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Unpacking the power plays over Western Sahara

The western Mediterranean region has recently witnessed an intensifying set of diplomatic and economic stand-offs between neighbours Morocco, Algeria, and Spain.

The Conversation

Daily Dose Ep 1113: Sanjay Raut arrested, suspension of 4 MPs revoked

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from New Delhi, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Algeria.

Newslaundry

Morocco king favours restoration of diplomatic ties with Algeria

King says he wants to re-establish normal relations with Algeria, which cut off ties last August over Western Sahara.

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Spain Hopes for ‘Mutual Sovereignty’ Ties with Alegria

The Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares voiced hopes on Saturday that relations with Algeria “will be exactly the same” as those that Spain maintains with all neighboring countries. The Minister’s statement is the first Spanish response after Algeria announced last Thursday that commercial relations between the two countries are…

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Morocco's King Reiterates Openness to Restoring Ties with Algeria

Morocco's King Mohammed VI used an address on Saturday to "once again" reiterate his openness to restoring ties with Algeria, which broke off diplomatic relations with Rabat last year. "We aspire to work with the Algerian presidency so that Morocco and Algeria can work hand in hand to establish normal…

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Algeria's top diplomat backs Syria's return to Arab League

Algeria’s foreign minister says Syria’s decadelong suspension from the Arab League is undermining cooperation in the group

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Algeria’s Gas Supply to Spain Temporarily Suspended

A malfunction in the Medgaz underwater natural gas pipeline between Algeria and Spain has caused a temporary suspension of gas supplies to Spain on Sunday, Algerian state media said, citing a statement from state oil and gas producer Sonatrach. The malfunction occurred on the Spanish side, and Spain is working…

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Algeria Reduces Security Cooperation with Spain to Minimum

Algeria has decided to reduce its security cooperation with Spain to the minimum, in an attempt to ramp up pressure on Madrid over its stance on the Western Sahara. Tensions are simmering between Algiers and Madrid over recent Spanish comments on Western Sahara as Spain has shifted closer to Morocco's…

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Algeria Arrests Former Tunisian Intelligence Chief, Hands Him over to Tunisia

Algeria arrested former Tunisian intelligence chief Lazhar Longo and handed him over to Tunisia after he turned up in the neighboring country, a Tunisian security official told Reuters on Thursday. He was reportedly arrested while trying to illegally cross the border between the two countries. Observers believe his arrest is…

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Algeria arrests former Tunisian intelligence chief, hands him over to Tunisia

Algeria arrested former Tunisian intelligence chief Lazhar Longo and handed him over to Tunisia after he turned up in the neighbouring country, a Tunisian security official told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters

Morocco, Israel continue to strengthen military ties with army chief visit to Rabat

Israel’s army chief made the first ever official visit to Morocco this week to strengthen military ties as the two countries continue to grow closer following a normalisation deal in 2020 that has alienated Morocco’s neighbour, Algeria.

Radio France Internationale

Deadly Sudanese tribal clashes prompt Khartoum street protests

In tonight's edition: Thousands of Sudan's Hausa people have set up barricades and attacked government buildings in several cities following a week of deadly tribal clashes in the country's south. Meanwhile, Italy’s PM Mario Draghi is in Algeria where an energy deal is being signed between the two countries. Finally,…

France 24

Italy signs energy deals with Algeria in bid to sidestep Russia

Prime Minister Mario Draghi says Algeria has ‘become in recent months the biggest supplier of gas’ to Italy.

Al Jazeera

Algeria, Italy Sign Gas Deal Worth $4 Billion

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi held talks with Algeria’s president Monday to to boost gas deliveries and reduce Italy’s reliance on Russian supplies. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune welcomed Draghi and the two went on to sign agreements and memorandums of understanding in areas ranging from energy to sustainable development, justice and…

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The Independent UK

Europe's leaders look to ink energy deals to sidestep Russia

European leaders have ramped up their push to secure alternative energy supplies as fears escalate of a complete natural gas cutoff by Russia

Evening Standard

EU agrees gas deal with Azerbaijan as Italian PM travels to Algeria

Italy is increasingly looking to diversity its network beyond the EU as nations look to hamper Russia

Radio France Internationale

Italy's embattled PM Draghi visits Algeria for gas talks

With his government's fate in limbo, Italian Premier Mario Draghi was visiting Algeria’s capital Monday to finalise deals boosting Algerian gas supplies to Italy as Europeans brace for a possible cutoff of Russian gas.

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Italy's Embattled PM Draghi Visits Algeria for Gas Talks

With his government's fate in limbo, Italian Premier Mario Draghi is visiting Algeria’s capital Monday to finalize deals boosting Algerian gas supplies to Italy as Europeans brace for a possible cutoff of Russian gas. In a sign of the importance of the visit, the Italian delegation includes the foreign minister,…

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Algeria: Last days for the El Watan newspaper?

A number of independent Algerian newspapers, prestigious francophone daily El Watan chief among them, are undergoing a period of crisis aggravated by political and economic pressures that may threaten their existence. This situation raises questions about the future of Algerian media, and more broadly about freedom of the press.

France 24

Southern African bloc agrees to extend troops' mandate to fight insurgency in Mozambique

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed to extend their troop deployment inMozambique for another month to help it fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency. Meanwhile, the border between Algeria and Tunisia has been reopened after more than two years of closure due to the pandemic. And in Somalia, the crew…

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Algeria-Tunisia Border Crossings Reopen after 2 Years of Closure

Several cars and signs celebrating Tunisian-Algerian friendship marked the reopening Friday of land borders between the two countries, more than two years after they closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities expect more than a million Algerian visitors, most of them tourists, to enter Tunisia during the summer months. After…

The Independent UK

Riyad Mahrez: Manchester City winger signs new three-year contract until 2025

The Algerian’s existing contract wass set to expire at the end of the season

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Renovate the Casbah: Efforts Speed Up to Restore Historic Algiers District

A UNESCO-listed rabbit warren of 16th-century battlements and Ottoman palaces, the Casbah of the Algerian capital is falling into disrepair, but efforts to save it have been accelerating. The densely populated district, about a kilometer (just under a mile) across, perches above the Bay of Algiers and has been the…

The Hindu

Letter to the editor - July 7, 2022

The Moroccan Sahara issue is settled historically, socially and legally

Radio France Internationale

Rival Palestinian leaders shake hands for the first time in more than five years

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismaïl Haniyeh have met publicly for the first time in over five years, on the sidelines of this week's Algerian independence anniversary celebrations.

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