King Mohammed VI of Morocco announced his country's commitment to talks on Western Sahara, offering to grant an autonomous status within its sovereignty. However, the Polisario Front, which is fighting for independence and supported by Algeria, rejected the proposal. ...

During his address to the U.N. General Assembly, Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci called for new limits on the freedom of expression. He suggested that the U.N. should take a lead role in such an effort by providing a forum ...

On September 27, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki addressed the U.N. General Assembly calling on the international community to address "violence and extremism," while also acknowledging the economic and social problems his government inherited as a result of the ...

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay included Bahrain among the 16 nations accused of allowing government members to undertake "reprisals and intimidation against individuals" critical of regimes. Pillay said, "People may be threatened or harassed by ...

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appointed Abdelmalek Sellal as Algeria's new prime minister, replacing Ahmed Ouyahia, who had held the post since 2008. Sellal took office Tuesday promising to push ahead with reforms, four months after parliamentary polls, and ahead of the ...

The BBC has published a brief overview of uprisings across the Middle East, from the incremental reform movement in Morocco, to the sectarian clashes in Bahrain. In Egypt, the BBC reports that protests were "driven by poverty, rising prices, ...

With four months elapsed since Algeria's legislative elections in May and no new government yet named, politicians from several parties are expressing  frustration and concern for what many call an unprecedented government absence, even for Ramadan. "There is ...

The three-party Islamist coalition, the Green Algeria Alliance, faces possible dissolution as one of its parties, the Movement of Society for Peace, reels from internal turmoil. Amar Ghoul of the Movement recently resigned and at least 20 MPs loyal to ...

Algerian community guards in the province of Boumerdes held  a sit-in Tuesday outside their provincial headquarters to demand their pay from the month of June. The supplementary police force accused the government of suspending their pay because of their involvement in ...

After last week's protest march  by Algerian community guards demanding raises and better benefits, 30,000 demonstrators have returned to the city of Blida to form a protest camp. The guards have come from a dozen different provinces, and more ...

Tunisian President Moncef al-Marzouki met Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo Friday, where the two spoke jointly on improving bilateral ties, aiding Syrians, and supporting Palestinians. The leaders both stressed their concern for Syria and their desire to work ...

Thousands of police auxiliaries marched in Algeria yesterday, demanding pay raises, better health insurance, and retirement after 15 years of active duty. Around 40,000 men set off from the city of Blida, walking 30 miles in the direction of the ...

Police in Algeria thwarted  an independence day protest rally by arresting 50 would-be participants early Thursday morning. Most of those detained were unemployed activists, but some were also the wives of activists who have gone missing. The National ...

Algerian blogger Tarek Mameri  was convicted of "destroying property, setting administrative documents on fire, and inciting public gatherings" in connection with his calls on Facebook for a boycott of last month's parliamentary elections. Mameri never denied the charges ...

Algerian journalist Manseur Si Mohamed was sentenced to two months in prison and fined 50,00o dinars Wednesday by a court in Mascara for "libellous comments," according to Reporters Without Borders. Mohamed, who is the bureau chief of the French-language newspaper La ...

The Algerian National Independent Commission of Legislative Election Surveillance (CNISEL) released  disappointment in the gap between official promises of election neutrality and the traditional voter manipulation that took place. The Commission lacks the power, however, to nullify the ...