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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...
Engie dodges Western Sahara questions
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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March 16, 2025
The French multinational will not clarify how its monster-deal with Morocco's state-owned phosphate company relates to occupied Western Sahara. There is a chance that the French energy firm Engie is to develop a green hydrogen project in occupied...
The Resource Curse and the Struggle for Self-Determination in Western Sahara
IOL
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By Alvin Botes Sixty-five years ago today on March 21, 1960, in the township of Sharpeville, apartheid police opened fire on a peaceful protest against racist pass laws, killing 69 people and injuring hundreds more. South Africa (SA) now marks...
Analysis: For Algeria, Polisario is an Ally, MAK is a Threat
Morocco World News
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June 7, 2025
Doha – Algeria’s military regime is waging a calculated geopolitical charade in North Africa, fueling instability abroad while silencing resistance at home. Under President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and military chief Saïd Chengriha, the Algerian state...
The Spanish Foreign Minister defends the ‘clear roadmap’ with Morocco regarding the airspace of Western Sahara
Atalayar
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March 12, 2025
José Manuel Albares, Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, made it clear in the Spanish Congress's control session that there is a ‘clear and transparent roadmap’ in the excellent diplomatic relationship that now exists with Morocco, also with...
Sahara: Peruvian Congress Exhorts Government to Support Morocco, Warns of Polisario Terrorist Threats
Morocco World News
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June 4, 2025
Doha – The Peruvian Congress has forcefully demanded its government to back Morocco’s complete sovereignty over the Sahara, while exposing the dangerous terrorist connections and criminal operations of the Polisario Front – a puppet organization...
New UK-Moroccan Partnerships To Grow UK Economy
MENAFN
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June 3, 2025
(MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) British companies front of the queue to deliver infrastructure for the 2030 FIFA World Cup – injecting money into the UK economy game-changing deals with ministries of water, health, and trade, unlocking contracts...
Spanish trade unionist warns against human rights violations in Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Algiers, 14 March 2025 (SPS) - David Blanco, the secretary in charge of international relations at the General Confederation of Spanish Workers (CGT), who was expelled by the Moroccan occupier after a brief visit to Dakhla in the occupied...
New UK-Morocco business partnerships set to boost British economy
The London Weekly
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Foreign Secretary visits Morocco to expand trade and investment ties The UK has signed a series of major agreements with Morocco, unlocking billions of pounds in new trade and investment opportunities for British businesses, during Foreign...
11 of the most beautiful places to visit in Morocco
Lonely Planet
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Few visitors will travel the entire length, breadth, and depth of Morocco; those who do will be awestruck by the beauty and diversity of its architecture, cultures, and landscapes. From the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, from modern...
NOVACT calls to break silence on grave violations in Western Sahara, hold perpetrators accountable
Sahara Press Service
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Geneva (Switzerland), 7 March 2025 (SPS) – The representative of the International Institute for Nonviolent Action (NOVACT), L. Maibon, emphasized the need to break the silence on violations in Western Sahara and hold the perpetrators accountable....
UGTSARIO takes part in 16th Congress of Basque Trade Union ELA
Sahara Press Service
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Basque Region (Spain), June 2, 2025 (SPS) – A delegation from the General Union of Workers of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro (UGTSARIO) took part in the proceedings of the 16th Congress of the Basque trade union ELA. Representing UGTSARIO at this...
UK Deepens Economic Cooperation with Morocco in Strategic Visit to Rabat
Morocco World News
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June 2, 2025
Rabat – The UK has expressed its determination to deepen economic ties with Morocco, calling the country a rising partner in trade and investment. The announcement came as UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy paid an official visit to Rabat, marking a...
A political solution for Western Sahara
Atalayar
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March 7, 2025
Historical context Stalemate in the process and the search for a political solution Morocco's Autonomy Plan as a viable alternative Main features of the autonomy statute Reaction of the Security Council to the Moroccan Autonomy Plan The latest...
The Case for Partition in Western Sahara
Foreign Affairs
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March 4, 2025
Since 1991, the United Nations has led a series of fruitless efforts to resolve the standoff over Western Sahara. A swath of desert about the size of the entire United Kingdom, Western Sahara is claimed both by the Polisario Front—a rebel group...
Polisario minister signals shift in stance on Sahara conflict, considers Morocco’s autonomy plan
Hespress
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April 21, 2025
Brahim Bachir Bella, who serves as the Polisario Front’s Interior Minister, has acknowledged that “Morocco’s proposed autonomy plan is now among the options being seriously considered to resolve the Sahara conflict,” marking a notable departure...
Hach Ahmed Bericalla: ‘The Movement Saharawi for Peace seeks to be the interlocutor for peace in the conflict in Western Sahara’
Atalayar
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March 3, 2025
The first secretary of the Movement Saharawi for Peace (MSP), Hach Ahmed Bericalla, analysed in the programme ‘De cara al mundo’ on Onda Madrid the III International Conference for Peace and Dialogue in the Western Sahara, held in Las Palmas de...
Algeria Suspends Ties with French Senate Over Gérard Larcher’s Visit to Western Sahara
Watan
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February 26, 2025
Watan-The Algerian Council of the Nation, the upper house of parliament, announced the “immediate suspension” of its relations with the French Senate in protest against the visit of its president, Gérard Larcher, to Western Sahara, a disputed...
MEPs blocked from entering Western Sahara on fact finding mission
Euro Weekly News
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February 24, 2025
Although the Spanish Empire spread across much of the world, Spain has not had a 20th century colonial record except for Equatorial Guinea, Ceuta, Melilla and Western Sahara. Having said that however the plight of the people from Western Sahara...