Algerian Backing for Sahrawi Cause Sparks Spat
The call by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika for the UN to monitor human rights violations in Western Sahara has led to diplomatic spat with Morocco.
Sahrawi refugees.
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Algeria:
Western Sahara - Algeria's Positions Are "Consistent" and "Firm," Says Lamamra
SPS, 10 November 2013
Algeria's positions over Western Sahara issue are "consistent" and "firm," Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said Sunday in Algiers. Read more »
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Algeria:
Violation Against Algerian Consulate in Casablanca - Algeria Renews Request to Be Associated With Investigation
SPS, 11 November 2013
Foreign Minister, Ramtane Lamamra, renewed Sunday in Algiers, Algeria's request to be associated with the investigation into the violation against Algerian general consulate in… Read more »
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Namibia:
Algeria Adds Voice On Sahrawi People
New Era, 7 November 2013
The Algerian Ambassador to Namibia, Lahcene Kaid-Slimane, says Algeria is uneasy with the recent negative attitude towards it by Morocco, a posture that Kaid-Slimane attributes to… Read more »
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Algeria:
Moroccan Campaign Against Algeria, Pressure to Reopen Borders - Algerian National Press
SPS, 4 November 2013
The Algerian national press largely focused Sunday on the violation of the Consulate of Algeria in Casablanca (Morocco), describing this act as violation of the country's… Read more »
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Algeria:
Morocco's Schemes Against Algeria Show 'Uncontrolled Nervousness,' Says Sidati
SPS, 4 November 2013
Morocco's schemes against Algeria show "uncontrolled nervousness to create a diversion" about an "essential" issue, namely decolonization in Western Sahara, said Mohamed Sidati,… Read more »
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Algeria:
Algeria Condemns "Blatant" Act of Violation Against General Consulate in Casablanca
SPS, 2 November 2013
Algiers 2 November 2013 (SPS) - Algeria condemned the "blatant" act of violation against the premises of its General Consulate of Casablanca, perpetrated Friday by an individual,… Read more »
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Algeria:
Morocco's Summoning of Its Ambassador to Algeria Was "Unexpected and Unjustified" - Algerian Diplomat
SPS, 2 November 2013
Algeria 's former Ambassador to Spain, Abdelaziz Rahabi, noted that the summoning of the Moroccan ambassador in Algiers to Rabat for consultation was "unexpected and unjustified… Read more »
InFocus
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Delegates from some Africa countries attending a conference in Nigeria have expressed support for the Sahrawi people's cause. Read more »
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Several months after the UN Security Council decided not to send observers to Western Sahara, rights groups are reporting the "systematic violations" of the human rights of Sahrawi ... Read more »