Algiers hosted, Tuesday, January 2, a new session of the Algeria-Mauritania joint military commission, Mauritanian army said on Thursday in a press release. The military delegation from the southern neighbor was led by General Mohamed Mokhtar Ould El Menni, head of the army, promoted to commander of special forces on December 28, 2023, adds the same source. The session takes place in a particular context, marked by the tense relations between Algeria and its Sahel neighbors, namely Mali and
Three people were killed and another injured in the Sahara buffer zone, reports Mauritanian media. The same source alleges that they were killed by a Royal Armed Forces (FAR) drone. The incident occurred near the locality of «Gleibat El Foula», located east of the Sand Wall erected by FAR, approximately 150 km east of Dakhla, in the Oued Ed-Dahab region. For the record, the Mauritanian government has launched several campaigns to raise «awareness among exploration companies
He was born in Algeria to a Kabyle family of renown Caids. He later became a teacher under French protectorate, and the most Moroccan of all Algerian artists.
On Thursday, January 4, Algerian media relayed the call launched by the Secretary-General of the Consultative Council of the Arab Maghreb Union, Algerian Said Mokadem, for the «holding of an extraordinary session» of the regional body, without citing the Marrakech treaty, signed in February 1989. The last summit of the Union dates back to 1994 in Tunisia. Mokadem affirmed that the «challenges and issues» facing the Maghreb require the adoption of
Through his lawyer, Moroccan rapper Taha Fahsi (El Grande Toto) announced that he had taken legal action for defamation, the day after the publication of two tweets accusing him of pedophilia without presenting evidence. In a press release published on Thursday, January 4, his lawyer Mohamed Zahrach indicated that his client's action followed a «smear campaign to which he was subjected, with the dissemination of false information about him and which
Good news for the countries competing in the 34th edition of the 2023 African Cup of Nations, scheduled from January 13 to February 11 in Ivory Coast. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced a 40% increase in the prize money for the winner of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), organized on African soil. «The Winner of the TotalEnergies AFCON Côte d'Ivoire 2023 will receive USD 7 000 000. The Runner-up of the TotalEnergies AFCON
The new Algerian ambassador to the United States has taken up residence in Washington. After an acquaintance meeting, on December 26, with members of the diplomatic representation of his country, Sabri Boukadoum met on Thursday, January 4, with Johsua Harris, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, with responsibility for Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. «Honored to meet and looking forward to working closely
After she left him, a New Jersey man has set up an elaborate plan to kidnap his ex-girlfriend and sail to Morocco, a federal complaint read. The 36-year-old man, George Mandarakas, started stalking his ex-girlfriend after she left him for lying about his age. He then planned to kidnap her using «a stun gun and ropes before possibly setting sail to Cuba or Morocco», Law&Crime reported on Wednesday. Mandarakas and the woman in question started dating back in 2019.
The Mauritanian government has confirmed the death of four of its nationals in the buffer zone in Western Sahara, local media reported. «Gold miners have been targeted outside the borders», lamented the Minister of Oil and Mines and Mauritanian spokesperson told media. Nani Ould Chrougha clarified that the mission of the Mauritanian State is limited to «securing the national territorial space». For the record, the Mauritanian
Two Moroccan MPs have lost their parliament seats, according to a decision by the Constitutional Court. The decision was announced on Wednesday, January 3. The MPs in question are House of Representatives member Said Zaidi from the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS), who was also head of the Cherrat commune. The other MP in question is Abdelkader Boussairi from the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), who was vice-president of the Fez commune. The two were involved in cases related to
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