First Independent Mena Newspaper
Algerian military junta and its civilian façade have hit an unsane level by their constant deployment of conspiracy theories blaming Morocco for all the woes in the country from climate change to self-inflicted economic and political problems. The most recent episode in Algeria’s propaganda machinery was to blame Morocco for currency counterfeiting in the country […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres affirmed that the Sahara was peacefully decolonized in 1975, when the Polisario was still unknown. Actually, the Polisario is an artefact whose advent came after the decolonization of the Sahara. On the sidelines of a visit to Paris, where he took part last week in the “Climate Summit for a […]
For several years now, Morocco has been a preferred destination for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and West African countries, due to its cultural and geographical proximity and the strategic interest the Kingdom has for the continent, particularly in the field of migration. Morocco expresses this interest in the Africa depths through the humane, holistic and […]
The United States has recently called on Algeria to fully commit to the UN-led political process and to support the ongoing efforts by UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Staffan de Mistura to solve the regional dispute. In a phone call between US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Algerian Foreign Minister […]
The ruling Algerian junta has suffered another diplomatic setback after 36 countries have expressed in Geneva their firm support to Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the opening by several countries of consulates in the cities of Dakhla and Laayoune is a clear recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara. […]
Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi’s sentence has been increased to 7 years on appeal. Seven years in prison–with the possibility of release only after having served five of them–was the verdict handed down to Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi on Sunday. This marks the most severe sentence ever handed down to an Algerian journalist by […]
The Court of Tarascon issued a judgment condemning la Confédération Paysanne (Peasant Confederation), a French trade union organization used in the judicial harassment of the Morocco-EU farming agreement, which constitutes a new judicial setback for the “polisario” and its relays in France. This latest French judicial disallowance comes just a few weeks after the one […]
Spain has urged the European commission to work together with Morocco in view of securing a new fisheries deal as soon as possible. The deal expires on July 17 and there seems little enthusiasm for its renewal in Morocco after a European Court annulled it in 2021 because it covers Sahara waters. Spain’s agriculture minister […]
Tebboune has wrapped up a visit to Russia during which he contradicted himself and drew mockery due to his clumsy praise of Putin. Speaking at an economic forum in St Petersburg, Tebboune said Putin is a “friend of the whole of humanity,” an exaggerated statement verging on insanity that made Putin himself raise his […]
President Tebbboune has willingly thrown his country in the arms of Russia, confirming Algiers status as a satellite state of Moscow, in a move that will anger the West and probably draw sanctions on Algeria. Following months of swinging between France and Russia, Tebboune has officially hedged the Algerian wagon to the Russian train. Speaking […]