First Independent Mena Newspaper
An earthquake has hit on Friday night several countries in Western North Africa, including Morocco, Mauritania and Algeria and Southern Europe. Residents of several Moroccan cities, from Rabat to Agadir, via Casablanca and Marrakech, felt the tremor at around 11.14pm on Friday night. Several inhabitants left their homes to gather in the streets. […]
UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura arrived on Monday in Laayoune, capital of the Moroccan Sahara, in a bid to advance the UN-led political process on the Sahara issue. The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General “is looking forward to conducting visits in the region and meetings, engaging all concerned ahead of the issuance […]
Moroccans mourned two of their nationals who have been killed by the Algerian coastal guard after having mistakenly trespassed into Algeria’s waters. The killing took place on Tuesday after a group of five Moroccan tourists, including three who also had French nationality, lost their way off Saidia resort and ended in Algerian waters where they […]
The Attorney General of Switzerland has filed an indictment in the Federal Criminal Court against former Algerian defense minister Khaled Nezzar for crimes against humanity committed during the 1990s civil war. According to the indictment, Nezzar is accused of violating the laws of armed conflicts in accordance with the Geneva Conventions between 1992 and 1994 […]
French Republicans were the latest in a wave of voices that called on Emmanuel Macron to break away from his Algeria bias in favor of mending ties with Morocco. “What a suffering for all those who love France like us to see our country incapable of defending its interests…I blame the head of state. I […]
Patrice Talon, the President of Benin, is expected in Algeria for a State visit in view of boosting ties with the North African country, the Algerian Foreign ministry has announced. The ministry said the invitation came from President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. “The visit aims to open a new era of bilateral relations between the two countries,” […]
BRICS group said it backs an enduring and mutually acceptable political solution to the Sahara issue in line with UN Security Council resolutions. This came in a statement issued at the end of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in South Africa, whose government attempted in vain to use the summit to promote the Algeria-backed separatist […]
After quelling peaceful dissent at home, the Algerian military regime multiplied attempts to silence dissidents in exile using intimidation, kidnapping attempts, and harassment. Earlier this month, three prominent opinion makers Amir DZ, Anouar Malek, and Abdou Semmar all suffered intimidation by the government in a vain attempt to silence them. They have been active on […]
A BRICS currency replacing U.S dollar is a ‘ridiculous’ idea, says the top economist who named the group — especially in light of the fact that China and India are not able to even agree on BRICS membership expansion that will shape the organization’s future. The BRICS group has revealed its internal divisions, with India […]
The civilian façade of the military regime in Algeria or the government led by Tebboune has reached an absurd level doubling down on inconsistencies, inflated figures, and fake news. The most recent was Algeria’s foreign minister welcoming the US position on the Sahara issue. Algeria’s newly appointed foreign minister, Ahmed Attaf, has welcomed the US […]