The makhzen is often misunderstood outside Morocco, particularly by its critics. For Moroccans, it represents more than just a bureaucratic system or a relic of feudalism. It is a historically rooted governance network, centered around the monarchy, that has adapted over time while maintaining continuity......
An Algerian court has upheld the five-year prison sentence against historian and novelist Boualem Sansal, rejecting his appeal for release on compassionate grounds. The ruling, announced today, has drawn fresh criticism from French authorities and human rights advocates, who see the case as part of a......
The reopening of the infamous El Bouchi cocaine case, involving over 700 kilograms of drugs and alleged links to Algeria’s ruling elite, has reignited political tensions in the country. At the center of the controversy is Khaled Tebboune, son of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, whose earlier acquittal......
Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, joined by Democratic Representative Jimmy Panetta, has introduced a bipartisan bill to the US Congress seeking to designate the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organization. Titled the “Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act,” the legislation aims......
A public prosecutor in Algeria has demanded a 10-year prison sentence and a fine of one million Algerian dinars for French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal. The appeal court is set to announce its decision on July 1. Sansal, a prominent writer, was initially sentenced to five years in prison in March......
Algeria has drawn sharp criticism for a glaring contradiction in its international stance. While its state-run media, El Chourouk, recently published an editorial labeling the United States a "terrorist entity," the Algerian regime continues to deepen military cooperation with Washington, underscoring......
The United States, under the leadership of President Donald Trump’s returned administration, is advancing efforts to resolve the long-standing Sahara dispute, according to a report by the Spanish think tank Instituto Coordenadas de Gobernanza y Economía Aplicada. This push could mark a pivotal......
Efforts to label the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization are gaining international momentum. Politicians, researchers, and human rights advocates are urging Western governments to confront the separatist group’s violent legacy and its ongoing threat to regional stability in North Africa. The......
The Forum on Sino-African Cooperation (FOCAC), held on June 11-12 in Changsha, China, has reaffirmed that the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) lacks legitimacy and a role in Sino-African cooperation frameworks. This event, like previous editions including the Beijing Summit in......
The European Commission has officially added Algeria to its updated list of high-risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorist financing, citing the country’s strategic deficiencies in combating these issues. The decision, announced on June 10, follows an evaluation by the Financial Action......
Amid increasing global recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara, new reports have surfaced exposing the Polisario Front’s connections to terrorism and its destabilizing role in the region. Prominent international publications, including The National Interest, have detailed how the......
In a compelling appeal to Sahrawi leadership, the Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP) has issued an open letter calling for immediate dialogue in light of deteriorating conditions in the Tindouf refugee camps and increasing international isolation. The letter, published on June 4 from Madrid, directly......
Algeria’s military regime is orchestrating a calculated geopolitical strategy in North Africa, fostering instability in neighboring regions while brutally suppressing dissent within its borders. Under President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and military chief Saïd Chengriha, the state champions armed......
