For decades, Algeria has been a generous source of wealth for Morocco. Our western neighbor benefited abundantly from our resources: subsidized food products, hydrocarbons, gasoline, diesel, medicines… Sometimes this was through official trade, but often via smuggling networks. The greatest gift, however, was undoubtedly the Maghreb–Europe Gas Pipeline, built at Algeria’s initiative. It brought Morocco billions of dollars in transit fees and, more importantly, enabled it to provide cheap energy to attract foreign investors. The plain truth is this: before Algerian gas flowed through its territory, Morocco had no significant industry to speak of. Even the most hostile analysts admit the direct cause-and-effect link between the pipeline and Morocco’s industrial rise—because without energy, there can be no industry. And yet, the Moroccan regime repeats to anyone who will listen that the Algerian government harbors a deep hatred toward Morocco. But would any country supposedly “driven by h...
Algeria, the Mecca of revolutionaries, has always defended just causes; its positions have today earned it the hostility of certain parties. The purpose of this blog is to defend Algeria and to deconstruct the lies that harm the image of our beautiful motherland.