Tag Archives: Algeria

 Undocumented Algerian battles to claim lotto win in Belgium The winning ticket was bought in Zeebrugge, a port city and popular transit point for migrants and refugees. An Algerian national deemed to be staying without documents in Belgium is battling to claim a 250,000-euro ($270,000) jackpot won on a scratchcard, ...

 Football World Cup eliminations dash small business hopes Colombian food vendor William Abella had been counting on the Qatar World Cup 2022 as an opportunity to offset his losses from long COVID-19 lockdowns. When the national team plays, his small corner shop and snack bar in central Bogota usually turns ...

 Italy signs deal with Algeria to increase gas imports Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi says agreement is a significant step in Italy’s drive to reduce its dependency on Russian energy imports. Italy and Algeria have signed agreements to strengthen energy ties and increase the north African state’s energy exports to ...

 Spain PM in Morocco to mend ties after Western Sahara shift Spain says the meeting is an opportunity to open a ‘new stage’ in ties with Morocco based on ‘mutual respect’ and ‘avoid future crises’. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is set to meet Moroccan King Mohammed VI during a ...

 Rights defenders slam Spain’s deportation of Algerian dissident Late last month, Algerian whistleblower and former gendarme Mohamed Benhalima made some bleak predictions for what lay ahead of him. “If I go back to Algeria, they are going to violate my human rights. Prison and torture await me,” he told the ...

 Algerian FA files complaint over World Cup qualifier defeat Algerian football federation demands FIFA order a replay of its match with Cameroon due to the referee’s performance. Algeria’s football federation has lodged a complaint with FIFA, football’s world governing body, after it was beaten by Cameroon in a Qatar 2022 ...

 US moves to shore up unhappy allies on North Africa visit With the focus on strained relations between the United States and its Gulf allies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, it has been easy to overlook that discontent with the Biden administration has also spread to North Africa. ...

 Blinken to visit Israel, West Bank, Morocco and Algeria US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel, the occupied West Bank, Morocco and Algeria in the coming days, the US Department of State has announced, to discuss regional issues as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The department ...

 Algeria recalls Spain envoy over Western Sahara policy change On Friday, Spain said it backed a 2007 proposal by Morocco to offer Western Sahara autonomy under its sovereignty. Algeria has recalled its ambassador from Madrid in protest at Spain’s decision to back a Moroccan autonomy plan for the disputed former ...