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HANDOUT - 09 June 2022, Algeria, Algiers: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) is received by President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) at the government palace in Algiers. Photo: Zurimar Campos/Prensa Miraflores/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits.

Spain

CONFLICT

EU rebukes Algeria over dispute with Spain over Western Sahara

The Nomad Today 6/11/22

The Polisario Front movement is striving for an independent state in Western Sahara and is supported by Algeria. Morocco's claim has not yet been recognized internationally

FILED - 13 December 2019, Algeria, Algiers: Abdelmadjid Tebboune, then Newly elected Algerian President, speaks during a press conference. In the diplomatic conflict with France, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has adopted an intransigent stance towards the former colonial power. Photo: Farouk Batiche/dpa.

Spain

CONFLICT

Algerian banks halt trade with Spain over Western Sahara dispute

The Nomad Today 6/9/22

The Algerian presidential office said that Spain's position was contributing to the deterioration of the situation in Western Sahara and the region as a whole

Economy & Business

ENERGY CRISIS

Algeria threatens Spain with breaking the gas supply contract

The Nomad Today 4/27/22

Morocco has asked for support to guarantee its energy security on the basis of trade relations and Spain has responded to the request, which has caused irritation in Algiers

Spain

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Moroccan ambassador returns to Madrid after U-turn on W Sahara

The Nomad Today 3/20/22

Algeria, currently in a political spat with Morocco, reacted by saying that Spain "betrayed" the Saharawi people

Spain

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Algeria withdraws ambassador to Spain in row over Western Sahara

The Nomad Today 3/20/22

Western Sahara was a Spanish colony until 1975 but after Spain's withdrawal, Morocco annexed parts of the territory, located on the Atlantic coast of north-west Africa

12 May 2021, France, Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez (Not Pictured) ahead of their meeting at the Elysee Palace. Photo: Julien Mattia/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA/dpa

World

TABOO

France opens Algerian war investigation archives ahead of schedule

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/10/21

The Algerian War, with hundreds of thousands of deaths, was long considered a taboo subject in France

World

WESTERN SAHARA

Algeria says Moroccan forces killed three civilians in Western Sahara

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/4/21

"Their assassination will not go unpunished," the Algerian presidency said

24 July 2021, Japan, Tokyo: Japan's Naohisa Takato (L) celebrates defeating Taiwan's Yang Yung Wei in the Men's Judo -60kg final bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: Mickael Chavet/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Sports

TOKYO OLYMPICS

Algeria judoka Nourine withdraws from Games to avoid facing Israeli

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/25/21

Athletes from other countries such as Iran and Egypt have also previously refused to compete against Israelis

World

PRISON SENTENCE

Algerian delivery driver to be deported from France for anti-Semitism

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/15/21

The man said that he "did not deliver to Jews."

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World

PRO-INDEPENDENCE

Polisario Front quits decades-old Western Sahara ceasefire

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/15/20

In 1975, Morocco took over Western Sahara after Spain withdrew from the region. The Polisario Front, which is backed by Algeria , demands an independence vote.