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As political pressure mounts in Madrid over the July 30–31 2026 mass crossings into Ceuta, the Spanish border and migration center (CENIF) report continues to circulate without any official reaction from Morocco to the scandalous methodological amateurism that anti-Moroccan circles in Spain have eagerly amplified. The 55-page analysis, prepared for a National Court judge, relies […]
Since they fell into Iberian hands, the history of the two enclaves has been that of sieges, open wars, and negotiations. Across the centuries the methods evolved, yet Moroccan efforts to reclaim Ceuta (Sebta), Melilla, and the other coastal presidios never ceased. At the same time, recent claims in parts of the Spanish press- eagerly […]
Algeria, long accustomed to describing itself as the Sahel’s indispensable power broker, finds itself sidelined by the very regimes it once lectured with condescension and interference. In a striking illustration of its isolation, Algiers has scrambled to dispatch an unprecedented squadron of four Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets and a tanker aircraft to Niamey, while simultaneously […]
Devastating wildfires that swept through more than a dozen Algerian provinces in late August have left a far higher human toll than official figures acknowledge, according to cross-checked reports from hospital staff, security sources and local witnesses, while the authorities maintain a strict information blackout. The Algerian government continues to report only 12 deaths. Independent […]
The union of Aragon and Castile against Moroccans has been reincarnated in a union between left and right to scapegoat Morocco over Ceuta while ignoring their own failures. Once again, Spanish politicians from across the spectrum have chosen the easy path of accusing Morocco rather than confronting the uncomfortable truths about migration, pull factors, and […]
Tunisia is sweltering under extreme heat that has pushed temperatures near 50°C, with Kairouan recording 49.8°C on 27 August 2026, yet many Tunisians has to survive without access to electricity or water. The heatwave has driven electricity demand to record levels, triggering widespread rotating power cuts by the state utility STEG and cascading disruptions to […]
Morocco and the United States are giving their longstanding strategic alliance a powerful new food security dimension, with the Kingdom emerging as a key partner in safeguarding American farming and agricultural resilience. By pairing Morocco’s unmatched phosphate resources and industrial capacity with American agricultural distribution networks and domestic production goals, the two countries are transforming […]
Algeria is once more in national mourning after deadly wildfires claimed at least 12 lives and injured dozens this week. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of mourning, with flags at half-mast and public festivities cancelled. The latest toll – five dead in Jijel, four in Béjaïa and three in Tizi Ouzou – is believed […]
Spanish commentators and intellectuals have recently repeated that when Portugal seized Ceuta in 1415, “Morocco did not exist.” The argument transforms a military conquest into the occupation of an empty space, free of political ownership or historical continuity. So as to deny Morocco its historical right to its northern cities, the solution is to make […]
Weeks ahead of Morocco’s legislative elections, political parties have already taken to the field with local meetings, public statements and social media videos, each trying to win over an electorate that has shown growing distrust of institutional politics in recent years, political scientist Aisha Kadaoui writes in a Telquel opinion piece. Behind this pre-electoral activity, […]