Algeria never misses an opportunity to provoke Morocco. The latest is the intervention of the Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities and Transport, Saïd Sayoud, at the opening of an Algerian-Iberian bilateral meeting on Monday in Algiers, in the presence of his Spanish counterpart Fernando Grande-Marlaska.
The United States reaffirms its desire to bring Morocco and Algeria closer together, who have not had diplomatic relations since August 24, 2021 following Algiers’ decision to break them off in reaction to a series of "hostile acts" by Rabat. The Sahara issue remains one of the points of friction between the two countries.
Moroccan farmers denounce the massive import of Tunisian dates that they suspect come from Algeria. They point to the poor quality of this product, calling for measures to be taken to protect domestic production and put an end to this unfair competition.
The Sahara file has returned to the center of attention at the UN. The Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy, Staffan de Mistura, warned the Security Council against a "dangerous military drift" if the diplomatic deadlock persisted.
Algeria never fails to be creative in appropriating what belongs to Morocco. The latest is the appropriation of Moroccan zellige, in Japan.
Morocco possesses powerful Western technology that gives its army "the ability to impose tactical air superiority on the battlefield, effectively eliminate adversary capabilities such as those of the Polisario Front or even Algeria, and reduce casualties among the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR)."
On Thursday, during a visit to the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reaffirmed his support for the Polisario in the conflict in the Sahara, stating that this issue "will not be resolved by lies". He also spoke about the closure of the borders with Morocco.
The comedian and actress Nawell Madani has been summoned before the French justice system for an "alternative measure" to a trial for hitting a six-year-old child in the middle of the street in Paris, who simply wanted to "take a photo with her".
Due to tensions with Morocco and Sahel countries like Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, Algeria is maintaining a high budget for defense in the 2026 finance law, close to 20%, around $25 billion, out of an estimated general national budget of around $135 billion.
The Moroccan police services proceeded to arrest a French national at Tangier airport. The arrest was carried out based on information transmitted by Interpol.
Algeria is expecting to receive a delivery of the Russian stealth fighter Su-57 Felon from Sukhoi (Su-57 E version). A counterweight to its neighbor, Morocco, which would like to acquire American F-35s.
A report by the French Senate indicates that Algerians are the most penalized in the Maghreb in terms of obtaining a visa for France. Moroccans are doing better.