First Independent Mena Newspaper
After failure of conspiracy theories waving the card of the foreign threat, the Algerian military junta is now targeting the Kabylie region’s independence movement, known as MAK, whom it accused of plotting bombings against Hirak protests. The aged military commanders issued a statement accusing the secular independence movement of planning attacks in order to trigger […]
The US should consider Morocco’s warnings regarding Iran’s strategic offensive on the continent, said Ilan Berman, Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington. The alert comes as the US reviews its foreign policy towards Iran and the North African country, which has severed ties with Tehran accusing it of supporting […]
Thousands of Sub-Saharan migrants have been abused, tortured, stripped, robbed of their phones and savings by Algerian authorities before dumping them on desert border with Niger, according to the latest report released by international NGO “Médecins Sans Frontières”. Between the beginning of January and mid-April 2021, some 4,370 migrants have been expelled from Algeria to […]
The end of the era of expensive oil has put strains on the budgets of Nigeria and Algeria pushing the first to seek foreign borrowing while the latter adamantly sticks to zero borrowing policy at the expense of starving its population. Nigeria, which has a more diversified economy compared to Algeria, is knocking on the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Algeria’s state coffers have dried up! The country’s president now delivers public addresses to try in vain to reassure the people about the supply of cooking oil, flour and milk as queues get longer every day in front of stores. Ramadan this year is tough for Algerians who are hit by the double impact of […]
The comprehensive social welfare project spearheaded by King Mohammed VI has been commended by several experts, NGOs and media outlets, saying the move aims to enhance social cohesion, solidarity, inclusion and to combat poverty and social exclusion. The generalization of welfare system will benefit farmers, craftsmen and self-employed people. This will help improve their living […]
The next UN Security Council meeting on the Sahara issue will take place at a regional context in which Morocco has strengthened its foothold on the ground and internationally while Algeria and its creation the Polisario have reaped but military and diplomatic defeat. Head of the UN mission in the Sahara, the MINURSO, will brief […]
The Biden administration should support its predecessor’s decision recognizing the Moroccanness of the Sahara, said former U.S. deputy National Security Advisor, Elliott Abrams. Speaking at a virtual conference organized by the New York City Bar Association on the Sahara issue, Mr. Elliot, former Assistant Secretary of State (1981-89), describes Morocco as “U.S. long-standing loyal strategic […]