The Algerian Foreign Ministry recalled its ambassador to Morocco on Sunday and hinted at the possible follow-up to the latest outbreak of tensions between North Africa’s neighbors over the disputed territory of Western Sahara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – July 19, 2021 \u2013 International News<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The move came amid comments by the Moroccan ambassador to the UN on the Algerian region of Kabila, the ministry said after the ambassador dragged the region into a centuries-old dispute over Western Sahara claimed by both Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario Front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Moroccan ambassador <\/a>called for a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement “for the right to self-determination of people living in the Kabila region,” citing the Algerian minority. He suggested that Algeria not deny this, supporting the self-determination of Western Sahara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Polisario Front is fighting for the independence of Western Sahara, a Spanish colony <\/a>until the mid-1970s, which is now largely occupied and ruled by Morocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The leadership of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has announced the recall of the ambassador and high-ranking diplomats from Pakistan after the abduction of the daughter of the Afghan ambassador Sils Alihil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n