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Morocco is accused of having killed a senior Western Sahara independence fighter through the use of a drone.
The Polisario Front said its police chief was killed in the disputed Western Sahara region.
Algeria rights group demands justice for French landmine victims
The head of the Algerian National Human Rights Council said the 'crime of the French coloniser cannot remain unpunished'.
Polisario demands UN seat, blasts France and Spain
Western Sahara's foreign minister criticises France and Spain for its position towards the territory's wanted independence.
Watchdog urges Morocco to release jailed W Sahara journalist
Moroccan authorities are being urged to free Mohamed Lamine Haddi, who has reportedly been force fed in prison.
Moroccan security forces suppress pro-Palestinian protest in Rabat
Moroccan security forces in Rabat have used force to break up a 'Land Day' protest against normalisation of relations with Israel
Three dead on Canaries migrant boat, 41 saved
Separately, a fishing boat managed to rescue another five people, and also recovered the bodies of two women, he added.
Morocco oasis residents caught between tensions with Algeria
Moroccan farmers who are living from date groves on the other side of the border with Algeria are now struggling as they have been expelled.
Seeking relevance, Trump touts Middle East 'victories' at CPAC
In-depth: At this year’s CPAC, Donald Trump boasted of his policy victories in the Middle East, but his erratic legacy is probably more ...
Berlin calls in Moroccan ambassador over diplomatic tensions
Berlin called in the Moroccan ambassador in Berlin for 'urgent' talks, after Rabat said it had suspended contacts with Germany's embassy.
Morocco cuts contacts with German embassy in Western Sahara
Morocco has suspended contacts with the German embassy, the foreign minister announced in a letter.
Polisario blames UN for 'political deadlock' over Western Sahara
Pro-independence rebels fighting Morocco for Western Sahara said the United Nations was responsible for "political deadlock" ...
Western Sahara returns to European Court of Justice
The export of goods from Western Sahara by Morocco are contested by the pro-independence Polisario Front, which will be ...
Israel planning to 'use Covid-19 vaccines to buy normalisation'
The Israeli government could use the Covid-19 vaccine to establish relations with an undisclosed nation, an official said.
Islamist party says not responsible for Morocco-Israel normalisation
Abdelilah Benkirane said that his Justice and Development Party, which currently holds the Moroccan premiership, did not make the decision to ...
Will Biden uphold Moroccan sovereignty in Western Sahara?
Comment: President Biden is well aware of Morocco's strategic importance to the US in the region, and is unlikely to want to destabilise that relationship, writes Samir Bennis.
France maintains Sahel force to 'decapitate' Al-Qaeda groups
Macron pledged to keep French troops in the Sahel region of western Africa, to help to "decapitate" Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent groups.
How human traffickers are exploiting Covid-19 in North Africa
In-depth: Human trafficking has been pushed deeper into the shadows by the pandemic, with criminal gangs exploiting the economic fallout from ...
Moroccan MP criticises his party over Israel normalisation
El Idrissi criticised Prime Minister Saad Eddine Al-Othmani's stance on what he called “normalisation with the occupation”.
Morocco prime minister denounces Polisario 'media war'
Morocco has denied that three of its soldiers were killed by the Polisario Front, casting the claim as propaganda.
To improve Morocco-Spain relations, first confront Spanish double standards
Comment: It is both incongruent and hypocritical for Spain to continue laying claim to Gibraltar while dismissing Morocco's claims to Ceuta and ...
Israel opens embassy in UAE: foreign ministry
Israel opened an embassy in the United Arab Emirates Sunday, its foreign ministry said.
Western Sahara's Polisario Front attacks Guerguerat border area
The Polisario Front bombarded the Guerguerat buffer zone in an overnight attack slammed by Morocco as "propaganda war".
Morocco signs direct flight agreement with Israel
The two states agreed to normalise ties in December last year.
The US is set to open a consulate in the contested Western Sahara.
The Israel-Morocco accord agreed late last year fell short of pledges to open embassies.
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