After repeated efforts by Brussels to persuade Algeria’s top leadership to lift sanctions on European companies ended in failure, the European Union has moved to initiate arbitration proceedings. Taken aback, Algiers expressed its «surprise» at the EU’s decision on Thursday.
The residents of the Rio Residence in Aïn Diab are caught in a standoff between their elected homeowners' association and a second group, made up primarily of entrepreneurs, who are asserting their right to access communal services despite their outstanding debts.