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Morocco’s Interior Ministry scolded Algerian authorities for their “immoral and unethical” actions with regards to 54 Syrian nationals who tried to “illegally enter” Morocco from Algeria, between April 17 and 19 through the mountainous border town of Figuig. Rabat deplored Read more
Morocco and Cuba have decided to resume their diplomatic relations severed in 1980. A memorandum of understanding was signed Friday in New York by the two countries’ ambassadors to the United Nations. The resumption of Moroccan-Cuban relations, which opens new Read more
Algeria’s energy minister, Nourredine Boutarfa, met with European Union’s Climate and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete in Brussels to discuss energy matters with the latter assuring that Europe “will remain the main customer for Algeria” even though most long-term gas Read more
Sonatrach and Total are seemingly trying to surpass their disputes with the signing of a comprehensive agreement to strengthen their partnership. Total noted that the agreement would help to settle “outstanding differences” amicably with the state-owned Algerian company. In earlier Read more
Morocco was ranked on top of North African countries as a tourism destination and third in the continent by the World Economic Forum, which has just issued its 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index. Although Morocco lost three ranks over Read more
Algerian and Tunisian officials have downplayed the reports made by the Iranian media following the visit of Iran’s Minister of Culture and Guidance Reza Salehi Amiri to the two countries last week. The reports, which claimed that Algiers and Tunis Read more
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Jean-Francois Dauphin which had consultations with the Algerian authorities warned that the North African country “continues to face important challenges posed by lower oil prices.” The statement released by the Read more
The 21st session of the Algeria-Tunisia High Joint Commission ended in Tunis with the signing of eight agreements and Memoranda of Understanding in diverse areas, covering, among others, security, social and cultural cooperation. The session was co-chaired by Prime Minister Read more
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Algerian authorities to immediately release and drop all criminal charges against Marzoug Touati, an editor of the news website Al-Hogra. Algerian security forces arrested Touati at his home in the coastal city Read more
The Islamic State group (IS) Monday came forward to shoulder responsibility for the Sunday bomb attack that targeted a police station in the Algerian eastern city of Constantine. Algerian security authorities Sunday said a policeman managed to foil the bomb Read more