Morocco

Algeria sets the tone for its western neighbor. Algae accuses Rabat of being involved in the deadly fires that ravaged the northern part of the country, killing more than 90 people. An accusation that is likely to exacerbate tensions between two countries with complicated relations for decades. Following these allegations, Algiers announced on Wednesday, August 18, the reconsideration of its relations…

On Wednesday, Algeria accused two groups it recently designated as terrorist organizations of carrying out devastating forest fires, adding that one of them was supported by Morocco and Israel.The president's office said police had arrested 22 people for starting the deadly fires, but said the ultimate responsibility lay with the Rashad group and MAK, an autonomy movement for the most Amazigh-speaking Kabylie region.Algeria designated both groups as terrorist organizations this year. The presidency said…

Flames erupted across northern Algeria on Thursday as the country observed a national day of mourning for dozens of people killed in recent forest fires to cover the Mediterranean. The North African country has been…

Eritrea is the last country in the world, along with North Korea, to refuse vaccination against Covid-19. In fact, in recent days, Tanzania and Burundi have agreed to the vaccine with the help of the international community. However, the continent is far behind in vaccination campaigns. With the launch of the vaccination…

About 100 Israeli tourists who arrived in Morocco on the first direct commercial flight between the two countries were greeted with dates, cakes and mint during a welcome ceremony. Seven months later normalization of relations between Israel and Morocco, this first flight started frequent flights. Israir operates two to three…

The broadcast of videos by journalist Souleymane Raissouni, filmed almost naked without his knowledge in a Moroccan prison, caused a wave of indignation in the country. Sentenced to five years in prison for "sexual assault"The journalist was filmed without his knowledge. In these pictures sent by the Directorate-General for the…

Just days after a new tension between the two countries over Western Sahara, Algiers said it was "deeply concerned" after revelations that Algerian officials could have been spied on via this spy program. According to the press release from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Algiers condemns Morocco's large-scale use Israeli…

Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International, the two organizations behind the revelations about clients from the Pegasus spy program, are being sued for libel in Paris, Moroccan lawyer Olivier Baratelli said in a statement on Thursday. "The Kingdom of Morocco and its Ambassador to France, Chakib Benmoussa, have instructed Mr…

Morocco is pointed out in the Pegasus scandal and condemns a false media campaign. The country is one of the top states that since the beginning of the week has been indexed by a consortium of 17 international newspapers for its use of Israeli surveillance software. The case took an even more embarrassing turn with the revelation that the number of French politicians, including one of President…

Since the revelations of the Pegasus project, Morocco has denied being a customer of the Israeli company NSO, which markets this spyware. A group of international media has been revealed since Sunday, in sections, the conclusions of the surveys conducted on the basis of a list of 50,000 numbers potentially targeted by the software worldwide.…