Opinion
Why the Maghreb matters to the world’s oceans
North-West African states have a growing role to play in ocean governance—and global frameworks should reflect it. As diplomats
justice
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Algeria
French Algerian woman ordered to leave France in 48 hours
A 58-year-old French Algerian woman, living in France since 1993, was detained at a Paris airport and given 48 hours
Algeria
Algeria launches terror probe after self-immolation protest
Algerian prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a June 1 self-immolation outside Algiers' justice ministry as a potential terror-linked
Algeria
Activists turn to EU to push for release of Sansal from Algeria
The campaign to free Boualem Sansal, a prominent French-Algerian novelist imprisoned in Algeria, has shifted from Paris to Brussels. The
Morocco
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI issues Eid pardon to 1,526 people
On Eid Al-Adha, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI issued a pardon to 1,526 people sentenced by various Moroccan courts.
Sahel
Alliance of Sahel States to set up new regional criminal court
In a recent interministerial meeting of justice ministers, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), announced the establishment of a new
Tunisia
Retailleau condemns killing of Tunisian man in France
The fatal shooting of a Tunisian man in southern France on Saturday has prompted condemnation from Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau,
Algeria
Algerian man sets himself on fire outside justice ministry
A man from western Algeria set himself on fire Sunday outside the justice ministry in Algiers, AFP reports. Identified as
Tunisia
Tunisia criticized over transfer of jailed opposition figures
Tunisian authorities have come under fire for transferring several jailed opposition leaders to remote prisons without notice, a move denounced
Mauritania
Mauritania seeks longer sentence for ex-president Aziz
Mauritanian prosecutors have appealed for a harsher sentence against former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, requesting 20 years in prison
Egypt
UN panel finds Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being illegally detained
An independent United Nations investigation has concluded that British-Egyptian writer and human rights advocate Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being arbitrarily
Algeria
ALGERIA JAILS PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS FOR ELECTORAL FRAUD
Three Algerian presidential hopefuls, including ex-minister Belkacem Sahli and businesswoman Saida Neghza, were sentenced to 10 years in prison for
Opinion
How did relations between Algeria and France get so bad?
This week, one of the world's experts on French Algerian history, Benjamin Stora, described relations between the two