- FRANCE 24

26/05/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Moroccans up in arms over EU fishing rights

Moroccan fishermen oppose a deal which could force them to compete with European boats in their own back yard. French firm Amesys is accused of helping the Gaddafi regime spy on Libyan civilians. More than a year after the Tunisian revolution, the race is on to lure tourists back to the former holiday-makers’ hotspot.

19/05/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Algeria's youth frustrated by high unemployment

In Algeria, the government holds strong despite the tumult elsewhere in the region. However, some people are still suffering many of the grievances that sparked the Arab Spring. Our team went to meet young people struggling to find a job. Meanwhile, an NGO hits out at NATO over civilian deaths from air strikes during the conflict in Libya. Finally, could high speed rail be going off track in Morocco? Critics say a plan to bring TGV-style trains to the country is a waste of money.

12/05/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Algeria: Disillusioned voters

In Algeria, President Bouteflika is hoping that parliamentary elections will satisfy calls for change, but many voters still feel left out of the political process. In Tunisia, numbers are down at an annual Jewish festival because of security concerns, but hundreds brave the risks anyway. Finally, rural Moroccan craftswomen get a chance to show off their wares at a fashion show with a difference.

05/05/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Algeria: Suicide sparks riots in Jijel

In Algeria, the town of Jijel erupts into violence as angry youths clash with police after a shopkeeper sets himself on fire. In Tunisia, a TV chief on trial for blasphemy is fined - media rights activists say that sends the wrong message, while Islamist hardliners say it does not go far enough. Finally, in Morocco, authorities warn young people turning to informal Urfi marriages that without legal recognition, things can go badly wrong.

28/04/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Morocco: forcing religion on air

In Morocco, media bosses warn that their freedoms are threatened by new rules that will make state television more overtly religious. Elsewhere in the country, call centre workers say they won't be going back to work until conditions improve. Finally, Libya greases the wheels on plans to get oil production back up to pre-revolution levels.

21/04/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Libya: Where will Saif al-Islam be tried?

In Algeria, an army of parliamentary hopefuls sign up as campaigning kicks off ahead of May 10th elections. Some worry that the candidates’ enthusiastic participation won’t be matched by voters. Next, the legal tug of war continues between the International criminal court and Libya over who should try Saif al-Islam Gaddafi.

14/04/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Algeria mourns the death of its first President

Thousands bid goodbye to the “father of Algeria”, former President Ahmed Ben Bella, who died aged 95. Next, Tunisia's President makes a symbolic gesture to the Jewish community, paying homage for the first time to victims of a terrorist attack on a synagogue 10 years ago. In Mali, those escaping instability find harsh conditions in drought-stricken neighbouring countries. Finally, some feel Morocco's new Islamic leaders are infringing on artists' creative expression.

07/04/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Libya: country rocked by tribal violence

Libya is still facing violence as tribal clashes undermine the country’s fledgling democracy. In Morocco, women's rights activists continue to pile pressure on the government to do away with laws that led to the suicide of a teen forced to marry her rapist. And hundreds of Moroccans working onboard an impounded ship in France anxiously await their fate.

31/03/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

No Sharia for Tunisia

Tunisia’s governing Ennahda Party announces that the country's new constitution will not be based on Islamic Sharia law. Next, the self-confessed Toulouse gunman is buried in France after his family homeland, Algeria, refuses to accept his body. Finally, we meet the proud Libyans hoping to win big in this year's Olympic Games in London.

24/03/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Tunisia, a country divided over sharia law

In Tunisia, Islamic hardliners clamouring for Sharia law face a showdown with secularists. Next, in Mauritania, the capture of Gaddafi's former spy chief sparks an international extradition battle. Finally, The Great Departure saw a million French and European settlers flee Algeria during the 50s and 60s, but traces of the Pieds-Noirs remain.