A few months after the Saïda tragedy, Franco-Moroccan Smail Nabi, one of the survivors arrested and then convicted in Algeria, is living in harsh prison conditions. His family is fighting to get him out of prison.
The Polisario, protected by Algeria, is intensifying its threats against Morocco. After the attacks in Es-Smara , the separatist movement threatens to target other cities in the Sahara.
The Algerian press is conducting a campaign of denigration against the football successes of Morocco, particularly the historic feat of the Atlas Lions at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
The attack carried out against civilians in Smara in the Moroccan Sahara is a "state terrorism" committed by Algeria against Morocco, said Abdellatif Ouahbi, the Moroccan Minister of Justice, at the 111th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) of the UN which was held on Wednesday and Thursday in Geneva.
Algerians suspected of trafficking in unaccompanied foreign minors, including Moroccans, drugs, psychotropics and receiving stolen goods will appear in December before the Paris Criminal Court.
The right-back of the French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice Youcef Atal is paying the price for his public support for Palestine. After being taken into custody, he was placed under judicial supervision before his trial scheduled for December.
A Moroccan artist has recently announced his refusal to perform in Algeria due to the political tensions between the two countries. This decision has already been made by other Moroccan singers and artists in the past.
The lifeless body of Ilyas El Antabi, a 24-year-old Moroccan, was found in Algerian waters, after several days of searching. His family is asking for his repatriation to be buried with dignity in Morocco.
Khaldoune, Oualid and Wassim, three Algerian migrants from Fnideq, Morocco to Ceuta by swimming, were rescued at sea by the Guardia Civil on November 14. After being taken care of by the Red Cross, they were expelled to their country of origin.
Algeria, protector of the Polisario, a movement claiming independence for the Sahara, has gathered its former players for a "gala" match in the Tindouf camps, near the border with Morocco.
A recent report from the Basel Institute of Governance reveals that Morocco is among the countries least exposed to money laundering and terrorist financing risks in the MENA region. Its eastern neighbor, Algeria, is on the other hand one of the "high risk" countries.
The Sahara issue risks exacerbating tensions between Morocco and Algeria, an ally of the Polisario. The two countries have not had diplomatic relations since 2021.