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Algeria
كوريا الشمالية: مستعدون لمساعدة الجزائر على إطلاق قمر صناعي North Korea offers to help Algeria launch its own Intelligence Satellite.
تقديم مؤلَّف مرجعي عن الجزائر بواشنطن On November 13-15, The Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS hosted a conference to strengthen transatlantic cooperation with Algeria. The forum launched the book, Algeria and Transatlantic Relations.
Peugeot launches joint venture to build cars in Algeria The French carmaker partnered with three Algerian companies to launch a car manufacturing unit for the Algerian market.
Algerians detained in Libya return home Algerian authorities returned a group of Algerians who tried to immigrate illegally to Italy.
Classement. Risque terroriste : l’Algérie plus sûre que la Grande-Bretagne et les USA According to the Global Terrorism Index, Algeria is now officially safer from terrorist attacks than the UK and USA.
Algérie - Avortement : le réveil de vieux démons ? The government considers changing abortion regulations, sparking debate.
Libya
ليبيا: الأمم المتحدة واثقة من قرب التوصل لاتفاق سياسي The UN Envoy to Libya expressed optimism about finding a political solution to achieve consensus and unify the two rival governments.
وزير الخارجية التونسي يؤكد رفض بلاده لأي تدخل خارجي في ليبيا The Tunisian Foreign Minister reiterates its rejection of foreign intervention in Libya.
EU's policy of helping Libya intercept migrants is 'inhuman', says UN The UN criticizes EU’s policy of supporting Libyan authorities to intercept and return migrants.
Libya investigates alleged slave trading after 'auction' footage emerges The Libyan government has promised to launch an investigation on the recently leaked slave auction videos.
Libye. Le pilote de Rafale raconte sa guerre A pilot from the 2011 war shares the details of his experience as a fighter.
« En Libye, ils voulaient nous vendre comme esclaves » A Guinean victim of Libya’s slave trade recounts the horrors he experienced.
Mauritania
موريتانيا: اجتماع حكومي تحضيرا لإجراءات رفع العلم الجديد Mauritanian authorities held a meeting in Nouakchott to set procedures for raising the new national flag.
موريتانيا تشارك في معرض الكتاب الدولي بالكويت Mauritania participates in Kuwait’s annual international book fair.
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Mauritania on a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility An IMF staff team reached an agreement with Mauritanian authorities on a reform program to foster inclusive growth, maintain macroeconomic stability, and reduce poverty.
Mauritania hosts Polisario officialPresident Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz met with special envoy of the Polisario Secretary-General Mustafa El Sayed for an undisclosed discussion in Nouakchott.
Mauritanie: révision du Code pénal contre le blasphème Laws surrounding blasphemy are currently under revision as the government prepares to create more severe consequences.
Mauritanie : la disette s’annonce dans tout le pays The Mauritanian government, UNICEF, the Party of Mauritanian Authenticityand several NGOs prepare for worsening drought throughout the country.
Morocco
التلاميذ يعنفون أساتذتهم بالمغرب Testimonies reveal that teachers face harassment by students.
مؤسسة أرشيف المغرب تستعيد رصيدا مهما من ذاكرة اليهود المغاربة The Moroccan Archives Foundation receives thousands of documents from France about Moroccan Jews.
Morocco Food Stampede Leaves 15 Dead and a Country Shaken A food distribution operation in a rural town near Essaouira led to a stampede killing fifteen women and wounding five more.
Morocco Threatens Bitcoiners, Announces Ban The Office of Exchange announced that transactions via virtual currencies violate exchange regulations and are liable to fines.
Droit des femmes : dix ans d’hypocrisie marocaine Mahaut Landaz argues that there has been no progress for women’s rights since the government tabled a 2007 bill combating violence against women.
Maroc : les minorités religieuses pour la liberté de croyance A group of religious minorities states its support for freedom of religion in the Sunni Muslim country.
Tunisia
تونس: هل تجرى الانتخابات المحلية في موعدها؟ There are doubts about the possibility of holding local elections on the scheduled date of March 28th, 2018.
مدارس بحاجة إلى صيانة عاجلة The Minister of Education announced that more than 500 educational institutions are in need of urgent maintenance.
Escaping from Tunisia This article debunks several explanations for the recent spike in migration from Tunisia to Europe.
Mohsen Lihidheb: Rubbish Artist of Zarzis An artist in Tunisia creates art from garbage found on the shores of Zarzis, Tunisia to raise awareness about environmental and refugee issues.
Les fêtes de divorce… une nouvelle mode qui débarque en Tunisie Tunisia is seeing a trend in “divorce parties.”
Tunisie : Quel est l’avenir des enfants issus de relations hors mariage ? Children born outside of marriage are set up for a limited future due to stereotypes and limited support.
Western Sahara
وفد من البرلمانيين الأوروبيين في زيارة إلى المناطق المحتلة من الصحراء الغربية European parliamentarians visited the Western Sahara to observe the human rights situation in the occupied territories.
الرئيس الصحراوي يطالب بتدخل أممي عاجل في الصحراء الغربية The current president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic calls for UN intervention in the Western Sahara to avoid confusion in the unbalanced peace process.
Polisario condemns Morocco king speech on Western Sahara The Polisario Front condemned the king’s speech ruling out independence for the Western Sahara.
Sahara Occidental. 42 años de traición al pueblo saharaui While Moroccans celebrate the Green March this November, the Sahrawi people recall their occupation.
Recent on Jadaliyya
The Battleground for the Morocco-Algeria Rivalry Competition between Morocco and Algeria rises over regional influence across the African continent in the wake of Morocco’s foreign policy shifts.
Maghreb: l'Etat d'injustice en question A collaborative report on the results of a study started in 2012 about transformations in power since the Arab Spring.
'The King Is Good, the Political Class Is Bad': A Tired Myth Mounia Bennani-Chraibi questions the dominant political narrative in Morocco and considers the adaptive capacities of political parties.
Manich Msamah and the Face of Continued Protest in Tunisia Manich Msamah, a Tunisian protest movement, delays votes on the controversial Economic Reconciliation Law.
La moustache de fer (A Song of Mustache and Technocracy) Thomas Serres discusses implications of Ahmed Ouyahia’s return to the premiership of Algeria.
تونسيات محرومات من اختيار أزواجهن Tunisian journalist Mabrouka Kathir comments on women’s freedom of choice in marriage, which is limited by a 1973 decree that prohibits Tunisian women from marrying non-Muslim men.