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Raphael Machado: Could Russia resolve Western Sahara?
Since the withdrawal of Spanish forces from Western Sahara, the Sahrawis have found themselves in a permanent and ruinous conflict with the Kingdom of Morocco, which claims the territory despite...
Martin Jay: Russia Morocco relations still smoke and mirrors
Russia is a big player in Africa, a key leading country in BRICS which Morocco wants to join and also supplies the Kingdom with cut price oil. And yet, we...
Dalia Al-Aqidi: Middle East crisis dwarfed by US domestic woes
While global attention remains riveted on the ongoing Middle East conflict, particularly the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, another significant event looms large on the horizon — the upcoming...
China calls for foreign fighters to be removed from Libya conflict
A Chinese envoy has appealed to Libya’s warlords to send home “external armed forces and mercenaries” from Libya as soon as possible, reports AP on October 10th. Under the 2020...
Algeria snubs France from wheat tenders over Sahara row
Relations between Algeria and France appear to be fraying, despite just recently Emmanuel Macron signing off the arrest warrants for Algerian separatists living in France, members of MAK. According to...
Tebboune denies rumours of Moroccan deportations
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has reacted to rumours that his administration is deporting Moroccans from his country, following recent moves to impose formal visa requirements on them, before entering Algeria,...
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Graft
Moroccan press blame PM Akhannouch for jobs “massacre”
Aziz Akhannouch, Morocco’s business tycoon Prime Minister estimated, by some accounts, to be the fifth richest man in Africa is struggling with the Moroccan economy,...
Belgian investigators give up the chase for MoroccoGate agents
A battle between Belgium and Morocco to deliver a token strand of justice towards the latter’s officials who were responsible for the MoroccoGate scandal in...
Disgraced ex-Mauritanian President handed hefty sentence
Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for abusing his position of power whilst in office, according to AFP. ...
Tebboune praises Algerian judiciary despite political trials
Algeria’s President sung his praises of the country’s judicial system on November 6, reports Asharq Al-Awsat and agencies. Abdelmadjid Tebboune turned his attention to the...
Tunisian football chief arrested in corruption scandal
Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) President Wadie Jary was arrested on October 26 as part of an investigation into suspected corruption, reports TRT. The country’s Ministry of...
Politics
Voting ends in Tunisia election
Voting has ended in Tunisia after a presidential election which is near-certain to guarantee incumbent Kais Saied another five-year term while his biggest critics are...
Algeria ends efforts to fully join BRICS
Algeria has officially ended its efforts to join the BRICS intergovernmental group, although it is a member of the BRICS development bank, according to Middle...
New French PM promises tougher immigration laws
France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier said that his country needed a stricter policy on immigration and integration on October 2nd, according to the Arab...
Blinken meets Morocco’s FM Bourita in Washington D.C.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met his Moroccan counterpart Naser Bourita in Washington on October 2nd amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, according...
Muslims ordered NOT to vote for Harris over Israel support
Over thirty leading imams across the United States have called on Muslim American voters to boycott Harris in the upcoming US Election in November, according...
Tunisian presidential candidate jailed for 12 years
Tunisian Presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel was sentenced to 12 years in Prison on October 1st, amid growing anger at President Kais Saied over allegations of...
Tabloid
120 people allege sexual misconduct against Diddy
The jailed rapper and mogul Sean "Diddy" Combes has been accused of sexual misconduct by 120 people, as he awaits trial on charges of sex...
Heavy rains in Morocco and Algeria take lives, destroy homes
Unusual heavy rains have hit both Morocco and Algeria in desert areas that killed nearly two dozen people and destroyed homes and critical infrastructure, according...
26 years missing: Algerian man found alive in neighbour’s cellar
The Algerian civil war was the cause of 200,000 deaths and 20,000 kidnappings; the family of Omar bin Omran assumed that he was one of...
Forlorn Passover for Moroccan Jews amid Gaza war
Morocco's Jewish community struggles to find joy this Passover as Israel’s war in Gaza rages, with dozens of Israelis held captive by Hamas, according to...
Dubai: Massive floods cause chaos
As the streets of Dubai are submerged in floodwater, Dubai International Airport halts flights and arrivals due to the largest rainfall ever recorded, reports Euronews...
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