Sami Hamdi: Trump relations with Algeria and Morocco
One of Trump’s final moves of his first term was to announce US recognition of Moroccan “sovereignty” over the Western...
Opinion
Martin Jay: Carter’s legacy was the making of Iran, Lockerbie & Hezbollah
December 21st passed without hardly anyone thinking of the tragic event of an American airliner falling out of the sky...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: Is Trump about to shake up the MENA region?
As we enter 2025, the Middle East and North Africa region - MENA - stands at a major turning point...
Martin Jay: CNN’s fake news stunt in Syria should worry its new boss
CNN’s recent report in Syria by Clarissa Ward deserves an award. But not a press award for its astute journalism,...
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...
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...
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...
Yasmine Hasnaoui: How Algeria swindles its citizens over the Sahara
In the last five years, countries who hold a historical responsibility toward the Western Sahara marked a new departure, by...
Edward Lister: Kabyles’ self-determination recognized as Algeria turns up heat
By Lord Lister, former Chief of Staff to the UK Prime Minister, exclusively for Maghrebi.org In a landmark legal...
Sarah Leah Whitson: The price of France’s shift on Western Sahara
On July 31, with little fanfare or attention, France formally recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, abandoning its decades-long support...
Dalia Ghanem: What Algeria’s elections really mean for the future
On September 7, Algerians will head to the polls to elect their president. The outcome, however, is already a foregone...
Finian Cunningham: Clock ticking for Netanyahu over hostages
The Israeli public mood is turning decisively against the rule of Benjamin Netanyahu following the recovery of six dead hostages....
Ian Proud: What was missing in the Paris Olympics? Russia
I applaud the French Government on its delivery of a fabulous Olympiad in Paris. I have but one criticism. In...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: How would a 2nd term for Saied look in Tunisia?
As the presidential election in Tunisia approaches, the reelection of Kais Saied seems inevitable. A poll by TunisiaMeters in April...
Martin Jay: the link between Israel’s conflict and UK riots
Rioting in the UK has taken up a great deal of media bandwidth for at least a week, following the...
