First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt have advanced to the third and last round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar. The four football names in the region topped their respective groups – underlining their dominion on football on the continent. Morocco earlier booked its place before the November fixtures. Algeria […]
Algeria’s unilateral decision to suspend gas supply via the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline to Europe, including to Spain and Portugal is still trigging anger and criticism across Europe as a gas blackmail. In this connection, eleven Portuguese MPs from different political trends questioned, on Monday, their government about this gas blackmail that Algeria is practicing towards […]
Algerian university teachers, students, associations and citizens have denounced the use of the judiciary system by the authorities as a tool of repression to muzzle and intimidate vocal critics demanding basic freedoms, a civilian democratic state, and departure of the ruling military junta. “The use of judiciary as an instrument of repression is a violation […]
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged the U.S. Department of State to include Algeria on its Special Watch List for engaging and tolerating severe violations of religious freedom. In recent years, Algerian authorities have shown more hostility towards religious minorities, forcibly closing dozens of Protestant churches and prosecuting Ahmadiyya Muslims for gathering […]
The European Union (EU) expressed, before the 4th committee of the UN General Assembly in New York, its support for a “just, lasting and mutually acceptable” political solution to the regional conflict around the Sahara. Speaking on behalf of the EU, the representative of Slovenia said that the Union “encourages” the parties to work towards […]
Israeli defense company Rafael is reportedly seeking to supply Morocco with its “Iron Dome” missile-defense system which is capable of intercepting rockets, mortars, artillery shells, aircraft, helicopters and UAVs, according to Moroccan news website Le Desk.ma. The Israeli system would enable the Royal Armed Forces to add another defense layer for the protection of the […]
The closure of the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline currently has no impact on the production of electricity in Morocco, said Thursday in Rabat, government spokesman, Mustapha Baitas. The Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline (GME) was not intended for the use of citizens and its closure has no impact at present on the production of electricity in the Kingdom, […]
Despite Algeria’s repeated blackmail over the Moroccan Sahara dispute, the United Nations has once again insisted on the paramount importance of the involvement of all parties in the UN-led political process. This was reaffirmed by the UN Secretary-General’s deputy spokesman Farhan Haq during his daily briefing on Wednesday. To a question on Algeria’s latest decision, […]
Algeria once again leveled unfounded accusations against Morocco claiming that shelling by the Moroccan army killed three Algerian nationals In response to the fake news, a Moroccan well-informed source told French news agency AFP on Wednesday that despite these completely unfounded accusations by the Algerian regime, which has seemingly departed from all sense of reason, […]
Following reactions of several Members of the European Parliament regarding Algeria’s unilateral decision not to renew the agreement to supply Europe with gas via the Maghreb-Europe Gas pipeline, the European Parliament has officially referred the issue to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. MEP and former President of the […]