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Algeria fails to secure release of its pro-Assad fighters held in Syria

The Algerian regime’s envoy, foreign minister Ahmed Attaf, failed to convince Syria’s new authorities to release the Algerian soldiers who have fought alongside the Bashar Al Assad regime. Algeria had been stood by Syria’s Assad regime till his downfall, calling Asharaa and his HTS fighters as “terrorists.” The Syrian TV and French international media, Monte […]

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Algeria’s erratic diplomacy at play in Syria

Less than two months was enough for a volt-face of the Algerian regime on the transition authority in Syria, where it dispatched its ambivalent foreign affairs minister in an act of repentance. Algiers has backed the bloody Syrian regime of Bashar Al Assad to the bitter end, while describing the HTS of current president Ahmed […]

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King of Morocco reiterates support to the Syrian people in fulfilling their aspirations for freedom, peace, stability; wishes success to Ahmed Al-Sharaa in his supreme duties

King Mohammed VI has expressed support to the Syrian people in attaining their aspirations for freedom, peace and stability, and hope that Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s presidency of Syria during the transitional period would contribute to enshrining peace and laying the foundations for stability and security in the country. This came in a message of congratulations the […]

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Mali receives massive supplies of Russian military hardware amid Moscow’s pivot from Syria

Russia has reportedly delivered military equipment, including tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery systems to Mali, which observers suspect may have been moved there from Syria following the departure of Russian troops after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. According to reports from Defense Web, Africa’s leading defense news portal, Mali could be another recipient of […]

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Kenyan and Nigerian presidents ranked among world’s most corrupt leaders of 2024

Kenyan president William Ruto has received the most votes and has thus become — together with Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu — one of the top five 2024 finalists for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) ‘Person of the Year’ award. Ruto received an unprecedented number of 40,000 nominations for ‘Person of the […]

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Is a phone call paving the way towards thawing Morocco-Syria relations?

Diplomatic ties between Morocco and Syria seem to be heading towards a warming up following phone talks Monday between the two countries’ Foreign Ministers Nasser Bourita and Asaad Al-Shibani. The announcement was made by the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The phone talks between the two officials focused on the strong and promising bilateral partnership […]

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Syria: Polisario militants arrested in Aleppo as Assad’s regime collapses; calls mount to list the separatist group as a terrorist organization

Some 30 militants of the Algeria-backed Polisario front have been reportedly captured by Syrian opposition forces in Aleppo. The militants were arrested last week after they were abandoned by Syrian regime forces during fighting with the Syrian opposition. According to security sources speaking to multiple news outlets, they were found in a camp in rural […]

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Morocco urges preservation of Syria’s unity and territorial integrity

Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita reiterated the Kingdom’s steady position for the preservation of Syria’s national unity and territorial integrity after the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime. Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, “has always been clear concerning the preservation of territorial integrity, national sovereignty, and the unity of the Syrian people. This […]

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Assad regime’s collapse threatens Russia’s ambitions in north, sub-Saharan Africa

The fall of Syrian long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime could lead to Russia losing its military bases located in the country and, if this happens, it could have serious consequences for the Kremlin’s operations and power projection in Libya and sub-Saharan African countries, says a latest report by the American Institute for the Study of […]

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Syria’s Assad toppled, Algerian regime freaks out

Syrian rebels put an end to 53 years of the Assad family’s rule declaring the end of the Bashar Assad regime after a bloody 14 year-war. The news of freed political prisoners and refugees jubilating to go home triggered emotions of joy, except in the Algerian political class where the news was met with the […]