First Independent Mena Newspaper
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said 12 Algerian diplomatic and consular officials were expelled on Tuesday in a tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions, after Algeria on Sunday ordered 12 French officials from the interior ministry to leave the North African country within 48 hours. France’s President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday, April 15, decided to expel 12 […]
The Washington Post has confirmed the alarming ties existing between the Algerian regime and Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, which has trained Polisario militias to guerrilla tactics in order to undermine Morocco’s stability and territorial integrity. In a story titled: “Syria seeks to sever Iran-linked networks for smuggling arms and cash”, the prestigious American newspaper said […]
Africans in Algeria, who have often been stigmatized, fear heightened racism amid tensions between the Algerian regime and its Sahel neighbors. Algeria’s social media is awash with Afrophobia and anti-migrant sentiment with a surge in calls for hostile acts against Sub-Saharans, who already suffer from degrading treatment in Algeria. Anti-migrant sentiment was stoked when Algeria […]
It seems that there will be no end to diplomatic tensions between France and Algeria. Just as the two countries were trying to mend their months-long strained relations, following France’s clear-cut support to Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, French anti-terror prosecutors have indicted three men in connection with the April 2024 kidnapping of Algerian dissident […]
The Polisario Front is one of the last Cold War relics. Algeria founded the separatist group, and the Soviet Union and Cuba supported it, to use as a proxy against Morocco, said the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in a report. The Polisario Front’s existence today is an affront to human rights. Algeria embraces the […]
Algeria and Iran, two states in the same sinking boat, ask help from one another. That is the summary of a visit to Algeria by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in a bid to foster their alliance, amid deepening isolation in their respective regions in a context marked by Trump administration’s pressure on both countries […]
Two Sahrawi gold prospectors were killed in the desert near Tindouf and nine others were injured by the Algerian army, triggering protests in the area. The Algerian army imposes a siege on the Tindouf camps where thousands of Sahrawis have been held against their will for decades. Many disenchanted Sahrawi youth have been shot before […]
The authoritarian Algerian military regime, which conducts smear campaigns against signatories of Abraham accords, will take part this year in the U.S.-led military exercise “African Lion” along with Israel, Morocco, Tunisia, and other nations. Algeria’s participation in this annual military exercise exposes the hypocrisy of its rulers who are openly bragging about boycotting internationals events […]
A group of Algerian hackers leaked data from social security fund CNSS concerning 500,000 companies and 2 million wage-earners, in the worst cyberattack against a Moroccan institution so far. CNSS has belatedly acknowledged the cyberattack while warning against disinformation and legal risks involved in sharing personal information that have been hacked. The attack evidences the […]
Angry Malians staged a protest in front of Algeria’s embassy in Bamako after the Algerian army downed a Malian drone near the borders within Mali’s territory. Protesters chanted slogans denouncing Algeria’s hostile act. Some of them accused Algeria of protecting terrorist groups, who have wreaked havoc in northern Mali. The condemnation shows the perception of […]