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UK MPs to Discuss British-Moroccan Ties After Newfound Position on Western Sahara
Morocco World News
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June 17, 2025
Doha – The British Parliament is set to discuss the UK’s burgeoning relations with Morocco in a much-anticipated debate at Westminster Hall on Wednesday, June 18. The session comes just two weeks after London threw its weight behind Morocco’s...
Panama supports Morocco's Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara
Atalayar
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June 17, 2025
The Republic of Panama, a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, considers Morocco's Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara to be ‘the most serious, credible and realistic basis’ for resolving the Sahrawi conflict. This was made...
The United States takes a firm step towards declaring the Polisario Front a terrorist group
Atalayar
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June 27, 2025
The Polisario Front returns to the international stage following a letter sent to the US Congress by Republican lawmaker Joe Wilson, accompanied by his Democratic counterpart Jimmy Panetta, seeking to formalise the designation of the Polisario...
CODESA demands international mechanism to investigate Moroccan occupation’s violations
Sahara Press Service
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Occupied El Aaiún, June 26, 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Organization for Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA) has condemned the continued impunity for those involved in and responsible for torturing Sahrawi civilians. The organization...
US Congressman Joe Wilson introduces bill to designate Polisario as a terrorist group
Hespress
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June 26, 2025
Republican Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina has introduced legislation to designate the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organization. Wilson’s bill is co-sponsored on a bipartisan basis with Democratic Congressman Jimmy Panetta. The...
UN Sounds Alarm: Critical Malnutrition Crisis Grips Polisario Captives in Tindouf
Morocco World News
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June 26, 2025
Marrakech – Catastrophic malnutrition rates now plague the Polisario-run, Algerian-controlled Tindouf camps, according to a new UN investigation. The findings reveal the brutal reality faced by thousands of Sahrawis held hostage in these desolate...
CEE Alliance calls for respect of international law in Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Budapest (Hungary), 16 June 2025 (SPS) - The Central and Eastern European Alliance for Solidarity with the Saharawi People (the CEE Alliance) has called for the respect of the International Law, confirming that Western Sahara is under occupation...
U.S. and Angola exclude Polisario from Africa business summit
Hespress
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June 26, 2025
At the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit held in Luanda from June 22–25, 2025, the United States and Angola decisively barred the participation of the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. The move, applauded by observers, further isolates Algeria...
Minister of Culture received by Algerian counterpart
Sahara Press Service
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Algiers, June 20, 2025 (SPS) – The Minister of Culture, Mr. Moussa Selma Leabeid, was received by his Algerian counterpart, the Minister of Culture and Arts, Mr. Zohir Bellou. This meeting takes place within the framework of the international...
Mozambican President reaffirms support for Sahrawi people’s struggle
Sahara Press Service
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Maputo (Mozambique), June 25, 2025 (SPS) – Mozambican President Mr. Daniel Francisco Chapo reiterated his country’s unwavering solidarity with the Sahrawi people’s struggle for national independence. In a speech during celebrations marking the...
Laayoune Economic Forum, Concrete Step Toward Stronger Morocco-CEMAC Partnership - Upper House Speaker
Hespress
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June 20, 2025
The Parliamentary Forum on Economic Cooperation between Morocco and the Parliament of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) is a concrete expression of the shared will to deepen the strategic partnership between the two...
ANC condemns Moroccan propaganda machine, affirms unwavering support for people of Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Pretoria (South Africa), June 13, 2025 (SPS) - The African National Congress notes with contempt the recent disinformation peddled by an article that was published by “Morocco World News,” falsely claiming that South Africa has possible shifts on...
Government approves National Child Protection Agency, road safety and arts reforms
Hespress
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June 19, 2025
Morocco’s government council on Thursday approved a series of draft laws and decrees aimed at strengthening child protection, modernizing traffic regulations, and enhancing cultural education, following deliberations during its weekly session....
International Community urged to uphold legal obligations on Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Sydney, 7 June 2025 (SPS) – The Polisario Front’s representative to Australia and New Zealand, Mr. Kamal Fadel, has called on the international community to fulfill its legal obligations regarding the Western Sahara issue, stressing that the only...
MKP backs Morocco’s Western Sahara claim and diverges from ANC stance
Times LIVE
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13 June 2025 - 11:03 Jacob Zuma’s MK Party, the official opposition, has backed Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, breaking from Zuma’s former party’s position regarding the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people. .. There’s...
President of Republic supervises graduation of new batch of fighters from Third Military Region
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed Haddad Military Base, June 18, 2025 (SPS) – The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Mr. Brahim Ghali, presided over the graduation ceremony of a new batch of...
Liberate Western Sahara
MMEGI
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June 12, 2025
Far from offering a genuine path to peace, the autonomy plan is a strategic repackaging of occupation that violates the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination and undermines the very foundations of international order. The Moroccan autonomy...
New report: massive sand export from Western Sahara to the Canaries
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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June 11, 2025
Near a million tonnes of sand was exported from occupied Western Sahara to the Canaries during the last five years, a new WSRW report reveals. Tourists visiting the beaches of the Canary Islands remain blissfully unaware of the troubling history...
Gulf Cooperation Council Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Morocco World News
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June 12, 2025
Rabat – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has once again reiterated its unwavering support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara region, reaffirming its long-standing position during the latest session of the UN Special Committee on...
Moroccan minister's windmills arriving occupied Western Sahara
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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June 10, 2025
Windmill components for yet another controversial windfarm are now arriving in the occupied territory. On the afternoon of 7 June 2025, the first windmills belonging to a company part-owned by the Moroccan Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, arrived...