Since Algeria and the Islamic Republic of Iran restored relations in 2000, the two countries have forged an unlikely partnership, which has proven to be a source of consternation among some of the Arab world´s heavy hitters.

The bodies of more than 100 people who drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea were found washed up on beaches near the Libyan city of Zuwarah, a Libyan navy spokesman said.

Mohammed Abdelaziz, the secretary general of the separatist movement Polisario Front, has died on Tuesday afternoon after a long battle with illness.

Algeria said on Wednesday its troops had killed eight Islamist militants and seized weapons during an operation 350 km (220 miles) east of the capital Algiers.

France welcomes the conclusion of the trial in Senegal of former Chadian President Hissène Habré – a remarkable step forward in the fight against impunity.

On the sidelines of the visit King Mohammed VI carried this week in China, the Moroccan monarch and the President of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Xi Jinping presided over the signing of several public-private agreements,...

Moroccan Sovereign King Mohammed VI and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a joint statement on establishing a strategic partnership between the two countries.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, accompanied by his brother Prince Moulay Rachid, arrived on Thursday in Doha, coming from the Kingdom of Bahrain, as part of a fraternity and working visit to the State of Qatar.

                                                           By: Shoji Matsumoto, Professor of International and African...

China has proposed a free trade agreement with Morocco, according to a report by the local news source Les Eco.