Hello dear readers. Here are 3 pieces of information to remember this Saturday, November 16: Saharan tourism in Algeria, revelations about the book Houris by Kamel Daoud and Marco Rubio, an anti-Algeria named Secretary of State by Trump.
Tourism in Algeria: here is the “ flagship product »
The 6th edition of the International Saharan Tourism Festival (FITS) kicked off on Thursday in El Oued, in the south-east of Algeria. The launching ceremony was launched in the presence of the Minister of Tourism and Crafts, Mokhtar Didouche, with the participation of several tourism stakeholders and partners, hotel owners and travel agencies, and artisans.
Participants from Arab and African countries such as Tunisia, Mauritania, Libya, Niger, Mali and Western Sahara were also present.
« We know that the flagship product of our tourism which is solicited and requested by foreign tourists is Saharan tourism. », declared the Minister of Tourism during the launching ceremony.
To attract foreign tourists and develop Saharan tourism, Algeria has put in place facilitations such as the electronic visa delivered on site, recalled Mr. Didouche. “ We have put in place facilitations to increase the flow of arrivals of foreign tourists such as entry visas for all foreigners who want to visit the Sahara. “, he said.
United States: Marco Rubio, anti-Algeria, appointed Secretary of State by Trump
Marco Rubio succeeds Antony Blinken as head of the State Department. He was appointed by US President-elect Donald Trump. The Florida senator is one of the hawks of the Republican Party.
A fervent defender of Israel and hostile to Iran, this son of Cuban immigrants is the first American Secretary of State from the Hispanic community. Known for its anti-China positions and supporter of the independence of Taiwan, the new face of America in the world,
Just like the election of Donald Trump, the appointment of Marco Rubio does not constitute good news for Palestine and the question of Western Sahara, the two priority issues for Algerian diplomacy.
Marco Rubio is also considered pro-Morocco and anti-Algeria. In September 2022, he and 26 other senators asked the US Secretary of State for sanctions against Algeria for its purchases of Russian weapons, as part of the law passed by the US Congress called Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ( Countering America's Adversaries through Sanctions Act, or CAATSA).
In his letter to Antony Blinken, he wrote that Algeria was included in “ the top 4 buyers of Russian arms in the world, with an amount of seven billion dollars in 2021 ».
Revelations in Algeria about Houris by Kamel Daoud
The Franco-Algerian writer and journalist Kamel Daoud won the 2024 Goncourt Prize for his novel Houris which traces the life of “ Dawn “, the only survivor of a terrorist attack against her family during the dark decade in Algeria.
The writer maintained that his novel is fiction. But the Algerian channel OneTv interviewed a woman who says she is the real character in Kamel Daoud's novel. She accuses the winner of the Goncourt 2024 prize of having told her story without her consent.
The woman reveals that she was followed by a psychologist who is none other than the ex-wife of Kamel Daoud. The victim claims to have received, on numerous occasions, requests from the couple to write a book about their tragedy. OneTv's investigation into Houris was broadcast on Friday evening.
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