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Algerian soldiers stand guard at the Tiguentourine gas complex in In Amenas, Algeria, on 31 January 2013.
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Algeria’s Niger deployment comes with serious risks

As well as being a vast expanse of desert, the Sahel is a test for Algiers because of its proxy warfare and armed groups adapting drone technology. The biggest risk is that Algeria gets sucked in

Rabia Abdul Salam 04 November 2026
Members of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) arrive at the Moroccan side of the border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania in the Guerguerat area of Western Sahara on 25 November, 2020 AFP

Western Sahara's MINURSO faces an uncertain future

Boulos's remarks shattered expectations that UN Security Council Resolution 2797—which made Morocco's autonomy plan the basis for negotiations—would quickly translate into a final settlement

Rabia Abdul Salam 15 October 2026
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Algeria adds green hydrogen to its energy portfolio

In line with its growth strategy, Algiers is diversifying its energy offerings with an eye on exports to Europe

Rabia Abdul Salam 09 October 2026
Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita & Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar agreed to advance their
relationship on security, trade, and regional integration on 16 September 2026. @USAmbUN/X

Morocco expands ties with Israel: why now?

After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive

Mohamed Sharki 28 September 2026
The logo of the state energy company Sonatrach is pictured at the headquarters in Algiers, Algeria, on 25 November 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

Algeria looks to grow its influence in Africa through energy

Infrastructure projects are opening new ways for the country to strengthen its economic presence across the continent

Rabia Abdul Salam 18 September 2026
A Tuareg separatist soldier walks inside a damaged building in Kidal, on 9 May 2026.
Mali's government refuses to talk to "terrorist" armed groups after they launched unprecedented attacks on it. AFP

Why JNIM is unlikely to break off from al-Qaeda

Mali's biggest jihadist group is more likely to follow the Taliban's path than that of Syria's rebels-turned-rulers

Sergey Eledinov 12 September 2026
Lina Jaradat

Preserving Amazigh heritage: from oral tradition to AI

The spoken word has kept a key component of Algeria's social mosaic alive for generations, but now technology is stepping in to do the heavy lifting

Noureddine Bessaadi 16 August 2026
An army memorial in Bamako, the capital of Mali, on April 26, 2026. AFP

Algeria and Mali bury the hatchet to face a shared threat

Al Qaeda affiliates are working with Tuareg fighters to overrun Mali, with historic Timbuktu set to fall, and the capital Bamako also encircled. In this part of the world, pragmatism is a necessity.

Rabia Abdul Salam 23 July 2026
Lina Jaradat

Europe eyes Algeria's shale gas amid supply crisis

Algeria is one of Africa's largest producers of hydrocarbons, and its proximity to customers in Europe makes it of growing interest as importers fret over a prolonged supply crisis from countries

Rabia Abdul Salam 24 May 2026
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Algeria likes higher energy prices but not ‘imported inflation’

Higher gas and oil prices owing to the US-Iran war were a double-edged sword to African energy exporters

Rabia Abdul Salam 09 April 2026
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Al-Jawf: the key to defeating the Houthis

05, Nov 2026

The battle for this strategically important and resource-rich province tests the Yemeni army's ability to tilt the military balance in its favour

Al Majalla - London
Eduardo Ramon
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Abdul El-Sayed: the progressive Michigander who beat the pro-Israel lobby

07, Aug 2026

The Egyptian-American epidemiologist became the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

Tarek Rashed
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Can the Democrats prevent a new round of war with Iran?

05, Nov 2026

Despite the war's unpopularity, Trump seems determined to press on until he can claim a decisive victory, whether by diplomacy, force, or a combination of the two

Aqeel Abbas
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Trump may be a lame duck at home but not abroad

05, Nov 2026

A Democrat-majority Congress will clip his wings at home, but he will have far more freedom to act on foreign affairs, given the powers he still retains as commander-in-chief

Con Coughlin
French author Philippe Djianada looks out from a window at the Drouant restaurant in Paris, following his win of the French Goncourt literary prize for his novel "The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel," on 3 November 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
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A novel about a murder in Paris wins the 2026 Goncourt

06, Nov 2026

French novelist Philippe Jaenada's novel 'The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel' wins big, while the Prix Renaudot goes to François-Henri Désérable for his novel about an unlikely wine expert

Najeeb Mubarak

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