Morocco Boosts Military Spending to $5 Billion, 4% of GDP
1 May 2022
Morocco has been steadily increasing its military budget in recent years. This year, the kingdom plans to invest nearly 5 billion euros in the modernization and strengthening (…)
Algeria
Algerian Media Targets Comedian Jamel Debbouze in World Cup Referee Controversy
30 April 2022
Algeria is desperately looking for a scapegoat. After the accusations against Cameroon and Bakary Gassama, the referee of the 2022 World Cup playoff between the Fennecs and the (…)
Spain Assures Algeria: No Algerian Gas Will Be Diverted to Morocco
28 April 2022
The third vice-president and Minister of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, has reassured her Algerian counterpart, Mohamed Arka, that "under no circumstances" will Algerian (…)
Algeria Warns Spain: Gas Contracts at Risk if Morocco Receives Algerian Supply
28 April 2022
Algeria has threatened to break its gas supply contracts with Spanish companies if a single drop of its gas is resold to Morocco as part of the new agreement with Spain to (…)
Spain Seeks Balance in Relations with Morocco and Algeria, Foreign Minister Says
28 April 2022
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, expressed on Wednesday in Congress Spain’s desire to maintain "the best neighborly relations" with both Algeria (…)
Spanish Parliament Summons PM Sanchez Over Morocco-Algeria Diplomatic Rift
27 April 2022
At the initiative of the Popular Party (PP), supported by the other parliamentary groups in Congress, with the exception of the PSOE, Podemos and Bildu, President Pedro Sanchez (…)
Algeria Condemns Spanish Foreign Minister’s Remarks on Western Sahara Dispute
26 April 2022
A diplomatic rift is gradually setting in between Spain and Algeria. The latter has reacted to the statements made by José Manuel Albares, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, (…)
Algeria’s President Criticizes Spanish PM Over Western Sahara Stance
24 April 2022
Algeria has still not digested Spain’s decision to support Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, even though it assures that for the moment, it will continue to supply it (…)
Algeria-Spain Tensions Escalate Over Western Sahara Dispute
19 April 2022
Algeria has still not digested Spain’s new position on the Sahara. Amar Belani, special envoy in charge of the Western Sahara issue and the Maghreb countries, attacked Pedro (…)
Cultural Controversy Erupts as Algerians Claim Moroccan Caftan as Their Own
18 April 2022
Many Algerian Internet users strongly claim that the caftan and the djellaba are Algerian, thus creating a vain controversy. An Algerian journalist tries to put an end to it.