While the "obligation to leave French territory" (OQTF) is back in the spotlight in France’s relations with the Maghreb after the murder in Paris of a young French woman, Philippine, whose alleged perpetrator is a young Moroccan under this administrative measure, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy salutes the efforts made by Morocco under the leadership of King Mohammed but criticizes Algeria.
The United Kingdom has placed several countries including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on the list of destinations that its nationals should avoid due to the risk of escalation of the conflict between the Hebrew state and the Lebanese Hezbollah.
Algeria has reintroduced the visa for "all foreigners holding a Moroccan passport" on the grounds that Morocco deploys "Zionist intelligence agents [...] to freely access the national territory" and carry out "various actions undermining the stability of Algeria and its national security". Justifications deemed absurd by an expert in international relations.
Algeria is no longer a safe destination for Moroccans. The Moroccan League for the Defense of Human Rights strongly advises Moroccan nationals, particularly artisans and entrepreneurs, not to travel to this neighboring country for the time being in order to preserve their safety.
Rabat has not yet reacted to Algiers’ "immediate restoration" of a visa regime for "all foreigners holding a Moroccan passport." Algeria accuses Morocco of taking advantage of the visa exemption regime to deploy "Zionist intelligence agents [...] and freely access the national territory" to carry out "various harmful actions" to its "stability."
French President Emmanuel Macron will make a state visit to Morocco at the end of October, the Élysée announced on Friday. This visit marks a turning point in Franco-Moroccan relations, which have been tense in recent years.
While the M6 channel announced that it had "mutually agreed" to part ways with actress Claudia Mongumu who forms the couple Louise and Jalil with Algerian actor Ryad Baxx from its "Scènes de ménages" series, an investigation by Mediapart reveals that it is a termination of collaboration on the grounds of racism. The channel denies the accusations.
Calls are multiplying in Morocco for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to in turn impose visas on Algerian citizens.
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has just recruited former Algerian international Laurent Karim Agouazi as club technical director.
In a letter addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, as well as to the ministerial delegation in charge of human rights, the Association of Moroccan Victims of Arbitrary Expulsion from Algeria in 1975 (AMVEEA) pleads for the introduction of a memorandum of claims in the report to be discussed by the Moroccan delegation during the twenty-seventh session of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which will be held from September 23 to October 4 in Geneva.
An Algerian woman posing as a Moroccan, an Algerian footballer and other Algerians are among the 152 people arrested for inciting illegal immigration from accounts on various social networks to Ceuta.
The growing tensions between Morocco and Algeria, which has unilaterally severed its diplomatic relations with its neighbor, are causing dismay for the Algerian writer Yasmina Khadra.