(Magharebia.com): "Two days after both countries concluded the latest round of talks in New York with the Polisario Front over Western Sahara, Morocco called for the opening of its shared border with Algeria and the normalisation of relations between the two nations."
The World Cup football tournament kicks off in one week, and host South Africa is busy putting on the finishing touches. But not everyone is looking forward to the tournament. Authorites in cities including Cape Town are being accused of clearing the poor from the streets - to create a good impression for visiting fans. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa has more.