Western Sahara Bound

The European Union on Friday warned Algeria against any "discriminatory treatment" of Spain after it suspended a cooperation pact in a row over disputed Western Sahara. Algeria's diplomatic mission to the EU reacted with anger, insisting that the move would have no...

By Abdellah Cheballah Algeria said Wednesday it was suspending a decades-old co-operation treaty with Spain, after Madrid backed the position of the North African country's arch-rival Morocco on the disputed Western Sahara. "Algeria has decided to immediately suspend...

Human rights defender Sultana Khaya arrived in southeastern Spain Friday where she will receive medical treatment for injuries sustained during 19 months of house arrest in Western Sahara, the Polisario Front said.  Her arrival comes barely two months after Spain...

Human rights group Amnesty International Friday urged Moroccan authorities to investigate urgently allegations that security forces last month assaulted five women activists who support independence for disputed Western Sahara. Two of the women reported that they were...