Spain
Algeria Blocks Spanish Meat Imports Amid Ongoing Western Sahara Dispute
Algeria has still not forgiven Spain for changing its position on the Sahara issue. It has taken a new punitive measure against the Iberian peninsula.
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Algeria
Morocco
Study: North African Green Hydrogen Exports to EU Economically Unviable
The green hydrogen export programs developed by Morocco, Algeria and Egypt are not economically viable. This is revealed by a study carried out by the Dutch think tank Transnational Institute and the Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), a research center based in Brussels.
Spain
Diplomatic Tensions Persist Between Morocco and Algeria, Former Ambassador Warns
Tension is also high between Morocco and Algeria. Abdelaziz Rahabi, former Algerian ambassador to Madrid, says that the causes that led to the crisis between the two countries are still present.
Morocco
US-Led Naval Exercise Brings Morocco and Algeria Together Despite Diplomatic Rift
A few months after the breakdown of their diplomatic relations, Morocco and Algeria will participate in the international exercise Phoenix Express 2022 which will take place, for the second consecutive year, in Tunisia from May 21 to June 4.
Morocco
Algerian Envoy Slams Moroccan UN Diplomat Over Western Sahara Dispute
Amar Belani, the special envoy in charge of the Western Sahara issue and the Maghreb countries at the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad, responded to the remarks of Omar Hilale, Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN. The latter had responded sharply to his Algerian counterpart Nadir El Arabaoui who had made remarks about the kingdom on the right of the "Sahrawi people to self-determination" during the C24 seminar in Saint Lucia.
Morocco
Rising Military Spending Fuels Concerns of Morocco-Algeria Conflict
Tensions remain high between Morocco and Algeria. Based on several assumptions, a British magazine argues that "the two sides seem ready to enter into conflict."
Morocco
Moroccan UN Envoy Challenges Algeria on Self-Determination and Kabyle Rights
Omar Hilale , Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, reacted to the remarks made by his Algerian counterpart Nadir El Arabaoui regarding the kingdom’s position on the "Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination" during the C24 seminar in Saint Lucia.
Spain
Spain Eyes Qatari Gas Deal Amid Tensions with Algeria
The upcoming visit to Spain of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa, could be an opportunity for the Spanish authorities to negotiate the replacement of Algerian gas with Qatari gas.
Morocco
Morocco's Sahara Autonomy Plan Gains Support, Sparks Algerian Criticism at Anti-Terror Meeting
On the sidelines of the anti-Daesh ministerial meeting held in Marrakech attended by some sixty countries, Morocco received many supports for its autonomy plan in the Sahara. This has irritated Algeria, which denounces a "cacophony of declarations" and accuses it at the same time of having diverted this meeting from "its announced purpose".
France
Disney+ Series Spotlights 1986 Police Killing of French Student Malik Oussekine
More than 35 years after the assassination of Malik Oussekine, the facts have inspired filmmakers who, through a film and a series, want to denounce police violence and racism still relevant in France and other countries around the world.
Sport
Algeria Dominates North African Table Tennis Qualifiers, Defeats Morocco 3-0
The Algerian table tennis team (men and women) won the gold medal in the team event, beating Morocco (3-0), in Tipasa, Algeria.
Spain
Spain Navigates Gas Supply to Morocco Amid Algerian Tensions
Faced with Algeria’s many threats, Spain has found ways to ensure the delivery of gas that Morocco will buy on international markets via the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline (GME) in the reverse direction, without falling out with its partner.