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‘Algeria once had 140,000 Jews. Algeria, where are your Jews?’ The question was raised by Hillel Neuer – an outspoken defender of Israel and frequent critic of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Neuer’s query was met with silence. The primary reason for the departure of Algerian Jews is, of course, that some 850,000 […]
The African Lion military exercise 2022, a major US-led multi-national joint exercise planned in Morocco starting June 20, is making Algerian junta hedgy and extremely nervous. To give vent to their frustrations, growing anxiety and setbacks, Algerian Army chief General Said Chanegriha and his corrupt geriatric Generals have carried air-land manoeuvres with live ammunition in […]
The already struggling Algerian airlines has been shaken by a new scandal after the UK police arrested a steward who is wanted for smuggling stolen goods, Algerian media reported. Laroussi Rabah an Air Algérie steward, was arrested by British police at London airport following a European arrest warrant issued against him by French justice. The […]
Polisario’s serious violations against children sequestered in the camps of Tindouf in Algeria were exposed, Wednesday evening in Casablanca, by the president of the Sahara Observatory for Wealth and Human rights, Hafdi Mohamed El Bachir. Speaking at a ceremony held at the Moulay Rachid complex on the celebration of the National Day of the Child, […]
The Algerian government has made much fuss about an incoming investment code which analysts see as a cosmetic measure that fails to address the real issues that make Algeria a very unfriendly foreign investment destination. A copy of the draft of the new code was unveiled last week copying much of a similar code that […]
Dozens of former Algerian soldiers have staged a sit-in protest near the Tunisian border to demand a pension increase amid soaring food prices and shortage of staple products fueling widespread popular discontent. These disgruntled ex-soldiers gathered near the borders to vent out their anger as all demonstrations against the military regime have been banned since […]
The civilian façade of the military regime in Algeria, President Abdelmedjid Tebboune, ended a state visit to Turkey empty handed, save the signing of MOUs with a vague language and promises that remain ink on paper, at a time the North African country is desperately seeking alternatives to deal with a looming halt of Russian […]
Algeria, the country from which terrorism sprouted to plague the whole Sahel and beyond, has issued a statement opposing a ministerial meeting in Marrakech of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The reason was that the closing statement warned of the dangers of the collusion between separatists- which Algeria supports- and terrorist groups. In a […]
Morocco has once again highlighted Algeria’s role as the main party to the Sahara conflict, stressing if Algeria was so attached to the principle of self-determination, it had better let the occupied Kabylie with its 12 million people practice that right. “You ask for self-determination for the 20,000 people that you are holding in the […]
The military regime in Algeria is tightening the noose around human rights activists and civil society organizations (CSOs) curbing freedoms, arresting peaceful dissidents and issuing travel bans, as the economic and social outlook of the country darkens. Between January and April 2022, the authorities have prevented at least three Algerian-Canadian citizens, only one of whom […]