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Algeria has quietly climbed down in its standoff with Mali, reopening its airspace to Malian aircraft and returning its ambassador to Bamako, the latest in a string of diplomatic retreats that has come to define Algiers’ diplomacy with the countries it has picked fights with in recent years, from Spain to France and now the […]
For more than four years, Algeria’s regime has repeated the same refrain accusing the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie (MAK) as a “terrorist” organization, remote-controlled from abroad, notably Morocco. But this rhetoric, hammered home relentlessly, is showing its limits at home, while no one believes it abroad. This came to the fore again after […]
When the Casablanca prosecutor explained Ali Lmrabet’s arrest at Tangier airport, the message was that he was subject to search notices tied to complaints of defamation, insults, and false information. Not because he used to be a journalist. The prosecutor added that being a journalist or content creator does not put you above the law […]
Algeria’s parliamentary elections have delivered an unmistakable verdict on the state of the country’s political system, with official results showing a turnout of just 21.24%, meaning nearly four out of five registered voters abstained despite efforts by authorities to boost participation, including extending voting hours nationwide. The figure marks the lowest participation rate recorded in […]
Morocco’s remarkable rise in international football has evolved into a symbol of what nations from the Global South can achieve through vision, investment, resilience, and belief, international media says. As highlighted by recent analyses in The Guardian, Modern Diplomacy, and The New Yorker, the Atlas Lions have come to represent a wider aspiration shared by […]
Former French ambassador to Algeria Xavier Driencourt argues that Algeria’s political system has long relied on military power, official memory of colonialism and France’s discomfort with its past to sustain itself, according to a new book that has entered France’s top 20 bestseller list last week. In “L’Algérie 1830-2026. Vérités et légendes” (“Algeria 1830-2026: Truths […]
Algeria’s legislative elections were overshadowed by signs of weak voter participation at 20.7%, with authorities extending voting by an hour and urging citizens to head to the polls as polling stations in parts of the capital appeared largely empty. The vote took place as Algeria’s national football team was preparing to face Switzerland in a […]
French anti-terror investigators suspect criminal networks were recruited to carry out a failed assassination plot against Algerian journalist and opposition figure Hichem Aboud, according to details published by Le Monde from an ongoing judicial investigation that has heightened scrutiny of Algerian interference and banditry on French soil. The investigation stems from a February 2025 operation […]
U.S. Permanent Representative to UN Mike Waltz met on Tuesday a delegation of the Sahrawi Movement for Peace, a political body set up in 2020 by former Polisario members who broke away from the Algeria-backed separatist group. These Sahrawis are “voices committed to peace, compromise, and a durable solution,” to the Sahara issue, said the […]
Morocco’s progression to the knockout stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, sealed with a well-deserved victory over the Netherlands in Monterrey, has reinforced how football has become one of the vehicles for the country’s growing soft power and international visibility. Morocco defeated the Netherlands on penalties after a 1–1 draw on June 29, advancing […]