Algeria has asked Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for the Sahara, on a mission in the region, not to land on its territory with the military aircraft provided by Spain, which has already recognized the Moroccanness of the Sahara.
Algeria, the protector of the Polisario, is determined to turn Tunisia against Morocco so that it aligns itself behind the option of independence for Western Sahara.
Algeria and Russia will conduct joint military exercises on the border with Morocco next November.
For a year, Algeria has cut ties with Morocco, notably over the Sahara issue. The tensions between the two countries are far from subsiding.
In response to the recent cyberattack by Algerian hackers, their Moroccan counterparts have reacted, targeting many Algerian government websites on the Internet.
Elements of the police operating at the Tanger-Med port in coordination with customs services, thwarted an attempt at international drug trafficking on Thursday, August 25. The suspect is a Franco-Algerian.
Three young Moroccans aged between 23 and 28 have been missing for several days as they tried to reach the Spanish coast by jet ski. They would be in detention in Algeria, according to their families.
Since June, Spain has been transporting gas to Morocco through the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline (GME). Is it Russian or Algerian gas?
Algeria seems increasingly concerned about the strengthening of ties between Morocco and Israel. It would even be convinced that this cooperation between Rabat and Tel-Aviv is in line with the diplomatic offensive of the kingdom for the recognition by other countries of its sovereignty over the Sahara.
The Moroccan under-17 national football team is participating in the 2022 Arab Cup which is being held from August 23 to September 08 in Oran, Algeria. According to the statements of Said Chiba, coach of the Lion Cubs, the objective remains the final.
About a month after his working visit to Morocco, Staffan de Mistura, the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for the Sahara, will continue his tour in the region as part of his mission. The diplomat is announced between September and October in Algeria and Mauritania.
Algeria does not forgive Ahmed Raïssouni, president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (UIOM), for having called to march on Tindouf. The Association of Algerian Muslim Scholars has distanced itself from the Moroccan preacher by freezing its activities within the UIOM. It also demands his resignation.