“New chapter” for French-Moroccan ties, $10bn deals signed
Macron and Mohammed VI have opened a new chapter in French-Moroccan relations after signing $10bn worth of deals during a...
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Algeria, France and UK call for urgent UN meeting on Gaza
British foreign secretary David Lammy said on October 16th that the UK along with France and Algeria have called an...
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...
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...
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...
Pavel Durov arrested by French authorities over Telegram app
Pavel Durov, the Russian-French billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has been arrested at an airport just...
Morocco’s Hammouchi decorated by France
Relations are continuing to improve between Paris and Rabat, barely weeks after Emmanuel Macron indicated to Morocco that he was...
Algeria blocks deportations from France over Western Sahara
Many saw Paris as offering Morocco an olive branch by recognising its claim of sovereignty over the Western Sahara, though...
Finland backs Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara
King Mohammed VI’s push for Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara gained more momentum from the international community on August 6th,...
Algeria wins Africa’s first gold in asymmetric bars
More good news for the Algerian Olympic team, with boxer Imane Khelif ensured to win a silver medal, and now...
Macron offers Morocco king olive branch over Sahara
A three year row between France and Morocco seems to have ended, following a bold move by Emmanual Macron to...
Iran demands exclusion of Israel from Paris Olympics
With Israel’s actions in Gaza attracting disapproval from all over the world, the participation of the Israeli team at the...
Declan Hayes: France and UK elections won by Israel?
As the French, along with their old British sparring partners, dust themselves down from these latest elections, they should give...
Maghrebi doctors consider leaving France amid far-right’s rise
June 30th saw the far-right National Rally (RN) win 34% of votes in the first round of French elections, causing...
Paris arrests MAK top official over Algeria’s 2021 forest fires
Relations between France and the Algerian separatist movement MAK have plummeted after Paris arrested one of its key figures on...
