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Mercenaries’ leader reportedly ordered to remain in Spain as long as his case is under investigation

Head of the Polisario mercenaries Brahim Ghali, who appeared for the first before a Spanish court this Tuesday about the lawsuits filed against him, has reportedly been ordered to stay in Spain as long as his case is under investigation. Brahim Ghali, and his protectors, were counting on an express hearing, for the form, after […]

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Morocco-Spain rift: Spanish Interior Minister tries to appease tension

The Spanish Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, in an attempt to appease tension between his country and Morocco, has stressed the necessity to “continue building trust” between Spain and Morocco following the diplomatic crisis that has arisen due to the presence in a hospital in Logroño of the Polisario Front leader, Brahim Ghali, and […]

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First appearance of Polisario leader before Spanish court

The Polisario chief militiaman, Brahim Ghali, prosecuted for serious genocide crimes, torture and terrorism, appeared on Tuesday by videoconference before Santiago Pedraz, judge of the National Court (the highest Spanish criminal court), according to judicial sources. Two major complaints were retained by the Spanish justice against the leader of the Polisario separatists, admitted since April […]

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Spain uses migration as a distraction from its breach of neighborliness with Morocco

Morocco’s foreign ministry expressed its astonishment at the statements of Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez in which he portrayed migration as the root of the problem with Rabat, noting that the genesis of the bilateral crisis is to be found in Madrid’s breach of neighborliness. Sanchez has attempted to mislead the media by blaming Morocco for […]

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Morocco-Spain rift: Rabat takes note of appearance of Polisario leader in court as “an evolution”, but says this is not the root base of crisis

The appearance, Tuesday June 1, of the leader of the separatists Brahim Ghali before the Spanish National High Court (Audiencia Nacional) is, of course, an “evolution” of which Morocco takes note, but it “does not, however, constitute the root cause of the serious crisis” between the two neighboring countries, said the Moroccan Foreign Ministry. “First, […]

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Algerian FM gives blank check to Spanish peer

Spanish foreign minister can speak in my name and that of Algeria. Thus spoke Algeria’s foreign minister Sabri Boukadoum at a recent press briefing triggering backlash from Algerian independent reporters who denounced an irresponsible act that belittles Algeria. The statement was made in a press conference prior to the scandal that resulted from an Algerian-Spanish […]

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Spain’s VOX reveals racist face, asks Madrid to close borders with Morocco

Spanish far-right party has asked the government to close borders with Morocco and prevent millions of Moroccans in Europe from traveling to their country by land. The party said the measure should be taken to force Morocco to readmit all migrants who crossed to Spain including third country nationals. The call adds to recent provocations […]

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OHCHR report on migration prompts EU to discuss aid plan to Libya to monitor southern border

Following the damning report issued this week by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) highlighting the responsibility of the European Union in the death and tragedies suffered by migrants trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean, deemed the deadliest migratory route in the world, a meeting gathered in Tripoli the European Commissioner […]

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Morocco, UK discuss priorities of joint post-covid roadmap

Morocco and the United Kingdom reiterated, on Friday, the importance of setting the priorities of a joint roadmap for the post-covid period in line with the Strategic Partnership between the two countries. During a teleconference meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and Minister of State in charge of the Middle East and North […]

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Morocco-Spain rift: Former Spanish politician urges Madrid to rectify its error

Former Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Piqué has criticized his country’s decision to host secretly and under a false identity the polisario separatists’ leader Brahim Ghali, urging Madrid to rectify its “error”. The decision “was undoubtedly an error that must be rectified as soon as possible,” said the former Spanish politician and businessman, who was Minister […]