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A year ago, a group of illegal sub-Saharan migrants attempted to storm the occupied enclave of Melilia by scaling the metal fence separating the occupied enclave from Nador. Here follows the timeline of the events of this migratory precedent: June 24, 2022 – Early in the morning, a group of sub-Saharan illegal immigrants launched an […]
The United States has recently called on Algeria to fully commit to the UN-led political process and to support the ongoing efforts by UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Staffan de Mistura to solve the regional dispute. In a phone call between US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Algerian Foreign Minister […]
Late on June 20, Ennahar, a mouthpiece of the military rulers in Algeria, said the country asked the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to leave the country after busting four Emirati spies working for the Mossad. The news was later dismissed as a fake by the foreign ministry and the communication minister was sacked […]
The ruling Algerian junta has suffered another diplomatic setback after 36 countries have expressed in Geneva their firm support to Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the opening by several countries of consulates in the cities of Dakhla and Laayoune is a clear recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara. […]
Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi’s sentence has been increased to 7 years on appeal. Seven years in prison–with the possibility of release only after having served five of them–was the verdict handed down to Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi on Sunday. This marks the most severe sentence ever handed down to an Algerian journalist by […]
Tebboune has wrapped up a visit to Russia during which he contradicted himself and drew mockery due to his clumsy praise of Putin. Speaking at an economic forum in St Petersburg, Tebboune said Putin is a “friend of the whole of humanity,” an exaggerated statement verging on insanity that made Putin himself raise his […]
President Tebbboune has willingly thrown his country in the arms of Russia, confirming Algiers status as a satellite state of Moscow, in a move that will anger the West and probably draw sanctions on Algeria. Following months of swinging between France and Russia, Tebboune has officially hedged the Algerian wagon to the Russian train. Speaking […]
The United Stated slammed Algeria for not respecting the “minimum standards” for the elimination of human trafficking and not making any significant efforts to do so. “The Government of Algeria does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so”, stresses the 2023 Trafficking […]
US ambassador to Algiers Elizabeth Moore Aubin has been tweeting non-stop about her trips to different regions or Wilayas in Algeria, visiting in total no less than 22 in contrast to the country’s president Abdelmedjid Tebboune who prefers to stay in his Mouradia palace while waiting for foreign visits to be approved by Paris and […]
The Algeria-backed polisario is a “criminal” and “dangerous” organization for the regional security of North Africa, underlines French expert in geopolitical strategies, Jérôme Besnard, in an article published in “causeur.fr” news outlet. “The polisario is still involved in various forms of trafficking in the desert, contributing thus to destabilizing the Saharan region,” points out the […]