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Basma El Atti

Basma El Atti

El Atti

Basma is The New Arab’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.

 

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

 

Follow her on twitter: @elattibasma

 

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said the release of Radi, Raissouni, and Bouachrine marks a major step forward for press freedom in Morocco.

30 July, 2024

On 22 July, Nacheet's colleagues voiced concern for him during an increasing wave of arrests against potential candidates in Tunisia's presidential race.

29 July, 2024

This potential policy change comes as Attal's government approaches its end and the leftist alliance sets to take over leading the French government.

26 July, 2024

As the election approaches, Tunisian President Saied 'pardons' his critics, likens himself to a prophet and blames the country's woes on 'Freemasonry'.

26 July, 2024

Some fans argue that such actions are part of football's rough and tumble, but others see a troubling connection to Argentina's fraught racial history.

25 July, 2024

Over the past decade, Tunisia has struggled with a cash-strapped economy, severe droughts, and a growing authoritarian regime.

24 July, 2024

Pro-Palestine activists have urged Mediterranean states to prevent the docking of ships carrying military fuel to Israel.

23 July, 2024

For Paris, hosting the Olympics in the Seine river is a momentous occasion, but the river's legacy remains stained by the dark history of the 1961 massacre.

23 July, 2024

The new electricity pipeline is set to link Algeria's eastern coastal province with Italy's Sardinia crossing the the Mediterranean Sea.

22 July, 2024

Since gaining independence, Algeria has consistently upheld strong connections with Palestine, pledging allegiance to the Palestinian cause.

17 July, 2024