On Thursday, Algeria announced it would end the free provision of goods and services to the French Embassy, a privilege in place since 1962, in response to the French president’s decision to revoke visa exemptions for Algerian officials.
Britain recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces as early as 1721 through a peace treaty that acknowledged Sultan Moulay Ismail’s rule over the Sahara. This recognition was reaffirmed in a later agreement, the 1895 Anglo-Moroccan treaty, which explicitly stated that the lands between Wad Draa and Cape Bojador belong to Morocco.
Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will officially recognize the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, marking a major shift in French diplomacy amid the escalating war in Gaza. The decision has sparked mixed reactions, welcomed by Palestinians and sharply criticized by the Israeli government.
Zahra* recently completed her MBA in France, where she has lived since 2018. Just when she thought she was finally settled in her host country, everything changed upon returning from a vacation in Morocco. Held at the airport, she was shocked to learn she was subject to an «Obligation to Leave French Territory» (OQTF) and a 40-year re-entry ban. After six harrowing days confined in a holding area, she shared her story with Yabiladi—an account her lawyer describes as