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Basma El Atti

Basma El Atti

El Atti

Basma is °®Âþµºâ€™s Morocco correspondent, covering local affairs and social and cultural events in the Maghreb region. She began her career as a journalist in a Moroccan anglophone outlet, before joining the New Arab in 2022.

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Areas of focus: the Maghreb, feminism, ecology, LGBTQ+

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Morocco seems to offer a perfect alternative: a country aiming to boost its car exports and committed to trade agreements with Israel despite opposition.

20 September, 2024

Another wave of hopefuls is set to attempt the crossing from Morocco to Spain. Media close to Rabat are blaming 'foreign forces' for inciting the wave.

19 September, 2024

In-depth: In Algeria, presidents either die in office or are ousted by the military. Despite Hirak's efforts, the nation is stuck with entrenched rulers.

19 September, 2024

Some Algerian politicians have attributed the surge in armed attacks to "hostile foreign intelligence services" targeting the country's security.

18 September, 2024

If the Moroccan court decided to go forward with the trial, it would be the first trial of war crimes against an Israeli soldier in North Africa.

17 September, 2024

Morocco confirmed that a man in the city of Marrakesh has contracted mpox, after the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of international concern.

13 September, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated that holding elections amid such repression makes a mockery of Tunisians' right to participate in free and fair elections.

11 September, 2024

Despite being the Indigenous community of the region, it was only in 2001 that Amazigh culture was recognisedÌýas part of Morocco's national identity.

09 September, 2024

"For me, the quake has never stopped. I still see it and feel it every day," says Omar Ouzart, a villager.

06 September, 2024

An hour from Marrakesh, the region's villages remain stuck in the quake's aftermath. Villagers still mourn their homes, businesses, and loved ones.

04 September, 2024