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Moroccan farmers in Algeria’s Laaroda oasis: Victims of a neglected conflictF

Moroccan farmers in an isolated oasis on the Algerian border are bearing the brunt of regional tensions after Algiers expelled them from date groves they have worked for generations.  The border between the arch-rivals has been closed since 1994, but Algeria had...

Tunisia counts its losses from the Jasmine RevolutionF

Tunisia's government has finally given an official toll of 129 dead and 634 injured in its 2011 revolution, in what an independent body called "a strong signal" of a democratic transition. The tally, long demanded by victims' families, was published late Friday on the...

Algeria expels Moroccan farmers from its territory, courtesy Western Sahara crisisF

NAJ | 19 March 2021: The Algerian authorities have issued an ultimatum to Moroccan farmers working of the Laaroda Oasis palm grove, located in Beni Ouenif, province of Bechar. The ultimatum was to leave the region by 18 March. AFP reported that the withdrawal happened...

Morocco: Jailed publisher Bouachrine announces the closing of newspaper Akhbar al YaoumF

By Redouane Benmehdi - Moroccan newspaper Akhbar al Yaoum shut down its operations after 14 years in business. Its closing, which left its staff and journalists stunned and concerned about their future, was announced on March 14, 2021 by its founder Taoufik...

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