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Algerian regime swinging between hypocrisy and opportunism

The Algerian regime, which is well known for its anti-Semitism, does not hesitate to get in touch with Israel when it sees an interest in such contacts. The evidence of this ambivalence made the headlines lately with reports saying that a Brazilian military aircraft from Tel Aviv landed in the Houari-Boumedienne airport in Algiers, at […]

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Algeria’s direct responsibility in child soldiers’ recruitment by Polisario denounced in Geneva

Algeria’s direct responsibility in the recruitment of child soldiers by the Polisario was denounced in Geneva Tuesday by International relations expert Matteo Dominici, who deplored that children in the Tindouf camps are used as “cannon fodder”. The international expert made his remarks on behalf of Swiss NGO “Promotion of Economic and Social Development,” at the […]

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Morocco extends security wall in Sahara

Morocco is tightening the noose on Polisario separatists by further narrowing the area east of the berm after satellite images showed that a new wall was built 3km away from the Algerian border. Equipped with state-of-the-art radars and motion detectors, Morocco’s security wall was completed in late 1980s and has put an end to the […]

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UN concerned over Algeria’s crackdown on peaceful protesters, activists

Algeria has been slammed by the U.N. Human Rights Office for its crackdown on members of the pro-democracy Hirak movement which has picked up on its momentum. On Friday, thousands defied Covid-19 restrictions and took to the streets of Algiers and other cities across the country chanting slogans against the military junta and demanding a […]

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UN: Appointing New Sahara Envoy Not an Easy Task

The Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Stéphane Dujarric has explained the delay in naming a new UN envoy for the Sahara by the difficult task of filling such a high-profile position. Responding to a question on the delay in finding a new successor to former Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, […]

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US recognition of Moroccanness of Sahara, a natural act crowning a 300-year-old friendship, a letter to President Biden says

Since he assumed power in January, US President Joe Biden has received several letters from politicians, MPs, elected representatives, and civil society activists from the United States, Europe, Africa and Latin American, expressing backing to the US recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara and underscoring that the resolution of the Sahara conflict will ensure […]

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UN exposes Polisario lies regarding situation in Sahara

The UN has laid bare the claims of Polisario regarding tensions in the Sahara and exposed to the world the lies of the Algeria-backed separatists. The UN mission in the Sahara “continues to receive unconfirmed reports of sporadic firing across the berm. The Mission continues to monitor the situation throughout the Territory, including in Guerguarat,” […]

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UNHRC: Algiers accountable for repression, torture & abduction in Tindouf Camps

The systematic human rights violations committed against the Sahrawi population in the Tindouf camps, southern in Algeria, have been exposed at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council convening in Geneva from Feb.22 to Mar. 23. Algerian authorities must be held accountable for the repression, torture and abduction of opponents in the polisario-controlled camps, […]

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Algerian, Tunisian Islamists fantasize about a mini-Maghreb without Morocco

Blinded by their endemic anti-semitism, Algerian and Tunisian leaders of parties hailing from the Muslim Brotherhood called for a Maghreban union that excludes Morocco. Head of Algeria’s Islamist MSP, Abderrazak Makri, has called for a Maghreb Union without Morocco because it has normalized ties with Israel. “We should exclude Moroccans, because they brought closer to […]

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International political leaders & elected officials support in a letter to President Biden U.S. recognition of Morocco’s Sovereignty over the Sahara

Some 250 political leaders and elected officials from 25 countries in Europe and Latin America have addressed a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their support to the U.S. decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and to open a consulate in Dakhla. “Mr. President, We, former heads of government, former ministers, elected officials, […]