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Militias’ Chief is not out of the woods, Spanish judge opens proceedings against him for forgery & counterfeiting

A Spanish judge in Logroño has opened an investigation against the Polisario militias’ chief for forgery and counterfeiting as he had entered Spain under a false identity. Brahim Ghali secretly entered Spain on April 18 in a trip arranged by the Spanish government and Algeria, using a fake identity and an Algerian diplomatic passport under […]

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Morocco-Spain Rift: Opposition party requests immediate resignation of Spanish FM

The Popular Party (PP), the main opposition party in Spain, on Wednesday called for the “immediate resignation” of the Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya over her “disastrous” management of the crisis with Morocco and the “wilful blindness” she showed in the case of the so-called Brahim Ghali. “I think the Minister of Foreign Affairs […]

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Daughter of a Spanish fisherman killed by Polisario Chief wants justice

Egregious crimes never die out or fall into oblivion. They usually come back to haunt the killers years after they commit them. the head of the Algeria-backed polisario militias Brahim Ghali is facing serious charges of genocide, rape, murder, terrorism, torture and disappearances. Several Spanish nationals of Sahrawi origin are suing him and the list […]

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Morocco pulls migration rug from under Spain’s feet

Morocco has once again proven its sincere migration cooperation in ordering a facilitation of the return of identified and unaccompanied migrants from the European Union, thus pulling the rug from under the feet of some Spanish circles who seek to mislead the public opinion about the genuine political causes of the crisis between Madrid and […]

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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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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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Venue of African Lion drills confirms the US recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara, EFE says

The African Lion drills, the most important military exercises that take place in Africa, will unfold this year partly in the Moroccan Sahara. The news was already relayed late March by Moroccan media following a preparatory meeting between Moroccan and US senior army officials. The media had then reported that Tan Tan, Mahbes and Dakhla […]