The day after the death of the former Algerian head of state, Abdelkader Bensalah, King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences to the Algerian President, Abdelmajid Tebboune.
Algeria remains Spain’s main supplier of natural gas, with 50% of imports as of the end of July 2021. But this Algerian hegemony would be threatened by the political tensions between Algiers and Rabat, and especially by the non-renewal of the concession contract for the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline (GME) which expires at the end of October.
The Algerian decision not to renew the contract on the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline crossing Morocco and connecting Algeria to Spain will not have a significant impact on Rabat. This is at least what a diplomatic source claims, assuring that the kingdom had prepared for all eventualities concerning the future of the GME.
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, reacted to Algeria’s closure of its airspace to Morocco. He calls on the two countries to engage in positive dialogue to resolve their outstanding issues.
Following the closure of the Algerian airspace to civilian and military aircraft, Royal Air Maroc announces that about 15 flights per week to Tunisia, Turkey and Egypt will be rearranged.
The Algerian High Security Council (HSC) decided on Wednesday to "immediately close" the air borders with Morocco, thus prohibiting Royal Air Maroc (RAM) from serving Algeria and aircraft from Morocco or of Moroccan registration, civil and military, from overflying its airspace.
Following the death on Friday evening of the former President of the Algerian Republic, Abdelaziz Bouteflika , King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and compassion to the members of his family, assuring them of his closeness of thoughts in these painful moments.
The new global report of the International Labor Organization (ILO) on social protection 2020-2022 indicates that nearly 4.1 billion people in the world have no protection, or just over half of the world’s population. What about the situation in Morocco?
The midfielder of the Girondins de Bordeaux, Mehdi Zerkane, explains the reasons that led him to choose Algeria as his sports nationality instead of Morocco or France.
While Algeria refuses any Arab mediation likely to end the tensions with Morocco, Noureddine Boukrouh, a former Algerian minister, political analyst and author, believes that France could play a decisive role in unblocking the situation.
Algeria intends to develop the tourism sector in order to get out of oil dependence. Will it be the future competitor of Morocco, whose model is seducing?
Abdelilah Hifdi, president of the National Federation of Transport (FNT), also president of the CGEM group in the House of Advisors, accuses Algeria and the Polisario of being behind the assassination of two Moroccan drivers in Mali .