Russia, a traditional ally of Algeria, is preparing to install a naval base in Oran, not far from the border with Morocco. This would allow the neighbor to the east to put pressure on Morocco or to have a protector.
The Algerian authorities specially opened their borders on Tuesday, December 1, for the delivery of humanitarian aid by a Spanish cargo ship to the port of Oran .
The president of the port authority of the Spanish enclave of Melilla, Victor Gamero, intends to work for the launch of a new maritime link with Oran in order to attract Algerian tourists.
In Algeria, a Moroccan and six other people were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 7 to 20 years in prison for trafficking 10,000 psychotropic pills and 1 kg of cocaine. This is the verdict handed down by the court of appeal near the criminal court of Oran.
Morocco reacted to the allegations of the Minister and Spokesperson of the Presidency of Algeria. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, supported that the recall of the Moroccan consul in Oran is an exclusive decision of the kingdom.
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the first repatriation operations have allowed the return in three weeks of 1,103 Moroccans who were stranded abroad.
Following the diplomatic incident between Morocco and Algeria, the kingdom has recalled its consul in Oran, Aherdane Boudaher. The latter would have described the neighbor as an "enemy country".
More than thirty Moroccans still stranded in Algeria expressed their anger on Sunday, May 31, in front of the Moroccan consulate in Oran. And for good reason.
An Oran family invited Moroccans to the Iftar meal during the month of Ramadan. The scene was immortalized by the Algerian television channel. Propaganda?
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita exchanged with his Algerian counterpart, Sabri Boukadoum, on Friday, May 15, on bilateral relations between the two countries. The two heads of diplomacy notably discussed the diplomatic incident in Oran.
Raï music is a music that transcends the impermeable borders between Morocco and Algeria. At least that’s what writer Tawfiq Belfadel thinks.
After the arrest of four Algerians this week, Oran is on the trail of seven Moroccans. They are said to have set up an organization to organize illegal immigration trips, and operated through Facebook.