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Morocco, a country with a diversified economy, has outpaced hydrocarbon-rich Algeria in foreign exchange reserves, reaching approximately $50 billion in September, according to central bank data. This milestone underscores the success of Morocco’s diversified and productive economy, while exposing the costs of Algeria’s rentier economy which led to restrictive import policies and heavy reliance on […]
The United States and the United Nations are coordinating their efforts in support of the UN-led political process engaged to reach a lasting solution to the Sahara conflict in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 2797. This resolution, adopted in October 2025, has endorsed the Autonomy plan for the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty. It calls […]
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 […]