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The Algerian military junta arrested scores of the pro-democracy Hirak activists in the restive Kabylie region, where an independence movement known as MAK is active. The repression comes in a series of measures aimed at cracking down on Hirak activists in key cities in Algeria by a military regime reluctant to respond to the demands […]
Algeria’s decision to cut gas supplies to Morocco, Spain and Portugal through the Maghreb-Europe pipeline came to no surprise in view of the counter-intuitive and self-harming decisions taken by the Algerian military rulers in recent years. The decision was announced by Algeria’s official news agency two days after Algiers unilaterally cut diplomatic ties with Rabat […]
Tunisia has secretly handed over a prominent Algerian political refugee to Algiers few days after Algerian government arrested and is expected to extradite former Tunisian presidential candidate and business tycoon Nabil Karoui. Slimane Bouhafs, who had been living in Tunisia since August 2018 under the protection of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), […]
Djibouti and the Union of the Comors have joined the growing list of countries that have deplored Algeria’s decision to cut diplomatic relations with Morocco. Djibouti on Sunday expressed its “deep regret” over Algeria’s decision and called for settling the dispute through diplomatic channels. Djibouti’s foreign Ministry underlined in a statement that the “Republic of […]
The Swiss Federal Court recently issued a judgment supporting and confirming the official position of the Swiss government on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara. In its judgment, the Federal Court rejected the appeal lodged by an individual contesting the decision of the Swiss authorities to refuse, when renewing his “refugee” permit, to display the […]
Algeria is the real party in the Sahara conflict and has been using the Polisario separatist militias to serve its regional hegemonic agenda, Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN Omar Hilale said, adding that there would be no process. The statement came few days after Algeria unilaterally cut diplomatic ties with Morocco, putting forward pretexts […]
Several member countries of the UN committee 24 have reiterated strong support to Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for a lasting peaceful resolution of the Sahara regional conflict, affirming that the Moroccan offer is the ONLY basis for a just and enduring solution, sustainable peace and prosperity in the region. Addressing the C-24 Caribbean regional seminar […]
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced Friday the appointment of Alexander Ivanko of the Russian Federation as his new Special Representative for the Sahara and Head of the MINURSO. He succeeds Colin Stewart of Canada, whose mandate ends on October 31, 2021. Mr. Ivanko, who has served as Chief of Staff of MINURSO since 2009, […]
UN Secretary General António Guterres meets this Thursday Head of the UN Mission for the Sahara (MINURSO) Colin Stewart, whose mandate ends on October 31, 2021, according to UN sources. This meeting comes as the Sahara talks are at a standstill since the two round-table meetings held in Geneva more than two years ago, while […]
Algeria’s unilateral decision to severe diplomatic relations with Morocco has been deplored by several countries, international organizations and analysts as harmful to the interests and stability in North Africa. In this context, the French government had expressed its regret over the Algerian hasty decision, calling for restraint and a return to dialogue, urging Algeria to […]