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Algeria: President-less, human rights abuses, stifled revolution…an endless nightmare

The situation of human rights, the absence of the leader since October and the difficult economic situation in Algeria has become the talk of town at home and in foreign media. Thursday, French-German TV channel Arte in its “28 minutes” broadcast pondered over unprecedented situation in the North African country with two experts. President Abdelmadjid […]

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How Algeria moved from resisting colonialism to defending its legacy

Algeria gained its independence after an armed struggle in which Morocco and Tunisia played a pivotal role. But, after its independence, a military junta turned its back to its neighbors and adopted a territorial consolidation policy based on defending the colonial border legacy. Post-independent Algiers forced Tunisia to relinquish its claims to border areas amputated […]

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Polisario on the footsteps of ISIS terrorism tactics – Italian magazine

After its humiliating retreat from the Guerguarat passage on Morocco’s borders with Mauritania, the Polisario separatist movement threatened to bring the war into Moroccan lands by inciting its “dormant cells” to carry out attacks using the same language as terrorist groups like ISIS, Italian magazine Insideover said. The Polisario has blocked the vital border crossing […]

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Jewish History included in curriculum of primary schools, another token of values of tolerance prevailing in Morocco

Morocco has decided to teach Jewish history and culture in public primary schools, a move that translates the Kingdom’s multi-dimensional strategy to promote pluralism and tolerance and combat religious extremism.   Since the last school year, Moroccan children in the 6th grade of the primary cycle have gotten to know their fellow citizens of the […]

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Republic of kabylie wants an embassy in Laayoune or Rabat

Head of the republic of Kabylia, Ferhat Mhenni, reiterated his call on Moroccan authorities to open an embassy in Rabat or Laayoune and commended Morocco’s actions in the Sahara. In an interview with Moroccan magazine, L’observateur, Mhenni denounced what he described as a pitiless Algerian colonialism in the restive Kabylie region. He said the people […]

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Sahara: Spain’s official, unwavering position is full support for the UN process

Spain has once again reiterated, through two cabinet members, its official, clear, unwavering standpoint on the Sahara issue which is based on full support for the UN process and which considers the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative as serious and credible. The stand of Madrid on the Sahara is part of its State policy, which does not […]

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Algeria, isolated more than ever among Arab and African states

Algeria was so far the only country that maintains a hostile stance towards Morocco’s territorial integrity in the Arab world and its voice is becoming inaudible in Africa. So far, Gabon, Comoros, Djibouti, Senegal, Central African Republic, Sao Tome § Principe, Egypt, Eswatini, Gambia, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, Guinea Bissau, Zambia, Benin, Chad and Senegal have […]

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Algerian media rolls out red carpet for Polisario’s fake news

The Algerian regime has directed its mouthpieces to relay all sorts of fake news fabricated by the Polisario to sell its disenchanted supporters’ virtual gains. After they were compelled to leave the Guerguarat crossing on the sound of the Moroccan boots, the Polisario has been using a language reminiscent of that of gangs publishing statements […]

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Morocco Guerguerat intervention, a step towards ending once and for all Polisario banditry

Morocco sent its army to restore commercial and passenger traffic in the Guerguarat crossing in the UN-monitored buffer zone after all calls by the UN and the international community fell on deaf Polisario ears. Morocco has given ample time for the UN to make the Polisario leave the area and finally decided to act with […]

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Morocco regains control of border crossing with Mauritania, secures area

Morocco acted firmly in line with Royal guidelines to clear Guerguarat from the Polisario bandits who have been blocking commercial and passenger traffic since October 21 and secure the area. King Mohammed VI, supreme commander of the Royal Armed Forces, has made it clear in a speech on the occasion of the Green March anniversary […]