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20231
  • Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon and Infrastructure Minister Bojan Kumer went to Algeria earlier this month to secure a deal between Sonatrach (Algeria's national state-owned oil company) and Geoplin (Slovenia's largest distributor of natural gas) whereby Algeria will cover one third of the Central European country's gas needs for the upcoming three years beginning on January 1, 2023. (thefrontierpost.com)
Polisario Front6
  • Sahrawis from the Algeria-backed Polisario Front have sought independence for the region for decades. (wtrf.com)
  • From the Algerian perspective as the protector of the Polisario Front fighting for the independence of Western Sahara, this was a "betrayal" that could cost Spain dearly during the war in Ukraine. (inspain.news)
  • The claims come amid its unwavering support for the separatist Polisario Front, which seeks to undermine Morocco's territorial integrity by claiming independence in Western Sahara. (abidjanherald.com)
  • Algeria finances, arms, shelters, and supports the Polisario Front, which takes Algeria's southernmost area of Tindouf as a shelter. (abidjanherald.com)
  • Relations between Madrid and Rabat have been frosty since May 2021, when Spain admitted the leader of the Polisario Front, Western Sahara's independence movement, for hospital treatment after he suffered complications related to COVID-19. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • On the other hand, The formula proposed by the Polisario Front, backed by Algeria, Morocco's main political rival in the Maghreb, of holding a referendum on Sahrawi independence has met with less significant support in the international area. (shepherdgazette.com)
Libya4
  • The country is bordered in the northeast by Tunisia, in the east by Libya, in the west by Morocco, in the southwest by Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali, in the southeast by Niger, and in the north by the Mediterranean Sea. (dolphindatalab.com)
  • Analyst Shannon Ebrahim said to Ahval News that " South Africa must stop shipments of arms that are later sold to countries at wa r", referring to shipments of ammunition to Turkey, which has maintained a presence in Syria and Libya, despite the UN's call to reduce hostilities in the face of the health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (atalayar.com)
  • The private military company, which has also participated in the war in Ukraine, has developed footholds in Libya, Mali, Sudan and Central African Republic. (newsmax.com)
  • Now that Wagner has moved into Mali, French authorities underlined that Wagner mercenaries were accused of human right abuses in the Central African Republic, Libya and Syria. (newsmax.com)
Algerian18
  • A lawyer for the Moroccan government, Mourad Elajouti, sent "a legal warning" to Adidas on Sept. 30, demanding that the German company removed the collection within two weeks or released a statement "to identify the zellige art of Morocco as an inspiration" for the design of the Algerian team's jerseys. (wtrf.com)
  • Adidas unveiled the new design last month, saying on its Middle East and North Africa Instagram account that the "Algeria culture wear collection" was inspired by the "architectural design of the iconic El Mechouar Palace" in the northern Algerian city of Tlemcen. (wtrf.com)
  • In the most recent incident, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, a pan-Arab, Saudi-owned newspaper , quoted, former Algerian Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments official Idah Falahi as demanding the withdrawal of Iranian diplomat Amir Mousavi because of his "extensive contacts with civil society groups, through Facebook and social media" and alleged attempts to meddle in the dispute between Morocco and Algeria over the Western Sahara. (therealnews.com)
  • Morocco last month broke off diplomatic relations with Iran, alleging that Tehran had provided financial and logistical support as well as surface-to-air missiles to the Algerian-backed West Saharan liberation movement , Frente Polisario, using Hezbollah as an intermediary. (therealnews.com)
  • The newspaper reported that Iran was seeking to recruit Algerian Shiites who travel to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq and was using Iranian companies as vehicles to promote Shiism. (therealnews.com)
  • The newspaper quoted Algerian member of parliament Abdurrahman Saidi as charging that Iran was attempting to create a Shiite movement in North Africa. (therealnews.com)
  • Algerian minister of endowment and religious affairs Muhammad Issa last year compared Iran to the Islamic State in an interview with a Saudi newspaper amid a growing anti-Iranian sentiment in Algeria. (therealnews.com)
  • An international book fair in Algeria banned Iranian books because they "incite sectarianism and violence" after Bou Abdullah Ghulamallah, the head of Algeria's High Islamic Council, , charged that "thousands of imported books carry dangerous thoughts that are aimed at convincing the Algerian people that their Islamic religion is wrong. (therealnews.com)
  • State-owned Algerian oil and gas company Sonatrach has now threatened Spain with a "recalculation" of the gas price amid the energy crisis and the highest inflation numbers in Spanish history. (inspain.news)
  • The Algerian leadership has been outraged by Spain's role in the Western Sahara conflict since Spain's dramatic turnaround two weeks ago. (inspain.news)
  • Sonatrach CEO Toufik Hakkar spoke with the Algerian state news agency APS. (inspain.news)
  • Both countries sought to introduce amendments to link the dispute to Morocco and Polisario exclusively, to alleviate pressure on the Algerian regime, which has continued to shirk its responsibility in the dispute. (abidjanherald.com)
  • President Putin and Algerian President Tebboune pledged to deepen their two countries' 'strategic partnership' as the Kremlin seeks to pivot Russia towards Asia and Africa. (thedefensepost.com)
  • The situation in Ukraine, which dangerously escalates tensions between Russia - Algeria's strategic partner and main arms supplier - and the North African country's Western partners, is a major test for Algerian non-alignment on the international stage. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • Although this approach has effectively se-rved Algerian interests, the longer this conflict rages on, Algeria will find neutrality harder to maintain. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • The Western Sahara issue is always central to Algerian foreign policy decision-making. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • Algeria justified its move further by citing examples, such as Morocco using the Israeli Pegasus spyware against Algerian officials, supporting terrorists groups, failing to uphold bilateral commitments, the normalisation of ties with Israel, and refusing to engage diplomatically on the Western Sahara issue. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • The following day, alleged drone strikes carried out by Morocco directly targeted clearly marked Algerian trucks near the Mauritanian border with the disputed Western Sahara region. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
Mauritania4
  • The Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria. (anyuakmedia.com)
  • The territory was ceded to Morocco and Mauritania after the exit of Spain as a colonial power in 1975. (popularresistance.org)
  • Mauritania relinquished its falsely designated authority over the Western Sahara, while the Kingdom of Morocco, one of the few remaining monarchies on the continent, has refused to allow the people of the territory to even conduct an internationally supervised and monitored election on the status of their own country. (popularresistance.org)
  • Algeria said three truck drivers had been killed in a bombing as they drove from Mauritania, an attack Algiers blamed on neighboring Morocco. (thedefensepost.com)
Tunisia4
  • Italy, which is supplied via a line from Tunisia, has now become the most important European customer of the North African country, in which interest has been growing since the outbreak of the war. (inspain.news)
  • North Africa's Manufacturing Potential: Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria - Why Aren't European Companies Seizing the Opportunity? (abidjanherald.com)
  • A 2006 U.N. conference on desertification in Tunisia projected that by 2020 up to 60 million people could migrate from sub-Saharan Africa to North Africa and Europe. (grist.org)
  • It co-hosts Africa Lion, the biggest military exercise in Africa, with Tunisia and Senegal. (wnw24.com)
RABAT6
  • RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Adidas acknowledged on Friday that the design for its new jersey collection for Algeria's national soccer team was inspired by Morocco's zellige mosaic pattern, resolving a dispute with the Moroccan government that had accused the sport apparel company of "cultural appropriation" of its heritage. (wtrf.com)
  • Algeria, on the other hand, is trying to devise diplomatic efforts and we have seen the visits of Foreign Minister Ramdane Lamamra to the Gulf and also to many African countries … so that's the first way that will make either Algiers or Rabat as the leading regional power. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Washington and Rabat collaborate closely on counterterrorism efforts with Morocco, a significant non-Nato ally. (wnw24.com)
  • Rabat accuses its neighbour, and arch-rival, of arming the rebels, a charge Algeria denies. (wnw24.com)
  • Guatemalan Deputy Foreign Minister Ava Atzum Arévalo traveled to Rabat, where she reaffirmed her country's position in supporting Morocco's formula of sovereignty over Western Sahara as the "only possible solution" to the Saharawi conflict. (shepherdgazette.com)
  • The data is collected by arranged interviews with focus groups consisting of university students in Rabat, Morocco, in order to investigate the trends and the extent of the occurrence of French in speech situations where intra- sentential code-switching between colloquial Moroccan Arabic and French is present. (lu.se)
Democratic Repub1
  • The answer is from countries, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Bolivia, Chile and Morocco, where environmental destruction and workers' exploitation will continue and even intensify. (tni.org)
Morocco's4
  • Morocco's Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication demanded last month that Adidas pull the new collection off the market alleging that the design on the jerseys of the rival North African team depicts a traditional mosaic of colored earthenware tiles, known in Morocco as zellige. (wtrf.com)
  • The letter endorses Rabat's position on Western Sahara, describing Morocco's 2007 proposal for Sahrawi autonomy - which would integrate the territory into Morocco - as 'the most serious, realistic, and credible' basis for resolving the conflict. (popularresistance.org)
  • Spain is now the strongest European supporter of Morocco's autonomy plan - even in comparison to France, a close ally of Morocco. (popularresistance.org)
  • We support Morocco's position on this issue and we will support Morocco forever," the Central American country's head of diplomacy said in statements to the press, echoed by media outlets including Atlas Info. (shepherdgazette.com)
20192
  • Paragraph 32 of the report emphasized that Algeria has "continued to object the roundtable format, contending that in 2018-2019 its participation has been 'instrumentalised. (abidjanherald.com)
  • Notably, Resolution 2654 adopted by the UN Security Council last year stressed "the important contribution of the former Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General to Western Sahara in convening the roundtable process" and welcoming the momentum created by the first roundtable meetings in 2018 and 2019. (abidjanherald.com)
Algiers8
  • Although Algiers and Moscow maintain a robust Cold War-era partnership, Algeria has not aligned with Russia and the two countries do not see eye-to-eye on the conflict. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • Although the Russians do not want to see Algeria uphold its energy agreements with European powers (let alone help them amid the ongoing global energy crisis), Algiers is choosing to play a role that is useful to Western powers amid this war. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • Algiers has an opportunity here, and to some degree pursued it, to really kind of explore and signal to Europe and Western capitals what neutrality looks like," Lawrence told Responsible Statecraft. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • The extent to which Algeria has maintained close ties with Moscow is not an outcome of Algiers necessarily having any affinity for Russia. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • Algiers views growing Western support for Morocco on this front as problematic and reason to safeguard strong relations with Russia despite Moscow not necessarily being too supportive of Algeria on this file. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • Algiers believes it must continue buying Russian arms while feeling increasingly threatened by the situation in Western Sahara and Moroccan-Israeli normalization. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • Algeria is a large country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital. (dolphindatalab.com)
  • Everything seemed set for the Atlas Lions finally go to Algeria , after the delay in issuing the flight authorization that Algiers was to grant to Royal Air Maroc. (lejournaldelafrique.com)
Moroccan11
  • The company added it has "deep respect for the people and craftsmen of Morocco," prompting officials in the North African country to express pride over its efforts to defend Moroccan cultural heritage on the global stage. (wtrf.com)
  • Former United States President Donald Trump in 2020, recognized Moroccan control over the Western Sahara in an attempt to strengthen relations between the Kingdom and the State of Israel. (popularresistance.org)
  • In a letter made public on March 18, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez endorsed a Moroccan plan of autonomy for Western Sahara, a clear break with Madrid's long-established policy that the disputed territory's status should be decided by a referendum. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The Moroccan kingdom has never stopped its hostile actions against Algeria," he stated at a press conference at the time. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • This led to a reported shortage of gas in both Morocco and also Spain, which had previously received gas supplies through the Gazoduc Maghreb Europe (GME) pipeline, despite claims made by Moroccan officials that the move would have little impact. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Over the past few days, the Moroccan navy has rescued almost 900 illegal migrants, most of them from sub-Saharan Africa, including 400 in territorial waters, according to a military source, while attempts to cross to Spain have multiplied. (africacenter.org)
  • "We fully support Morocco and its Saharan autonomy initiative, which we see as the only solution to this dispute," This was announced by Ava Atzum Arevalo to the media after a meeting with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. (shepherdgazette.com)
  • Guatemala already announced its decision to open a consulate in Dakhla on September 22, in the southern provinces of the Kingdom of Morocco and agrees to the Moroccan proposal for Western Sahara. (shepherdgazette.com)
  • The North African country advocates a broad autonomy initiative for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty as the most viable option to resolve the nearly five-decade-long Sahara conflict. (shepherdgazette.com)
  • The Alawite kingdom thus continues to gain support for its proposal of broad autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty as the "most serious and credible" option for resolving the Saharawi conflict, as recognized by other very important countries such as Germany and Spain. (shepherdgazette.com)
  • This proposal received a major boost in December 2020 when Donald Trump's US administration recognized Moroccan sovereignty of the Sahara in exchange for the kingdom forging strong diplomatic ties with Israel, along the lines of the Abraham Accords, signed in September Sealed under US auspices in 2020. (shepherdgazette.com)
Migrants3
  • According to press reports, Algeria has also suspended the repatriation of illegal migrants, who are increasingly coming to Spain. (inspain.news)
  • In a bitter response, Morocco lifted border controls into Ceuta, one of Spain's small enclaves in North Africa, allowing some 10,000 migrants to cross the border and effectively creating a humanitarian crisis. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • During the period from 10 to 17 July, Royal Navy units rescued 845 would-be irregular migrants of various nationalities, the majority of whom were Sub-Saharan Africans. (africacenter.org)
Dispute8
  • The jersey dispute has been favorably resolved to underline "the pivotal role Morocco plays in the region in defending the intangible cultural heritage in the face of cultural appropriation attempts," he said. (wtrf.com)
  • They stem largely from a dispute over the Western Sahara, a territory annexed by Morocco in 1975. (wtrf.com)
  • It…became apparent that Mousavi was in fact an Iranian intelligence agent , whose remit was to interfere in the dispute between Algeria and Morocco over the Western Sahara conflict," said Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat columnist Tony Duheaume. (therealnews.com)
  • The US also rejected a Russian-Mozambique maneuver, seeking to limit Algeria's role in the Western Sahara dispute. (abidjanherald.com)
  • Russia has long adopted an approach appeasing Algeria in the Western Sahara dispute. (abidjanherald.com)
  • Such maneuvers have led many to question Russia's motives behind its repeated abstention from voting - viewing it as a signal to appease Algeria, one of the main parties to the dispute. (abidjanherald.com)
  • Behind the guise of a professed "neutral stance," Algeria claims to be merely an observer to the dispute and continues to refuse to take part in UN-sponsored roundtables. (abidjanherald.com)
  • The UN Secretary General annual report on the Sahara dispute further acknowledged Algeria's obstruction of the UN-led political process over Western Sahara. (abidjanherald.com)
Conflict6
  • However, a conflict with Algeria may now throw a spanner in the works. (inspain.news)
  • Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez revoked Spanish neutrality in this conflict after more than 40 years to put an end to the diplomatic crisis with Morocco. (inspain.news)
  • Morocco wants to 'turn the page definitively' on the Western Sahara conflict but without giving up its 'legitimate rights' over the disputed territory, the country's foreign minister said. (thedefensepost.com)
  • While wanting to upset neither the Kremlin nor the West, Algeria has been neutral in this conflict. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • Algeria has been a beneficiary of the conflict without having to compromise its foreign policy principles. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • To get to know more about this conflict, I spoke to Zine Labidine Ghebouli, an analyst and researcher who specializes in the political and security dynamics of Algeria. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
Sahel5
  • His research focuses on North Africa and the Sahel. (ecfr.eu)
  • Lebovich is currently a doctoral candidate in African History at Columbia University in New York, where he studies religion, politics, and society in North Africa, the Sahara, and the Sahel. (ecfr.eu)
  • He previously worked for the Open Society Initiative in West Africa (OSIWA) as a Sahel consultant, advising the organisation on political, social, and security issues in West Africa and the Sahel, and for the New America Foundation. (ecfr.eu)
  • With the Sahel, Morocco and Algeria at risk of worsening instability, 'the southern part of NATO, for Portugal, Spain, Greece, etc., they would like to have an eye open to that part of the world,' he said. (newsmax.com)
  • Tuesday saw the Biden administration approving a possible $524 million sale of 18 Himar mobile artillery systems to Morocco , a significant friend and military partner in the unstable Sahel. (wnw24.com)
Maghreb1
20181
  • The company was the first Swiss watch brand and first luxury brand to get involved in football, and the first Swiss watch brand to create a luxury connected football watch for the 2018 FIFA Football World Cup TM in Russia. (hublot.com)
Spain's2
  • Most critical is Spain's proximity to Algeria, a country with substantial natural gas reserves. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Spain's stance on the matter is especially important, as the country was Western Sahara's colonial ruler until 1976 . (foreignpolicy.com)
Countries11
  • The anti-Iranian campaign at times also appears to be designed to pressure countries like Algeria, whose relations with the kingdom are strained because of its refusal to adopt anti-Iranian Saudi policies. (therealnews.com)
  • With the launching of a production line for Iranian vehicles, plus another for the production of medicines, and with the two countries boosting their cooperation enormously in the private sector, Iran has ensnared Algeria through an ongoing succession of trade deals," Mr. Duheaume said. (therealnews.com)
  • And once the borders reopen, they will continue their European journey, planning to also visit a few countries in Africa later this year. (romania-insider.com)
  • The French response to internal threats in North African countries has been to reinforce authoritarian rule to keep the peace. (ecfr.eu)
  • Although there are 55 African countries which are members of the African Union (AU) and the United Nations, the phenomenon of neo-colonialism has hampered genuine liberation and continental unification. (popularresistance.org)
  • Leading commentaries in recent years have covered the Arab Spring in North Africa, the splitting of Sudan, and regional political divides in Nigeria and other countries. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • Morocco has established a new military zone bordering Algeria amid mounting tensions between the two North African countries. (thedefensepost.com)
  • Desert expansion in sub-Saharan Africa, principally in the Sahelian countries, is displacing millions of people - forcing them to either move southward or migrate to North Africa. (grist.org)
  • Though originally Dutch I have travelled the world for my work for years and lived in many countries but Morocco for me is the best place and now I know I will remain here to my last days. (enjoytrulli.eu)
  • Dubbed North Africa's new 'Cold War', the tensions between Morocco and neighboring Algeria threaten to escalate and the consequences of this have a lot more to do with Western meddling in the affairs of the two countries than meets the eye. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Does Africa have 54, 55 countries… or more? (lejournaldelafrique.com)
Russia6
  • This is not the first time that Russia obstructs the UN-led political process - particularly with regards to negotiations over new resolutions for Western Sahara. (abidjanherald.com)
  • For the past seven years, Russia has been calling on the US to adopt new language in Western Sahara resolutions in an attempt to emphasize its mission in organizing a self determination referendum in the Sahara. (abidjanherald.com)
  • Some Western pundits and lawmakers in Washington accuse Algeria of backing Russia in this war. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • By the same token, Algeria has not bowed to Western pressure to end its dealings with Russia, nor taken official stances against Moscow over Ukraine. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • In their view, the security challenges in Africa arise from a Putin apparently dead-set on restoring the imperial glories of Russia as well as from an expansive China. (newsmax.com)
  • Like other Arab states, Morocco is reliant on grain from Russia and Ukraine. (wnw24.com)
America2
  • entries, sets, Billings, authors, and experts show data in this book Surgical Clinics of North America 2008, and believe alternative to its referral. (beadsandbaublesny.com)
  • 11. 6 book Surgical Clinics of North America 2008), as available Test( NRT). (beadsandbaublesny.com)
Middle East7
  • It is also unlikely that Tehran would be able to significantly expand its influence in Algeria through the Shiite community," said Ahmad Majidyar, the director of the Washington-based Middle East Institute's IranObserved Project . (therealnews.com)
  • The impacts of climate change in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are already a reality and they are undermining the socio-economic and ecological basis of life in the region. (tni.org)
  • The satellite carries 24 Ku-band and 4 Ka-band transponders to provide direct-to-home television, radio and data-transmissions in the Middle East, and North Africa. (tech.africa)
  • The satellite is intended for North Africa and the Middle East. (tech.africa)
  • It helps that there is a sprinkle of channels broadcast in the English language but you need to be within the footprint in North Africa or the Middle East to enjoy the service. (tech.africa)
  • The Kremlin denies links to the Wagner Group, a mercenary force with an increasing presence in central and North Africa and the Middle East. (newsmax.com)
  • The country hosts NATO's Joint Force Command base in Naples, which in 2017 opened a south hub focusing on terrorism, radicalization, migration and other issues emanating from North Africa and the Middle East. (newsmax.com)
Tensions2
Ukraine4
  • The Russian Federation intervention in Ukraine, which has gained significant support among the masses within the AU member-states, is taking place alongside the proliferation of Pentagon and EU troops on the African continent. (popularresistance.org)
  • Algeria, unlike Iran and North Korea, has in no way supported Russia's rogue behavior in Ukraine. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • While Russia's invasion of Ukraine is certain to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in Madrid, Spain and other member nations are quietly pushing the Western alliance to consider how mercenaries aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin are spreading Moscow's influence to Africa. (newsmax.com)
  • The proposed sale of long-range M57 Army Tactical Missile Systems to Morocco is notable because Washington has ruled out sending them to Kyiv for fear it could escalate the war in Ukraine. (wnw24.com)
Country's1
  • In Central African Republic, Wagner fighters protect the country's gold and diamond mines. (newsmax.com)
19751
  • Morocco annexed the sparsely populated territory in 1975 after the end of Spanish colonial rule. (wnw24.com)
Refugees2
  • In mid-October 2003, Italian authorities discovered a boat bound for Italy carrying refugees from Africa. (grist.org)
  • Around 175,000 Sahrawi refugees live in camps across the border in Algeria. (wnw24.com)
Country7
  • At times, like in the case of Algeria, a country in which Shiites account for at most two percent of the population and that has seen an increase in popularity of Saudi-inspired Salafi scholars, the allegations seem to involve above board Iranian activities that are unlikely to have the alleged effect of fomenting sectarianism. (therealnews.com)
  • The North African country has been the main supplier for the Spanish market for years. (inspain.news)
  • But being stuck in a foreign country was not all bad news for the two. (romania-insider.com)
  • As the weapon spreads across the globe, some U.S. lawmakers seek to crack down on the country, saying it's exploiting its NATO status to obtain key parts from Western manufacturers. (juancole.com)
  • Once the necessary training is completed, the Syrian fighters will be sent to fight in the North African country, according to the London-based organization and a network of informants on Syrian soil. (atalayar.com)
  • To blame for the attack, according to the authorities, was "the Zionist entity [Israel]" and a "North African country," broadly interpreted to have meant Morocco. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • If the sales are approved, Morocco would be the first North African country to obtain Himars, or High Mobile Artillery Rocket Systems, which are mounted on a six-wheeled vehicle and operated by a crew of three. (wnw24.com)
Sparsely populated1
  • The Sahara is usually described as a vast empty land that is sparsely populated, and as representing an Eldorado of renewable energy, thus constituting a golden opportunity to provide Europe with energy so it can continue its extravagant consumerist lifestyle and excessive energy consumption. (tni.org)
Autonomous2
  • Zellige art and craftwork is present and practiced across North Africa and Andalusia, an autonomous region of Spain. (wtrf.com)
  • Spain has announced that it has endorsed a proposal by the Kingdom of Morocco to designate the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) as an "autonomous" region within the North African state. (popularresistance.org)
Independence3
  • Formerly known as the "Spanish Sahara", the people of the territory have been demanding national independence for decades. (popularresistance.org)
  • All of the former colonies of Europe within the African continent have sought independence from the former imperialist masters. (popularresistance.org)
  • The most progressive states within the AU have supported the SADR in their struggle to win independence from Morocco. (popularresistance.org)
Algeria's1
  • Algeria's reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukr-aine was tepid," Geoffrey Porter, the CEO of North Africa Risk Consulting, tol-d Responsible Statecraft. (thefrontierpost.com)
Programme2
  • Angela Quintal, CPJ's Africa programme coordinator, said the banning of the station was not grounded in fact and deprived Burkinabè civilians of keeping abreast with current affairs. (africacenter.org)
  • I want to thank The Birgit Rausing Language Programme, for a generous scholarship to make the required field work in Morocco possible. (lu.se)
Diplomatic2
  • Authorities and religious leaders in Tajikistan and Algeria have in recent weeks accused Iran of subversive activity and propagating Shiism while Morocco last month announced that it was breaking off diplomatic relations with the Islamic republic. (therealnews.com)
  • Morocco obviously normalized relations with Israel so it's expanding its diplomatic influence. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
India1
  • The discovery of a passable route around Cape Bojador, in 1434, by the Portuguese mariner Gil Eanes was considered a major breakthrough for European explorers and traders en route to Africa and later to India. (wikipedia.org)
Emphasize1
  • As the host of the summit taking place from Tuesday to Thursday, Spain wants to emphasize its proximity to Africa as it lobbies for a greater focus on Europe's southern flank in a new document outlining NATO's vision of its security challenges and tasks. (newsmax.com)
Arms1
  • However, the company has been authorised to sell arms to Turkey for the past two years," Ebrahim told the daily Ahval News. (atalayar.com)
Rabat's1
  • Republican Senator Jim Inhofe, one of Rabat's fiercest critics over its policies in Western Sahara, retired this year. (wnw24.com)
Referendum1
  • The UN has been unable to ensure that Morocco holds a national referendum within the Western Sahara over the future of the territory. (popularresistance.org)
Ally2
  • With support for opponents of Morocco, Iran seeks to undermine a staunch Western ally that serves as a bedrock of stability in a troubled neighborhood. (thedefensepost.com)
  • Morocco has tried to strike a balance between its US ally and Moscow . (wnw24.com)
NATO1
  • It must be viewed within the context of the efforts to expand the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) further into Eastern Europe. (popularresistance.org)
Saudi Arabia1
  • In doing so they are benefitting from ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim Islam's appeal in North Africa and Central Asia even if Saudi Arabia is believed to have substantially reduced its financial support for Salafi and other groups. (therealnews.com)
Search2
  • In the city of Tapachula on the Guatemala-Mexico border, young men in search of jobs wait along the tracks for a slow-moving freight train passing through the city en route to the north. (grist.org)
  • Enter 'Sahara' into the search box. (anyquestions.govt.nz)
Iran2
  • Saudi efforts to isolate Iran internationally are producing results in North Africa and Central Asia. (therealnews.com)
  • Algeria supports the embattled 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran as well as Iran's presence in Syria and has refused to declare Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia, a terrorist organization. (therealnews.com)
Crisis1
  • The crisis triggered by the new virus has put him and his partner out of business, as they were forced to close their event company. (romania-insider.com)
Climate2
Threaten1
  • Remote work trends threaten debt-loaded developers, but give companies leverage to lower real estate costs. (gfmag.com)
Region2
  • French: Cap Boujdour) is a headland on the west coast of Western Sahara, at 26° 07' 37"N, 14° 29' 57"W (various sources give various locations: this is from the Sailing Directions for the region), as well as the name of the large nearby town with a population of 42,651. (wikipedia.org)
  • This tragedy is recounted in the Skeletons on the Zahara, by Dean King, which is set in this region of the African coast. (wikipedia.org)
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