Politics Bound

The Polisario Front independence movement on Sunday dismissed as "fabrication" comments by Morocco's king saying that the disputed Western Sahara territory was not up for debate. The Algeria-backed Polisario Front seeks independence for Western Sahara, but Morocco,...

Libyan PM says council has no authority to suspend ministers Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah on Sunday came to the defence of his foreign minister, Najla al-Mangoush, a day after the country's presidential council said it had suspended her. Dbeibah's office...

Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Saturday he would not make the "first move" towards easing tensions with former colonial power France after critical comments from Paris about his country. The diplomatic spat has been fuelled by a visa row and media...

A Tunisian judge on Thursday issued an international warrant to summon Paris-based former president Moncef Marzouki for questioning, state TV reported.  President Kais Saied in October ordered the justice ministry to open an inquiry into 76-year-old Marzouki, days...