood regarding the recent developments in Algeria is on the wait and see, […]
2019 in Review: Diplomatic Setbacks for Polisario & Protests of Sequestered Sahrawis
2019 will remain a year of bitter remembrance for the polisario leadership, which suffered a series of worldwide setbacks and was challenged by the sequestered Sahrawis that can no longer tolerate deteriorating living conditions, repression and corruption of the separatist leaders. The secessionist group of Brahim Ghali and his Algerian & South-African supporters close up […]
Algerian de facto-ruler General Ahmed Gaid Salah passed away
Algeria’s powerful army chief and the country’s de facto ruler Ahmed Gaid Salah died Monday morning after he was admitted to the military hospital of Algiers after a heart attack Sunday night. His death was confirmed by state radio and state news agency APS, which also announced that President Abdelaziz Tebboune declared an exceptional full […]
Algeria does not budge on anachronism and hostility to Morocco’s territorial integrity
Hopes nurtured by many Moroccans to see a new Algerian leadership emerge to break the stalemate in Maghreb integration were shattered by a speech of the newly elected president Abdelmejid Tenboune who reaffirmed his country’s obstinate attachment to perpetuating tension in the region by supporting separatism in the Sahara. Teboune, who took power in largely […]
Algeria: Newly elected President took oath
Algeria’s newly elected President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been inaugurated this Thursday, one week after unpopular polls. The 74-year old made his maiden speech to the nation in front of a myriad of civil and military authorities and in the presence of foreign diplomats accredited to the North African country, the state-run news agency APS reported. […]
Morocco’s King renews call for opening new page in relations with Algeria
King Mohammed VI has renewed his call for the opening of a new page in relations with Algeria, based on mutual trust and constructive dialogue. In a message of congratulations to Abdelmadjid Tebboune over his election as President of Algeria, King Mohammed VI reiterated his previous call to open a new page in relations between […]