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Amnesty International, the long-time lesson giver which used to nosing around in other people’s affairs, has been put in the dock by some members of its own staff who denounced it for its culture of white privilege with incidents of overt racism, British The Guardian reported on its website, citing an internal review into AI […]
Algeria has the fourth slowest internet service in the world ranking 174th out of 177 countries surveyed by the Speedtest Global Index, which measures mobile and fixed broadband internet services from around the world on a monthly basis. Last December, Algeria’s Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum was unable to maintain a stable internet during an African […]
The US embassy in Tunisia has branded rubbish allegations by a Tunisian lawmaker that the administration of former President Donald Trump had financed the election of incumbent Tunisian president Kaïs Saïed in 2019. Tunisian parliamentarian Rached Khiari from Ennhadha [leading party in the legislature] on Monday accused Kaïs Saïed to have received $5 million in […]
The UN Security Council has ended its briefing on the Sahara territory without a statement as the UN mission in the Sahara continues business as usual giving a cold shower to the Polisario and its mentor Algeria who have seen their propaganda about an imaginary war in the territory collapse on the UN rock. UN […]
Morocco and Kuwait share the same views on a set of Arab and regional issues and causes, notably those of Libya, Yemen, Lebanon and Palestine. This was stressed at a video conference held Wednesday between the two countries’ Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah. The two officials also noted the […]
The UN Security Council has denounced the blockade by the Polisario armed militias last fall of the Guerguarate crossing point that hampered the movement of people and goods between Morocco and Mauritania. This came during the Security Council’s semi-annual consultation meeting on the Sahara which was held on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, behind closed […]
The UN has just been alerted to a worrying spread of coronavirus pandemic in the polisario-controlled Tindouf camps, Southern Algeria, wherein UN staff has been reportedly infected with the virus. According to reliable sources cited by some media outlets, a representative of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Tindouf has informed […]
A group of leading Israeli tour operators are exploring opportunities to kick off Israeli tourism in Morocco after the two countries resumed diplomatic ties last December, head of Israeli mission in Morocco David Govrin said. “This visit is part of preparations to launch direct flights between the two countries and the prospection of tourist attractions […]
Journalist Hafsa Boutahar who has accused her colleague Omar Radi of rape has seen her rights denied and deplored the double standards shown by patriarchal rights activists in Morocco and abroad as well as the biased solidarity with the man whom she said has assaulted her. Moroccan rights NGOs, particularly AMDH, and French media have […]
A planned terror attack backed by the Islamic state group, ISIS, in the city of Sfax, has been foiled, the Tunisian interior ministry said on Tuesday. Security forces arrested members of the cell who were preparing the alleged attack, the ministry said in a statement. The leader of the cell pledged allegiance to the terror […]