News: Western Sahara

We have started to collect the most important news related to Western Sahara in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Western Sahara – overview

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• April 17th 2013 – November 11th 2010
• November 9th 2010 – November 5th 2009
• March 16th 2008 – April 22nd 2006

Western Sahara: news

US and Morocco in W Sahara spat

Wednesday, April 17th 2013, 16:36
related countries: Morocco, United States

The US is redeploying forces that were due to take part in joint military exercises in Morocco amid a disagreement over Western Sahara.
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Morocco still provoking resistance in Western Sahara

Thursday, December 22nd 2011, 8:43
related countries: Morocco

Resistance to Moroccan rule in Western Sahara
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Morocco's fish fight: High stakes over Western Sahara

Thursday, December 15th 2011, 10:27
related countries: Morocco

What is at stake between Morocco and Western Sahara
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Morocco bans EU fishing amid row

Wednesday, December 14th 2011, 22:38
related countries: Morocco

Morocco orders foreign fishing vessels operating in its waters under an EU deal to leave, amid a row about over-fishing and Western Sahara.
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Aid workers kidnapped in Algeria

Sunday, October 23rd 2011, 21:45
related countries: Algeria

Three European aid workers are kidnapped from a camp for Western Sahara refugees in Algeria.
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Toys of war

Tuesday, May 17th 2011, 8:12

Western Sahara's human toll from the bomb that looks like a ball
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Morocco 'abused Sahara detainees'

Saturday, November 27th 2010, 1:11
related countries: Morocco

A rights group accuses Morocco of abusing hundreds of people detained after a raid on a protest camp in Western Sahara.
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Morocco defends protest camp raid

Tuesday, November 16th 2010, 5:13
related countries: Morocco

Morocco defends its security forces following a raid at a protest camp in Western Sahara last week in which at least 12 people were killed.
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Spain presses Morocco over raid

Friday, November 12th 2010, 16:02
related countries: Morocco, Spain

Spain presses Morocco for more information about a police raid at a refugee camp in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
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Morocco accused over Sahara raid

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 11:58
related countries: Morocco

A prominent Sahrawi human rights campaigner has told the BBC she believes the clearing of a protest camp in Western Sahara by Moroccan forces could be classed as a crime against humanity.
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April 17th 2013 – November 11th 2010November 9th 2010 – November 5th 2009March 16th 2008 – April 22nd 2006