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Djibouti, Romania Oppose any Act Harming Morocco’s Territorial Integrity & Stability

Djibouti has expressed its full support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, while Rumania said it is against any interference likely to harm the North African country’s stability, in reaction to Rabat’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Iran over its support for an alliance between Hezbollah and the Polisario separatists. “I reaffirm in this context the […]

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Algeria Mulls Downsizing Diplomatic Representation in Morocco

Embarrassed by its connivance with Iran and Hezbollah in supporting Polisario separatists, Algeria was reported to plan a downsizing of its diplomatic representation in Morocco. Turkish news agency, Anadulo, mentioned that a diplomatic source said Algeria’s foreign ministry contacted ailing president Bouteflika regarding the brewing crisis with Morocco and recommended a downsizing of Algeria’s diplomatic […]

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Iran & Algeria Back Proxies to Launch Urban Warfare on Morocco

Iran and Algeria’s proxies, Hezbollah and the Polisario respectively, have entered into an alliance to undermine Morocco’s security and stability. The involvement of Hezbollah in arming and training the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists on urban warfare is indicative of the failure of the guerrilla war tactics previously used by the Polisario. After Morocco retrieved the Sahara […]

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Hezbollah Alliance with Polisario Embarrasses Algeria

Morocco cut ties with Iran over its connivance in helping Hezbollah arm and train the Polisario. The news put Algeria in such a big embarrassment that its foreign ministry summoned Morocco’s Ambassador in Algiers to protest. “Morocco understands Algeria’s embarrassment and its need to express solidarity with its allies, Hezbollah, Iran and the Polisario as […]

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Algerian Media Confirms Hezbollah Trains Polisario Militia for “Tunnel War” against Morocco

Algerian daily «Algérie Times » confirmed that Polisario militiamen are trained in the Tunnel War, under the supervision of military experts of the Iran-backed Chiite Hezbollah. The Polisario militias receive from Lebanese Hezbollah military experts continuous training in tunnels, dug under the Moroccan defense wall, in anticipation of the resumption of hostilities against Morocco, the […]

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Hezbollah Supply of Missiles to Polisairo Uncovers Algeria’s Hostility to Morocco

Morocco has cut diplomatic ties with Iran over its support for Hezbollah in arming and training the Polisario. The connivance between the Lebanese shiite militia and the Polisario separatists raises questions over Algeria’s involvement in allowing two terrorist organizations to operate from its territory against Morocco’s territorial integrity. Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita told the press […]

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Algeria’s Food Security at Risk

Algerian agri-food experts have rang the alarm bell as to the state of dependence on imports that threatens Algeria’s food security. Agriculture expert AKli Moussouni told Algerian website TSA that officials in the country are selling lies to people by claiming that Algeria produces 70% of its food needs. “It is totally irresponsible to hide […]

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Security Council Renews MINURSO Mandate Until October 31

UN Security Council adopted resolution 2414 renewing the mandate of the UN mission to the Sahara, MINURSO, for another six months until October 31. The resolution took note of “the Moroccan proposal presented on 11 April 2007 to the Secretary-General” (a reference to the autonomy initiative) and welcomed the “credible Moroccan efforts to move the […]

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Chatham House Casts Doubt on Polisario’s Claim to Represent Sahrawis

Polisairo leadership and proponents have often claimed to represent the population of the Sahara, despite the fact that Sahrawis have never voted for the separatist militia neither in the Tindouf camps nor in the Sahara provinces, which usually register higher turnout in Morocco’s local and general elections. This Polisario anomaly was recently laid bare in […]

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Algeria: African Nationals Handed Heavy Sentences for Spying for Israel

An Algerian court Tuesday sentenced several nationals from Liberia, Mali and Guinea for their involvement in espionage operations for Israel, Anadolu Agency reported. A Liberian national of Lebanese origin was handed death sentence. Seven other defendants from Mali and Guinea were given 10 years in jail each for espionage for Israel, the Turkish news agency […]