- FRANCE 24

11/02/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

King pardons Moroccan boxer

First, we head to Morocco where a top kick boxer has been pardoned by the king and released from jail early. In France, commemorations were held for protesters massacred at a Paris metro station during the Algerian war. Finally we head to Tunisia where a bid to push religious tourism is seen as a risky move by some in the industry.

08/02/2012 - ALGERIA - FRANCE

Paris commemorates deadly Algerian War protest

France's left-wing parties commemorated the 50-year anniversary of the Feb. 8, 1962 killing by French police of nine demonstrators protesting the war in Algeria at the Paris Charonne metro station. The state's role in the killings remains divisive.

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04/02/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Algerian nationalist Abdelhamid Mehri dies aged 85

In Algeria tributes were paid to Abdelhamid Mehri, one of the country's most famous political figures, after he passed away at the age of 85. Meanwhile, the Algerian government has said that it has nothing to hide as a French investigation into the kidnapping and deaths of 7 monks during the Algerian civil war back in 1996 continues. Finally, we meet an odd couple in Morocco, whose story has inspired a French comedy hit.

28/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Libya: the NTC's hard road to stability

We begin in Libya, where reprisals against former supporters of Muammar Gaddafi have knocked the credibility of the interim ruling council. We then head to Tunisia where the rise of political Islam has led hard-line Salafists to become bolder in their condemnation of the secular media. Finally, we meet an Algerian-born actress drawing on memories of home to blow Parisian audiences away.

24/01/2012 - ALGERIA - MOROCCO

Moroccan FM in fence-mending trip to Algeria

Morocco's new foreign minister Saad Eddine Othmani (pictured) began a diplomatic tour of Algeria on Monday to "breathe new life" into bilateral ties. It is the first visit by a Moroccan foreign minister to Algiers since 2003.

20/01/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Jose Fernandez, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, US State Department

After the Arab Spring, is there a growing appetite for North Africa? Are investors back? Markus Karlsson asks Jose Fernandez. He's the Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs at the US State Department.

14/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Tunisia one year on: mending fences with France

The French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé pays a visit to Tunis, hailing the beginning of a new chapter in Franco-Tunisian relations. Next, we meet the Moroccan anti-monarchy rapper who has just been released from jail on charges he says were trumped up. Finally, a young filmmaker tracks down surviving members of an Algerian orchestra from the 1950s.

10/01/2012 - CULTURE

Steven Spielberg chats to France 24

In today’s show Steven Spielberg talks to France 24 from the red carpet about his new film 'War Horse', David Bowie turns 65, and our guest Safinez Bousbia gives Algerian chaâbi music a new life in her documentary 'El Gusto.'

03/12/2011 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Tunisia mining controversy: violent protests erupt in Gafsa region

Tunisia's new government races to meet the people’s expectations for change for the better. In the mining region of Gafsa, anger over recruitment methods spills over into violence. Meanwhile, in Morocco, the online press pushes the boundaries of freedom of expression. Finally, legends of Algerian football search for answers as to why so many have fathered children with disabilities. Some are convinced they were given dangerous drugs at training camps.

21/11/2011 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Abuducted Algerian sailors return home

After 10 months as hostages, over a dozen Algerians held captive by Somali pirates have been freed. We go to meet them as they are reunited with their families. Also, Morocco is heading towards parliamentary elections but disillusioned voters label them a sham and warn of a mass boycott.