Moroccan Sahara

Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita said Morocco's goal with respect to the criminal attacks that targeted the southern city of Es-Smara killing one person and injuring three, is not to escalate the situation, but to act prudently, reported several local media outlets. Bourita’s statement came in answer to a question that arose…

"The first striking aspect upon entering the city of Laayoune is the infrastructure, which reflects a heightened level of human, economic, and social development, contradicting the portrayal by Algeria's military regime and the Polisario," says Algerian activist and opponent Anouar Malek in a nearly three-hour video posted on his YouTube channel…

Iran is behind a “worldwide network of militias, which it supports with weapons, money and training and in return uses them for its strategy of terror” aimed primarily at the West and Israel, wrote Christine Kensche, Middle East correspondent for German magazine Die Welt, in an article entitled "How Iran is creating a global terrorist network…

In commemoration of the 48th anniversary of the Green March, Dakhla is hosting its 2nd “Dakhla Green Week” from November 15 to 19, featuring an intriguing array of cultural, artistic, and environmental events. The event will include eco-responsible actions aimed at young people, as well as a series of enticing musical evenings presented by…

Following the United Nations Security Council's decision to extend the mandate of the MINURSO mission in the Moroccan Sahara, France responded significantly by reaffirming its support for the Moroccan Autonomy Plan proposed by Morocco. Nicolas de Rivière, France's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said he welcomed the Security…

Morocco applauded the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) adoption of Resolution 2703, sponsored by the US, to extend the mandate of MINURSO in the Sahara until October 31, 2024, which reflects "ongoing positive momentum,” Morocco’s Foreign Ministry stated in a news release issued on Monday. With 13 members of the Security Council voting in…

Many pro-polisario internet sources, as the so-called Sahara Press Service, acknowledged that the polisario militias were behind the explosions that targeted three neighborhoods in the Es-Smara city (south of Morocco) late Saturday. The blast caused the death of one person, and injured three, two gravely; in addition to material damage to two…

Former Spanish Minister of Defense José Bono described Polisario's membership in the African Union (AU) as an "anomaly," on Friday during the second international conference on dialogue and peace in the Sahara being, held in Dakar on Oct. 27-28. Bono, who was also speaker of the Spanish Congress of Deputies, pointed out that the Pan-African…

Gabon reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan at the 4th committee of the UN General Assembly in New York, stating that it is a "credible and reassuring" prospect to resolve the regional dispute over the Sahara. "Gabon reiterates its support for the Moroccan Autonomy initiative,” said Gabon’s UN representative Lia Bouanga Ayoune. “It…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed Morocco’s commitment to upholding the ceasefire and adhering to the provisions of the military agreements governing the Sahara dispute in his report on the situation in the Sahara, issued October 3. With the expiration of the MINURSO mandate coming up on October 31, the report covers…