Tag: Western Sahara
Spain vows to ‘defend national interests’ as Algeria suspends cooperation treaty in diplomatic row over Western Sahara
SPAIN’S government vowed to ‘defend’ its national interests just hours after Algeria announced the decision to suspend a 20-year-old treaty of friendship and cooperation.
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EXPLAINER: Has Spain healed the rift with Morocco? What you need to know about talks in Rabat
SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited Rabat on Thursday to meet with Moroccan King Mohammed VI in what was widely viewed as an attempt...
Baby born on boat carrying immigrants from Western Sahara to Spain’s Canary Islands
A BABY has been born on a boat carrying illegal immigrants to the Canary Islands.
Rate of migrants entering Spain from Morocco triples after EU free trade dispute
Record numbers have breached the fences so far this year
European Court rules that Spain cannot deport Saharaui refugees
The 30 asylum-seekers washed up on the shores of the Canary Islands in 2011
Spanish NGO delegation expelled from Western Sahara
The group were forcibly detained in the capital city and made to fly to the Canary Islands