First Independent Mena Newspaper
Embarrassed by a growing surge of anti-migrant sentiment and in need of workers in farming and construction, Algeria is rushing to save its face with the launch of an operation to grant residency rights and job permits to illegal African migrants. The migrant regularization plan was announced by Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune in response […]
Algeria’s Industry Minister Bedda Mahjoub expressed frustration at his country’s policy of attracting car assembly plants and threatened to close these factories due to their low integration rates. “We should put an end to the production model as most manufacturers have not improved their integration rates, he told the press after speaking to MPs. While […]
Fears are growing in Algeria over the possibility of the non-renewal by Morocco of the contract governing the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline, which transports Algerian gas through Morocco and the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain and Europe. Concerns were voiced in the Algerian press, speculating about a potential cessation of the contract, which expires in 2021 […]
Morocco and its allies in the UN Special Committee on Decolonization succeeded in averting a plot by Algeria and Venezuela to confer the Polisario separatist entity the status of representative of the Sahara. Thanks to the vigilance of Morocco and its African, Caribbean, Asian and Pacific allies within the UN Committee, Algeria and Venezuela failed […]
Algeria’s social media networks woke up to a shameful and outrageous campaign targeting sub-Saharan migrants after the launch of a racist hashtag in Arabic saying “No to Africans in Algeria”. The Algerian twitter was awash with racist calls for “cleaning Africans off Algerian cities,” and forcing them out of Algerian borders. These heinous calls echo […]
The US Department of State has renewed its caution to travelers heading to Algeria due to the threat of terrorist attacks and kidnappings. “While violence has reduced significantly in recent years, terrorist groups remain active in some parts of the country,” the Department said on its website. Despite heavy police presence in major cities, “the […]
Morocco, which is known for its exceptional generosity and unmatched solidarity with disaster-stricken people and those crying for urgent help from around the world, decided Tuesday to open its doors to a group of Syrian families trapped at borders with neighboring Algeria. The move was made by King Mohammed VI on humanitarian grounds, said the […]
Algeria must halt its clampdown against members of the minority Ahmadiyya religious movement, said Amnesty International, ahead of the appeal hearing on June 21 of six Ahmadis sentenced to up to four years in prison for charges relating to the exercise of their religion. At least 280 Ahmadi men and women have faced investigation or […]
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived Sunday in the Algerian capital for a two-day visit to discuss crises in the Gulf littoral states, namely the Syrian and Qatar-Gulf disputes. Shortly after arrival, Zarfif met with his counterpart Abdelkader Messahel, Iranian online media Iran Front Page repots. The Iranian official’s talks with Algerian authorities will […]
The army claimed Sunday it neutralized three ‘terrorists’ and arrested several others in ongoing counter-terrorism operation in the east region of the country. The army operations in conjunction with other forces in Constantine and Skikda led to “the elimination of three terrorists, the capture of three others and eight people who were supporting criminal groups, […]