The judicial police of Oujda arrested four individuals, including an Algerian. They would have links with a criminal network active in the international trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances.
A Moroccan imam was banned from preaching this Friday, November 22, following an alleged agreement between the Spanish and Algerian authorities on the management of the mosques of Ceuta and Melilla.
Morocco was the subject of an attack by Abdelkader Bengrina, a candidate in the Algerian presidential election next month and president of the "El-Bina" Movement.
The elements of the national security at the Bab [Sebta] center proceeded, on Sunday, November 17, to the arrest of a French national of Algerian origin. The French justice had issued an international arrest warrant against him for his involvement in international drug trafficking cases.
Ali Benflis, former Algerian Prime Minister, also a candidate in the next presidential election in his country, called for the restoration of diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco .
The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has just been extended for one year. This is the decision taken on Wednesday, October 30 by the Security Council. Indeed, it is through Resolution 2494 presented by the United States that the decision to "extend the mandate of MINURSO until October 31, 2020" was made.
The International Monetary Fund, in its Regional Economic Outlook Report, reveals that in addition to global trade tensions, oil price volatility and Brexit-related uncertainties, social tensions also explain the weak growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
While Morocco and Algeria are more conciliatory on the subject, Tunisia, on the other hand, seems more radical. Many of these dual nationals from Maghreb countries have lost their French nationality due to terrorism-related affairs.
The Anti-Crime Brigade (BAC) proceeded, on Sunday, October 27, 2019, at the Grenoble train station, to the arrest of a 19-year-old Algerian. Armed with two kitchen knives, he was constantly shouting: "Allahu akbar".
The declaration on the Moroccanness of the Sahara by the former leader of the Algerian National Liberation Front as well as the remarks of the first President of the Supreme Court of Algeria , Abderrachid Tabi, during the 2nd session of the International Congress of Justice, in Marrakech, confirm a change of tone on the part of the Algerian authorities.
The statements of Amar Saâdani, former Secretary General of the National Liberation Front (FLN), on the Sahara issue, did not please the Algerian government. It made this known on Monday, October 21, through the voice of its spokesman, Hassan Rabhi, Minister of Communication.
Following the draw for the African Nations Cup for Handball, CAN Tunisia 2020 seniors, held on Saturday evening in Gammarth in Tunis, Morocco was drawn in Group D alongside Algeria, Congo, Senegal and Zambia.