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Morocco king favours restoration of diplomatic ties with Algeria

King says he wants to re-establish normal relations with Algeria, which cut off ties last August over Western Sahara.

Al Jazeera

Morocco's King Reiterates Openness to Restoring Ties with Algeria

Morocco's King Mohammed VI used an address on Saturday to "once again" reiterate his openness to restoring ties with Algeria, which broke off diplomatic relations with Rabat last year. "We aspire to work with the Algerian presidency so that Morocco and Algeria can work hand in hand to establish normal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Spain calls deadly migrant rush an 'attack' on its territory

The Spanish prime minister on Saturday described a deadly migrant rush on the enclave of Melilla from Morocco as an attack on Spain's "territorial integrity", as human rights activists demanded an investigation.

France 24

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Algeria Suspends Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Spain

Algeria has suspended its 20-year-old treaty of friendship, good neighborliness and cooperation with Spain, state media reported on Wednesday. No reason was given for the decision, which was taken by Algeria's top security council. But tensions are simmering between Algiers and Madrid over recent Spanish comments on Western Sahara as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Africa’s Frozen Conflict

How the Biden Administration Can Resolve the Dispute Over Western Sahara

Foreign Affairs

Netherlands backs Morocco's Western Sahara autonomy plan- statement

The Netherlands views Morocco's plan for autonomy for Western Sahara as serious and credible, it said on Wednesday, moving closer to Rabat's stance on the disputed territory where the Algeria-backed Polisario Front seeks an independent state.

Reuters

Threats, phosphate, and poetry

A poet takes on the phosphate trade.

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Western Sahara's Polisario Front suspends contact with Spain

The Polisario Front, Western Sahara's independence movement, on Sunday said it was severing ties with Spain after Madrid backed Morocco's plan giving autonomy to the former Spanish colony.

Reuters

Morocco, Spain patch up diplomatic feud after Spanish shift on Western Sahara

Morocco said on Thursday it will open a new page in its ties with Spain, apparently ending a diplomatic crisis after Madrid supported Rabat on the question of sovereignty over Western Sahara.

Reuters

Spain's Sanchez on historic Morocco visit after Western Sahara reversal

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits Morocco on Thursday, after Madrid reversed decades of policy on the Western Sahara to end a year-long diplomatic crisis, a U-turn that has angered Algeria.

France 24

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