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Spanish army pins blame on foreign ministry for fraudulent entry of Polisario leader

In a new hearing, the Spanish commander blamed the foreign ministry in Madrid for not unveiling the identity of Brahim Ghali who entered the country with a false identity, triggering a spat between Madrid and Rabat. An Algerian presidential jet landed in Saragossa airport on April 18 with Ghali on board under the false identity […]

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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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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 […]

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Spain has undermined neighborliness, mutual respect- Morocco says

Morocco’s ambassador to Spain Karima Benyaich said Morocco deplores the inappropriate and fallacious statements uttered by Spain’s foreign minister, adding that Rabat blames Spain for undermining neighborliness and mutual trust. Speaking to the media in Rabat, Benyaich said Spain’s foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya has given over the past few days deplorable statements that are […]

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Two influential Spanish politicians rebuke Madrid’s handling of crisis with Morocco

Ex-Spanish PM José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and former foreign minister José Manuel Garcia Margallo have slammed the management of Pedro Sanchez government of the diplomatic row with neighboring Morocco. Tension mounted between the two countries over Madrid’s recent decision to host Polisario militia chief Brahim Ghali with an Algerian passport bearing a false name, Mohammed […]

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Algerian military aircraft makes suspicious trip to Spain amid diplomatic crisis with Morocco

An Algerian military aircraft made on Monday a suspicious trip to Spain amid heightened tensions with neighboring Morocco for hosting polisario chief with an Algerian passport bearing a false name to avoid criminal prosecution. According to flight radar database, a Hawker Beechcraft B350 (7T-WRP) of the Algerian army landed at Torrejón de Ardoz air base […]