Algeria suspends foreign trade with Spain in Western Sahara dispute

The move comes after the country suspended on Wednesday a 20-year-old friendship treaty with Spain that committed the two sides to cooperation in controlling migration flows, and also banned imports from Spain. (File/Shutterstock)
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Updated 09 June 2022
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Algeria suspends foreign trade with Spain in Western Sahara dispute

  • The move is part of an escalating dispute over the status of Western Sahara

CAIRO: Algeria said on Thursday it was suspending foreign trade in products and services with Spain as of June 9, Radio Algeria International reported, part of an escalating dispute over the status of Western Sahara.
The move comes after the country suspended on Wednesday a 20-year-old friendship treaty with Spain that committed the two sides to cooperation in controlling migration flows, and also banned imports from Spain.


Iran fires first missiles at Israel after supreme leader chosen: state media

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Iran fires first missiles at Israel after supreme leader chosen: state media

TEHRAN: Iran fired its first missiles toward Israel on Monday after the appointment of the Islamic republic’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, state broadcaster IRIB said.
“Iran fires first wave of missiles under Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei toward occupied territories,” IRIB said on its Telegram channel.
It posted a picture of a projectile bearing the slogan “At Your Command, Sayyid Mojtaba,” a Shiite religious reference.