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Algeria’s former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika: towering figure, both in regional, international politics

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Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria, North Africa, president

Algeria’s former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika: towering figure, both in regional, international politics

BY: Hana Saada PEJOURNAL - Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika died, late Friday, September 17th, 2021, at the age of 84 after enduring years of ill health, reported the Algerian Presidency of the Republic late Friday. To this end, the late Bouteflika was buried, Sunday, in the Martyrs’ Square in El-Alia cemetery. The late Bouteflika, a veteran of Algeria’s war for independence, had taken Algeria’s reign of power for two decades before his resignation in April 2019. He joined the independence war against France at the age of 19 as a protege of commander Boumediene, who became president in 1965.…

Abraham Accord, beginning of a new order in Middle East

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - The order of events in Middle East, North Africa and West of Asia from the beginning of the 2020, was so rapid that when we think about the geopolitical arrangement of the region in last year, it seems that we are looking deep in history. After the assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani and his friend, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, military and security arrangement of all fronts in Middle East has changed into a new order. Riots in Iraq and Lebanon as the main regional allies of Iran, new government in Iraq, Beirut suspicious blast, death…

SCFR: Libya; Scene of Turkey-Egypt Proxy War

PEJOURNAL - With the escalation of the armed conflict in Libya, and in particular the advance of the National Unity Government forces led by Faiz al-Siraj in areas beyond the capital, the domestic military scene in Libya and its equations have become much clearer. It has also led to obtaining further knowledge about international rivals supporting the either side in the Libyan conflict. However, the retreat of the so-called National Army forces under the command of General Haftar has also contributed to the controversy, prompting widespread reactions about the collapse of these forces (National Army). Western supporters and General Haftar’s…