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Wed, 14 Dec 2011 EU lawmakers reject Morocco fisheries pact
* Vote could undermine efforts to agree new long-term pact

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 Spanish and Italian aid workers appear in video
MADRID, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Two Spanish aid workers and an Italian kidnapped from a Sahrawi refugee camp in western Algeria have been shown on a video recording, the first time pictures of the three have been since they were captured in October, Spain's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 Morocco's PM-elect: no Islamic dress code for women
RABAT, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The man set to become Morocco's first Islamist prime minister said on Friday his government would not try to make women dress more modestly.

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 UPDATE 1-Spain asks U.N. to assess security in Sahrawi camps
* Spain says asked U.N. to assess security in Sahrawi camps

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 Spain asks U.N. to assess security in Sahrawi camps
RABAT, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Spain has asked the United Nations to assess security in refugee camps of Sahrawi in western Algeria, Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez said on Tuesday after two Spanish aid workers were kidnapped there over the weekend.

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 US says encouraging Morocco to implement reforms
Oct 24 (Reuters) - The United Sates said on Monday it was encouraging staunch ally Morocco to quickly implement reforms proposed by the Arab world's longest-serving dynasty.

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 Actor Bardem to plead for Western Sahara at UN
NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem on Tuesday said he would urge the U.N. General Assembly's decolonization committee to demand an end to human rights violations in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 Western Sahara clash exposes tensions with Moroccans
DAKHLA, Western Sahara, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Moroccan security forces deployed in the city of Dakhla in the disputed territory of Western Sahara this week after an outburst of violence that pitted members of the indigenous Sahrawi population against their Moroccan neighbours.

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 UPDATE 3-Morocco says 7 killed in Western Sahara soccer violence
RABAT, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The death toll from clashes after a soccer match in Western Sahara on Sunday has reached seven, Morocco's MAP official news agency reported on Tuesday, in the desert territory's worst bout of violence since November.

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 UPDATE 2-Morocco says 7 killed in Western Sahara soccer clash
RABAT, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The death toll from clashes after a soccer match in Western Sahara on Sunday has reached 7, Morocco's MAP official news agency reported on Tuesday, making it the worst bout of violence in the desert territory since November.