Category: Polisario Front

Western Sahara Independence Chief Leaves Spain for Algeria

June 2, 2021
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MADRID—The leader of a movement seeking independence from Morocco who is at the center of a diplomatic row between Rabat and Madrid has flown out of Spain to Algeria, his group said. Brahim Ghali was released from a hospital in northern Spain following more than six weeks of treatment after contracting COVID-19, according to a…

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Madrid Says Western Sahara Independence Leader Must Answer Legal Case in Spain

May 23, 2021
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MADRID—A Western Sahara independence leader at the centre of a diplomatic dispute between Rabat and Madrid must answer legal charges in Spain before leaving the country, Spain said on Sunday. Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said last month that Polisario Front leader Brahim Ghali had arrived in Spain from Algeria for medical treatment. Spain’s…

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