Algeria, Morocco
Mohammed VI ropes in Mohamed bin Salman to mend Algiers rift

Morocco
Brussels beefs up support for rights body and civil society

The European Union has contracted French, Irish, Danish and Spanish entities to provide technical assistance to Morocco's National Human Rights Council and to help strengthen civil society.

Algeria, European Union
Algeria and EU put final touches to revised accord

After nine months of negotiations, the European Union and Algieria late last month finalised a revised version of their association agreement covering the period 2021-2027

Algeria, Mauritania, Western Sahara
UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura expected in Algiers and Nouakchott

The UN envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, is due to visit Algeria and Mauritania between September and October.

Algeria
EU delegation on mission to Algiers

European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi will travel to Algiers on 27 June.

Morocco
Rabat keen to rejoin executive board following UNESCO humilation

After losing its seat on UNESCO's executive board in November, Moroccan diplomacy is working to wipe the slate clean and prepare its return to the UN body.

France, Morocco
Morocco loses seat on UNESCO's executive council, despite DG Audrey Azoulay's backing

Breaking news published on 19/11/21 at 14:30 - Morocco's UNESCO representative Samir Addahre has unexpectedly not been re-elected to the organisation's executive arm. The news is a blow to the diplomatic efforts of Mohammed VI, who is on excellent terms with director general Audrey Azoulay.

Algeria
Madrid overplays concern over gas supplies to keep in with Sonatrach

Although Spain has a plentiful gas supply thanks largely to LNG imported from the US, Russia and Qatar, it is keen to stay in the good books of its closest geographical supplier, Algeria's state-run Sonatrach.

Morocco, UAE
The secret story of Abu Dhabi's consulate in Laâyoune

In becoming at the start of this month the first Gulf state to open a consulate in the capital of the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the United Arab Emirates is hoping to put an end to three years of tensions with Rabat.

US military trains Mexican cyber-fighters, Council of Europe looks for cyber advisers, L3Harris for AFRL

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

MexicoUS cyber fighters train Mexican personnel

StrasbourgCouncil of Europe on the hunt for cyber advisers

Rome, New YorkAFRL calls on L3Harris to create SIGINT tools for its 6th gen combat aircraft programme

Netanyahu's cabinet pushes for changes to cyber export rules

Israel's new administration is looking at easing rules governing the export of offensive cybertools, which were tightened in 2021 following international outcry over the use of NSO's Pegasus spyware.

Negg sets out to conquer international market

Italian cyber-intelligence company Negg is looking to win contracts abroad by creating a network of partners and resellers.