Sahara Talks in the United States begin to yield compromises

After confrontation comes negotiation. On key points of disagreement raised during the meetings in Madrid, compromises are beginning to take shape in the U.S.-hosted discussions on the Western Sahara issue.

Libyan consultative meeting in Morocco provokes Tripoli's ire

The Libyan Foreign Ministry, reputedly close to Algiers, has written to its Moroccan counterpart to protest against the hosting in Bouznika of a consultative meeting between the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State.