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Iranian drones made their way to North Africa through Algeria, according to Western security experts, vindicating Morocco’s warnings over the past months of Iranian destabilization acts that fuel terrorism and separatism. Morocco, which has been warning of Iranian incursions in the Sahel via Algeria, rang the alarm bell that the Polisario are seeking Iranian drones […]
Russia has found alternative markets to the European space as North African countries now line up for purchases of the Russian oil products despite western sanctions, Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has revealed. The US media outlet in a report notes that Morocco, Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia have stepped forward to become voracious buyers of its […]
After recalling its ambassador to France last month, the Algerian government is now refusing to deliver temporary consular passes for the repatriation of its nationals expelled from French territory. The move comes in retaliation for the intervention of French consular services in Tunis, preventing the extradition of French-Algerian journalist Amira Bouraoui. After her arrest on […]
The Iranian drones, which are being deployed in North Africa, are posing a direct threat to Morocco, said American daily Boston Herald, noting that Moroccan diplomats are actively raising the issue with Western governments. In an Op-Ed published lately, columnist Llewellyn King said that the Mullah regime, in collusion with Algeria, is supplying the Polisario […]
While Sahrawis sequestered in the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps are enduring inhumane conditions, their brethren living in Morocco’s southern provinces are enjoying all their rights and participate in the management of public affairs, said on Monday Moroccan justice minister Abdellatif Ouahbi. Addressing the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), convening in Geneva, the […]
The African Union (AU) has joined the voices that have condemned remarks by Tunisia’s authoritarian president targeting Sub-Saharan migrants in his country and have warned against this “hate speech” that could bring harm. President Kais Saied sparked an outcry this week after he made extremely hateful and racist remarks against African migrants who arrive in […]
The Polisario-run Tindouf camps have been rocked by violent protests by disenchanted youth who torched trucks and attacked a so-called Police station in a camp called Aousserd in south-western Algeria. The incident came as the camps were hit by floods adding to the suffering of thousands of Sahraouis forsaken by Algeria under the mercy of […]
The standing decision-making organ of the African Union, the Peace and Security Council, issued its annual report without mentioning the Algeria-fueled conflict over southern Morocco, the Sahara. The decision confirms once more the neutrality of the African Union, in line with its resolution 639 of July 2019, which considers the Sahara as an issue to […]
When Algeria unilaterally cut gas supplies through the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline in late 2021, it was expecting Morocco to succumb to darkness and electricity cuts. But none of that happened. Instead, a new energy partnership was forged with Spain giving the halted pipeline a new life. Spain received annually 2 million euros from Morocco for […]
The latest Summit of the African Union, held in Addis Ababa 18-19 Feb., has not addressed or made any reference to the Sahara issue, respecting the UN exclusive role in handling this regional dispute. The summiteers have thus honored their political commitment and respected the resolution passed unanimously during the 2018 AU summit convened in […]