Political Risk

Some of the US' longest-standing regional allies have recently felt the ill wind of shifting US foreign policy trends. On a visit to the region in mid-June, Secretary of State Condoleezza... 2005-07-05

Some of the US' longest-standing regional allies have recently felt the ill wind of shifting US foreign policy trends. On a visit to the region in mid-June, Secretary of State Condoleezza... 2005-07-05

A number of journalists have been given jail terms and fines in a series of defamation cases.

A summit of North African leaders was postponed in May after a renewal of diplomatic tensions between Morocco and Algeria over Western Sahara. BMI View: Further regional integration... 2005-06-10

A prominent critic of the government, journalist Ali Lmrabet, was banned from journalism for 10 years and fined for comments made about Western Sahara. BMI View: The government's... 2005-05-10

Militant attacks intensified in April, in what has been seen as an attempt by rebels to derail President Bouteflika's amnesty plan. While details of the president's plan have not... 2005-05-10

A government commission has concluded that state security agents were responsible for the abduction and deaths of 6,146 civilians. BMI View: The commission's report represents a... 2005-04-06

The diplomatic spat between Riyadh and Tripoli shows no sign of abating.

The head of NATO chose Algiers as his first stop in talks on enhancing ties with the MENA region. BMI View: Algeria and Morocco have been more receptive than Gulf states to NATO's... 2004-12-02

The NGO Human Rights Watch has criticised the Kingdom for backsliding on human rights following the 2003 Casablanca bombings. BMI View: Although King Mohammed has made impressive... 2004-12-01