Sixty young Moroccans, candidates for illegal immigration, were handed over a few days ago to the Moroccan authorities by Algeria. They had been intercepted while trying to cross the land border between Maghnia, in Algeria, and Oujda, in Morocco.
The Royal Armed Forces of Morocco, in cooperation with the Royal Gendarmerie, thwarted an attempt to traffic drugs by drone at the Algerian border, near the city of Oujda.
The body of Moroccan footballer Abdellatif Akhrif , who disappeared at sea in July, has finally been handed over to Moroccan authorities on Thursday evening. Found on the Algerian coast in August, the repatriation of the remains had been delayed by lengthy administrative procedures.
For several years, relations between these two North African countries have deteriorated considerably, to the point of fearing an open armed conflict. At the heart of this diplomatic crisis is the thorny issue of Western Sahara, a disputed territory where Morocco asserts its sovereignty while Algeria supports the Polisario Front, the Sahrawi independence movement.
Jordanian YouTuber Joe Hattab discusses his video on the Moroccan-Algerian border made in May 2023, which caused controversy, especially in Algeria.
Increasingly insistent calls are being made in Morocco to reintroduce the mandatory visa for Algerian citizens. This measure had been lifted in 2004, after a decade of application.
The land border post of Zouj Bghal between Morocco and Algeria was exceptionally opened to allow the repatriation of several Moroccans who were detained in Algerian prisons.
The land border post of Zouj Bghal between Morocco and Algeria was exceptionally opened to allow the repatriation of several Moroccans who were detained in Algerian prisons.
Six young Moroccans crossed, yesterday Wednesday, July 17, 2024, the Zouj Bghal border post towards Morocco, free after serving their sentence in Algerian prisons.
Algeria has erected an iron fence along the Bin Lejraf border area with Morocco. This has given rise to divergent interpretations among citizens of the two peoples.
The closure of the border between Morocco and Algeria is a concern for the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS). Its Secretary General Mohamed Nabil Benabdallah has made an urgent appeal to the Algerian authorities.
The border between Algeria and Morocco was exceptionally opened this week to repatriate the body of a 28-year-old Moroccan migrant who drowned in Algeria.