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Will Algeria recall its US envoy over Western Sahara position?
The New Arab
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April 11, 2025
At the heart of this diplomatic balancing act lies the return of Donald Trump and with him, the resurrection of a policy that upended decades of US neutrality on the territory. [Getty] When US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood beside Morocco's...
Ryanair embroiled in geopolitical dispute over flights serving Western Sahara
AeroTime News
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April 7, 2025
Ryanair has unwittingly found itself embroiled in a geopolitical war of words over its flights that operate from Madrid in Spain and the island of Lanzarote to the disputed territory of Western Sahara in Africa. The low-cost airline, along with...
European airlines hit turbulence over Western Sahara flights
The Bryan Times - Ohio
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April 7, 2025
Direct flights from two European capitals to a city in a bitterly disputed north African territory have become the latest battleground in the conflict between a rebel group and Morocco. Low-cost airlines have opened routes linking Madrid and Paris...
The AEMET publishes a map of Morocco that includes Western Sahara
Atalayar
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April 7, 2025
The Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has included Western Sahara on the map of Morocco in its various publications. Both on its website and in communications via social networks, the Spanish AEMET shows a map of the whole of Morocco,...
YNNA Group, AMEA Power to Develop 100-Megawatt Wind Farm in Laayoune
Morocco World News
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June 19, 2025
Rabat – Moroccan industrial company YNNA Group, and subsidiary of Emirati conglomerate Al Nowais Investments, AMEA Power, announced a joint agreement to develop a 100-megawatt wind farm in Morocco’s Laayoune. The power plant’s construction is set...
Morocco, Panama Explore New Chapter in Economic Partnership
Morocco World News
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June 17, 2025
Rabat – In a meeting on Monday, in Rabat, Moroccan Secretary of State for Foreign Trade Omar Hejira and Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha Vasquez agreed to deepen economic ties between their two countries. The discussions mark a new...
MINURSO reduces its presence in Western Sahara
Atalayar
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April 3, 2025
The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has chosen to reduce its presence in the region for the first time since it was founded in 1991. However, this decision has nothing to do with the economic crisis that the...
The Andean Parliament reinforces international support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara
Atalayar
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April 4, 2025
The president of the Andean Parliament, Gustavo Pacheco Villar, travelled to Rabat to meet with the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, to reaffirm the support of the Andean Community - made up of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru...
New US Report Sheds Light on Polisario’s Regional Threats, Growing Support for Morocco
Morocco World News
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June 11, 2025
Rabat – Amid a growing support for Morocco’s position on Western Sahara, several reports have surfaced to shed light on the dispute, particularly Polisario’s links to terrorism, a situation that undermines the whole region and beyond. The National...
International Calls to Label Polisario as Terrorists Intensify Amid Scrutiny of Separatists’ Violent Past
Morocco World News
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June 13, 2025
Rabat – International appeals are mounting to confront Polisario’s violent past and ongoing threats to regional stability. Igacio Ortiz published a new opinion piece on June 10 in La Provincia, in which he recalled Polisario’s terrorist attacks...
President of the Munich Security Conference: It is regrettable that the West is a party to trample all over the international law in connection with the decolonization of Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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The former senior adviser to Angela Merkel for diplomatic and security affairs, former chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, considered that it’s extremely unfortunate that the law of the jungle and the...
Polisario Front condemns utilization of commercial event in Madrid to promote Morocco's illegal occupation of Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Madrid, 19 February 2025 (SPS) - The Polisario Front has strongly condemned the utilization of a commercial event held Wednesday over two days, in the Spanish capital, Madrid, to promote Morocco's illegal occupation of Western Sahara, considering...
EU Adds Algeria to List of High-Risk Countries for Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing
Morocco World News
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June 12, 2025
Rabat – The European Commission has amended a list of high-risk jurisdictions, adding Algeria to the list of a group of high-risk third countries identified as having strategic deficiencies in their systems for combating money laundering and the...
Morocco’s greed for plundering Western Sahara’s natural resources prolongs its occupation
Sahara Press Service
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Pretoria, 25 March 2025 (SPS) - Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa and member of the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee, stated that Morocco’s greed for plundering the...
Nasser Bourita receives Staffan de Mistura and emphasises international support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara
Atalayar
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March 25, 2025
Nasser Bourita, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Western Sahara, in Rabat, ahead of the upcoming informal Security Council consultations on the...
China-Africa forum shuts door on Polisario yet again
Hespress
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June 13, 2025
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Politics Archive Hespress ENFriday 13 June 2025 - 15:04 The China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, held June 11 in Changsha, Hunan Province, reaffirmed that the self-proclaimed “Sahrawi Republic” holds no legitimacy...
Albares clarifies the issue of oil exploration by an Israeli company in Western Sahara authorised by Morocco
Atalayar
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March 26, 2025
José Manuel Albares, Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, appeared before the Senate to address various issues. The Spanish diplomat mainly wanted to highlight the high level of collaboration that exists between Spain and Morocco. According to...
The Only Fair Negotiation Between Morocco and the Polisario: When, Not If, to End the Occupation
Black Agenda Report
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June 8, 2025
Morocco's colonial project in Western Sahara has persisted not through legitimacy, but through the complicity of nations that mistake delay for diplomacy. Originally published in Por Un Sahara Libre. In the protracted conflict over Western Sahara,...
BIM Expands Presence in Southern Morocco with Second Laayoune Store
Morocco World News
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June 11, 2025
Doha – BIM Morocco has opened its second store in the city of Laayoune, strengthening its presence in southern Morocco. This new location builds upon the company’s first store in the city, which opened in October 2022 and marked BIM’s position as...
From Western Sahara to Palestine, the struggle is one. With Najla Mohamed-Lamin
New Internationalist
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March 20, 2025
Maxine: Hi, Najla, Hi, how are you? Is Maryam asleep? Najla: Yes, so hopefully that will last. Maxine: I think for those that don't know the history of Western Sahara and the struggle of the Saharawi people, and even for those that are new to the...