Morocco fears Algeria may stir Western Sahara 
unrest | Top News | Reuters: "Morocco said Algeria and the Polisario Front, which wants independence for Western Sahara, may use political upheavals sweeping some countries in the Arab world to stir unrest in the disputed desert region.Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri also urged Algeria, Morocco's neighbour and the Polisario Front's biggest supporter, to turn the page on past disputes and focus on greater economic cooperation.
Morocco annexed the Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony in 1975, sparking an armed conflict with the Polisario.
A U.N.-brokered ceasefire was reached in 1991 on the promise that a referendum would be held to decide the fate of the territory, but differences between the two sides about who is eligible to vote sabotaged it.
Morocco has offered limited autonomy to Western Sahara"
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