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NGO Promotion of Economic and Social Development (PDES) drew attention during the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council on Friday in Geneva to vulnerability factors linked to situations of prolonged displacement, particularly in the Tindouf camps in southwestern Algeria. Speaking on behalf of PDES during the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary […]
Algeria on Thursday announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, citing a series of unspecified “provocative or hostile” actions by Abu Dhabi and claiming it had exhausted all avenues to preserve bilateral ties. The Foreign Ministry summoned the UAE ambassador, gave him 48 hours to leave, and offered no concrete evidence, […]
Recent migration crisis in Ceuta and the ensuing sovereignty debate has laid bare Algeria’s hypocrisy in claiming to be the heirs of global anti-colonialism, while defending Spanish centuries-old occupation of Moroccan lands. Algeria has long marketed itself as the uncompromising champion of anti-colonialism and African liberation, while its leaders invoke the memory of the war […]
The Algerian junta and the Iranian regime are proven allies in terrorism, arms trafficking and regional destabilization. Their alliance has been exposed again and confirmed by Russian cargo vessel Lady Mariia that was lately struck with drones in the Mediterranean Sea. According to press reports, Lady Mariia was carrying Iranian weapons and military equipment. It […]
Algeria, long accustomed to describing itself as the Sahel’s indispensable power broker, finds itself sidelined by the very regimes it once lectured with condescension and interference. In a striking illustration of its isolation, Algiers has scrambled to dispatch an unprecedented squadron of four Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets and a tanker aircraft to Niamey, while simultaneously […]
Devastating wildfires that swept through more than a dozen Algerian provinces in late August have left a far higher human toll than official figures acknowledge, according to cross-checked reports from hospital staff, security sources and local witnesses, while the authorities maintain a strict information blackout. The Algerian government continues to report only 12 deaths. Independent […]
Spanish courts are once again being tested by Algiers’ relentless pursuit of political opponents abroad, this time targeting Algerian businessman and media figure Ayoub Aissiou. Detained at Barcelona’s El Prat airport since late July 2026 on an Algerian extradition request, Aissiou faces the real prospect of being handed over to a regime notorious for crushing […]
Algeria is once more in national mourning after deadly wildfires claimed at least 12 lives and injured dozens this week. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of mourning, with flags at half-mast and public festivities cancelled. The latest toll – five dead in Jijel, four in Béjaïa and three in Tizi Ouzou – is believed […]
Algerian nationals received the highest number of orders to leave European Union territory in 2025 and continued to lead in the first quarter of 2026, according to the latest figures from Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. In 2025, EU member states issued 45,725 removal orders against Algerian citizens. The gap reached 16,695 decisions, or 57.5 […]
Algerian state and private media have launched an extraordinary propaganda barrage against Morocco, pumping out roughly 3,900 articles, posts, and videos in the 21 days since the late-July Ceuta border events, according to a detailed monitoring by Moroccan outlet Assahifa. From 30 July to 19 August 2026, the average stood at about 186 Morocco-related items […]