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Algeria suspends trade ties with Spain over Western Sahara row

Algeria has long backed the Polisario movement, which is seeking independence for the Western Sahara region [File: Mohamed Messara/EPA]

Algeria has suspended foreign trade in products and services with Spain amid an escalating dispute over the status of Western Sahara.

Thursday’s announcement came a day after the North African nation suspended a 20-year-old friendship treaty with Spain that committed the two sides to cooperation in controlling migration flows. Algeria has also banned imports from Spain.

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