فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Algerian movements along the Figuig border trigger a parliamentary question… calls to protect Moroccans’ rights and safeguard sovereignty.
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La députée Fatima Tammni, du groupe de la Fédération de la gauche démocratique à la Chambre des représentants, a adressé une question écrite au Chef du gouvernement à propos de ce qu’elle qualifie de développements préoccupants dans la zone frontalière de Qsar Ich, relevant de la commune de Beni Khaled (province de Figuig). Elle appelle à la protection des droits historiques et sociaux des habitants et à l’adoption d’une approche diplomatique efficace pour la gestion des enjeux frontaliers.
MP Fatima Tammni, of the Federation of the Democratic Left group in the House of Representatives, submitted a written question to the Head of Government regarding what she described as worrying developments in the border area of Qsar Ich, within the commune of Beni Khaled in Figuig Province. She called for protecting the historical and social rights of local residents and for adopting an effective diplomatic approach to managing border-related issues.
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La députée a souligné que la zone—historiquement, spatialement et économiquement linked to the oases of Figuig—experienced, on February 4, 2026, incidents she described as serious. According to her question, these included the placement of boundary markers, preventing Moroccan farmers from accessing their lands and orchards, and practices accompanied by intimidation, resulting in direct social and economic harm, as well as psychological effects and instability among residents historically tied to the land and livelihoods of the border area.
The MP noted that the area—historically, geographically, and economically linked to the Figuig oases—witnessed, on February 4, 2026, incidents she described as serious. These allegedly included the installation of boundary markers, preventing Moroccan farmers from accessing their lands and orchards, and acts accompanied by intimidation, leading to direct social and economic damage, as well as psychological impacts and instability among residents historically connected to the land and livelihoods of the border zone.
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Tammni argued that these developments go beyond their social and humanitarian dimensions to raise diplomatic issues requiring a balanced response that protects citizens’ rights while also respecting good-neighborliness, in full compliance with bilateral agreements governing border areas, and in a manner that serves stability and shared development.
Tammni argued that these developments extend beyond social and humanitarian aspects to raise diplomatic concerns that require a balanced approach—one that protects citizens’ rights while respecting good-neighborly relations, in full compliance with bilateral agreements governing border areas, and in a way that promotes stability and shared development.
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In this context, she asked the government to clarify the diplomatic measures it intends to take to defend the interests of affected citizens, and questioned the urgent steps expected to provide social and economic redress and ensure their livelihood and psychological stability.
In this context, she asked the government to clarify the diplomatic measures it plans to take to defend the interests of affected citizens, and queried the urgent steps expected to provide social and economic redress and ensure livelihood and psychological stability.
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She also called for disclosure of the government’s readiness to open channels for dialogue and coordination with the concerned party to reach practical solutions that prevent a recurrence of such situations, stressing the importance of involving local residents and elected officials in any management or negotiation process concerning border-area conditions.
She also called on the government to reveal its readiness to open dialogue and coordination channels with the concerned party to reach practical solutions that would prevent recurrence, emphasizing the importance of involving local residents and elected officials in any management or negotiation process related to border-area conditions.
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This parliamentary question comes amid rising tensions along the eastern border strip, accompanied by local demands for a comprehensive approach that integrates humanitarian and development dimensions alongside diplomacy, in order to safeguard residents’ dignity and regional stability.
This parliamentary question comes as tensions rise along the eastern border, alongside local calls for a comprehensive approach that integrates humanitarian and development dimensions with diplomacy to ensure residents’ dignity and regional stability.
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Source: Fes News Media
