Algiers accuses Madrid of "contributing directly to the degradation of the situation" in disputed Western Sahara, over which Spain recently ended its neutrality and now backs Morocco's claim.
Algeria warns it would terminate gas supplies to Spain if Madrid re-exported it to Morocco, a neighbour with which it is locked in a dispute over the Western Sahara region.
More than 26 irregular migrants are still missing after a dinghy capsizes off Spain's Canary Islands as search-and-rescue mission continues.
Algeria says return of its envoy to Spain depends on Madrid "clarifying" its stance on Western Sahara – a territory where Polisario fighters have waged a long-armed struggle for independence from Morocco.
Algeria condemns what it calls an attack by Morocco against a convoy of trucks in the border area between Mauritania and disputed Western Sahara, saying it will jeopardise UN attempts to ease regional tensions.
Polisario Front voices frustration over Madrid's U-turn on the conflict and support for autonomy to settle Morocco's decades-old conflict with the Polisario independence movement.
Morocco's King Mohammed VI hosts Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez in a landmark visit ending a year-long diplomatic crisis, with both sides agreeing to turn a new page in ties, says Rabat.
US sees autonomy plan as "serious, credible and realistic" to end Morocco's decades-old conflict with Polisario independence movement, says Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.
Shifting geopolitical tides and security priorities have strained the once-close ties between Algiers and Washington.
Rabat did not comment on Monday’s incident in which three Algerian truck drivers were killed on border between Mauritania and Western Sahara, with Algiers warning “barbaric strike” would “not go unpunished”.
Polisario movement hails "great victory" after EU's top court canceled two trade deals with Morocco, related to agricultural products and fish from the disputed Western Sahara territory.
Migrant deaths are not uncommon in an area of the Atlantic that separates the West Coast of Africa and Spain’s Canary Islands, but the latest boat accident includes an unusually high number of women and children who have apparently perished.
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