The North African neighbours have been locked in a bitter rivalry over the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

The North African neighbours have been locked in a bitter rivalry over the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
Authorities in several Muslim-majority countries, including Saudi Arabia, declare Thursday as the first day of Ramadan.
Moroccan national team withdrew from this month’s Algeria-hosted African Nations Championship.
Algiers and Rabat involved in another spat as Morocco condemns ‘provocative’ acts at a football tournament in Algeria.
Rabat is unhappy with comments made by Nelson Mandela’s grandson in which he called to ‘free’ Western Sahara.
Macron has prodded and soothed over the French occupation throughout his political career.
Nine members of the same family, including five children, are among the dead, emergency services said.
Amnesty’s call comes after court sentenced dozens to death for lynching a man falsely accused of starting deadly fires.
Ihsane El Kadi, who owns a media group and is a vocal critic of the government, has been placed in pretrial detention.
Cameroon Football Federation President was filmed having an altercation with a man outside Stadium 974.
Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.
Forty-nine people were sentenced to death over the lynching of a man falsely accused of starting deadly fires last year.
Vincent Kompany on why representation needs to start in club boardrooms and football as a vehicle for change in Algeria.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas are among those arriving in Doha.