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UAE-Israeli “Encirclement Map” Aims to Politically Isolate Algeria
Watan
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July 2, 2025
Watan-Informed sources revealed that a recent closed-door security meeting was held in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, bringing together Emirati and Israeli officials — including Mohammed bin Zayed and his brother Tahnoun bin Zayed, Israeli...
Report: China, Russia Likely to Recognize Moroccan Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Morocco World News
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June 28, 2025
Marrakech – A recent report by the Migration Research Institute identifies Morocco as “the most stable country in the entire Maghreb” and indicates major diplomatic developments may soon reshape the Western Sahara dispute. Despite persistent...
WSRW welcomes reduction in 2024 list of purchasers of Western Sahara phosphate, illegally exploited by Morocco
Sahara Press Service
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London, 27 Jun 2025 (SPS) – The Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW), an international observatory monitoring natural resources in Western Sahara, welcomed on Thursday the reduction in 2024 of the list of clients purchasing phosphate from Western...
UN Rapporteur urges Morocco to end repression of human rights defenders in Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Geneva, 27 Jun 2025 (SPS) – Mary Lawlor, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, expressed concerns on Friday over Moroccan police violence against Sahrawi human rights activists Sidi Mohammed Daddach and...
Bureau Veritas backs Moroccan Prime Minister in occupied Western Sahara
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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June 26, 2025
The firm announces it will render its services to a project that raises deep concerns over international law and human rights. Photo: Pacific Prospect seen offloading the Chinese cargo on Tenerife 28 May 2025. The cargo was bound for a wind farm...
Polisario Front takes part in German SPD Congress in Berlin
Sahara Press Service
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Berlin (Germany), June 29, 2025 (SPS) – At the invitation of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), a Sahrawi delegation attended the party’s Congress held in Berlin from June 27 to 29, 2025. The event saw broad participation from party...
Algerian Minister of Mujahideen reaffirms right to self-determination for Sahrawi and Palestinian peoples
Sahara Press Service
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Algiers, July 1, 2025 (SPS) – The Algerian Minister of Mujahideen (Veterans) and Rights Holders, Mr. Laid Rebika, has underscored the right of both the Sahrawi and Palestinian peoples to freedom and independence. This statement came during his...
Morocco seeks to restore ties with Syria for Western Sahara recognition
I24 News
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The Syrian Foreign Ministry recently sent a technical delegation to Morocco to inspect the Syrian embassy in Rabat, which has been closed since 2012, a Syrian source with knowledge of the matter told i24NEWS. Last month, Morocco announced it would...
Despite Mounting Evidence, Bolton Downplays Polisario’s Terrorism Against Morocco
Morocco World News
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June 30, 2025
Rabat – Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton– a vocal advocate for Polisario and its separatism claims targeting Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara – recently attempted to downplay Polisario’s terrorist...
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Calls on Nigeria to Support Referendum in Western Sahara
This Day
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June 17, 2025
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has approached Nigeria to join other friendly nations across the world to pressurize Morocco into agreeing to convocation of referendum to determine the political status of Western...
Ghana’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan undermines Western Sahara’s push for sovereignty
Black Agenda Report
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Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Photo: Moroccan Diplomacy/X Ghana endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, abandoning its...
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Seeks Nigeria’s Support on Referendum
This Day
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June 17, 2025
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has approached Nigeria to join other friendly nations across the world to pressurise Morocco into agreeing to convocation of referendum to determine the political status of Western...
Polisario claims rocket attack near Smara, no casualties reported
Hespress
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June 27, 2025
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Politics Hespress ENFriday 27 June 2025 - 22:05 The separatist Polisario Front on Friday claimed responsibility for a rocket strike in Morocco’s southeastern border zone near the city of Samara, its first official...
The Polisario Front attacks Moroccan positions in Esmara
Atalayar
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June 30, 2025
In an attempt to escalate the conflict with Morocco, the Polisario Front carried out several air strikes in the Esmara region of the Moroccan Sahara. Increasingly isolated politically, the Polisario Front has only succeeded in reinforcing...
Sahrawi Observatory exposes in new report: Renewable energy in Western Sahara as a tool for cementing occupation and resource plunder
Sahara Press Service
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Geneva (Switzerland) 24 June 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Observatory for Natural Resources and Enviromental Protection (SONREP) launched its new annual report today under the title: “Sustainability for Whom? Renewable Energy and Environmental Justice...
U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Label Polisario Front as Terrorist Group
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) On Thursday, two members of the US House of Representatives formally introduced legislation in Congress seeking to classify the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization. The proposed bill reflects escalating concerns over the group's...
Fouzi Lekjaa extends a hand to Algerian fans
Atalayar
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July 5, 2025
Political tension between Morocco and Algeria has been high in recent years due to political disagreements on very important issues such as sovereignty over Western Sahara, a territory claimed by the Moroccan kingdom. This political tension has...
President of Republic received by Mozambican President
Sahara Press Service
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Maputo (Mozambique), June 26, 2025 (SPS) – The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, was received Thursday by his Mozambican counterpart, Mr. Daniel Francisco Chapo, at the Presidential Palace in...
Frente POLISARIO UN Representative: Desperation is what leads the occupying state to intensify its hostile campaigns against the Sahrawi people
Sahara Press Service
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New York (United Nations), 29 June 2025 (SPS) –Interviewed by Sahara Press Service (SPS) today, Member of the National Secretariat and Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO, Dr Sidi Mohamed Omar,...
Morocco’s US$1.3b Atlantic trade corridor aims to bridge Africa’s divides, but security and politics remain hurdles
Malay Mail
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June 29, 2025
EL ARGOUB, June 29 — A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional instability and consolidate its grip on disputed Western Sahara. The “Atlantic...