
Morocco Blocks Algerian Singer's Concert Over Alleged Anti-Morocco Stance
Cheba Chinou, an Algerian singer, was unable to perform in concert on Sunday in one of the cafes on the Place du 16 Novembre in the Hivernage district of Marrakech.

Cheba Chinou, an Algerian singer, was unable to perform in concert on Sunday in one of the cafes on the Place du 16 Novembre in the Hivernage district of Marrakech.

On the web, Moroccans and Algerians are disputing the paternity of a culinary dish, Sellou, an energy bomb due to its richness in nutrients.

The tensions between Morocco and Algeria, which are not new, have reached "a point of no return". The Algerian military regime has succeeded in spreading hatred against Rabat to the point that scenes of jubilation were observed in the country after the early elimination of the Atlas Lions at the 2023 CAN Ivory Coast. Despite this gloomy picture, Amr Abbadi, a political science analyst and researcher at the University of Orléans, is optimistic about the warming of relations between the two neighboring countries, betting on the major role that intellectual elites, as well as research institutes and think tanks, can play.

In Morocco, toxic substances would have been discovered again in dates imported from Algeria. Internet users are calling on the authorities to strengthen border controls, just days before the holy month of Ramadan.

As could be expected, Pedro Sánchez’s visit to Rabat this week was not viewed favorably by Algeria. The country of Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been in crisis with Spain since it expressed its support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara.

A few days before the start of Ramadan, Algerian dates are unwanted in Morocco, not for political reasons, but mainly because they do not meet the standards.

Unlike France and Algeria, Morocco has intelligently managed the crisis in the Sahel, according to Jeune Afrique.

Spain is trying to normalize its relations with Morocco, its main trading partner. But for the moment, it is unable to rebuild ties with this strategic country due to its policy of rapprochement with Algeria.

Accused of being a "traitor" because of his statements about Morocco and his ties with Moroccan authorities, including King Mohammed VI, Cheb Khaled , king of raï music and global icon for over 40 years, is trying to reconcile with the Algerian people.

Elements of the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) arrested in Marrakech a French national of Algerian origin aged 36.

Algeria is not participating in the South-South Cooperation Parliamentary Forum that opened this Thursday at the headquarters of the House of Councillors in Rabat. The country of Abdelmadjid Tebboune has boycotted several international meetings organized in Morocco in recent years.

Rafik Guitane , of Algerian father and Moroccan mother, has chosen not to play for Morocco. The native of Évreux has clearly made it known that his heart beats only for Algeria.