Tag: MINURSO

New MINURSO Chief Meets Moroccan Officials in Rabat

January 13, 2018

The new special representative of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara and Head of the MINURSO, Colin Stewart, held separate meetings in Rabat on ... Read More

Participants in the Africa Eco Race Ignore Polisario’s Futile Threats

January 8, 2018

The participants in the International Rally-Raid, Africa Eco Race, ignored the threats and injunctions of the Polisario and crossed safely the Guerguarat crossing post at ... Read More

Polisario Resumes Provocations East of Sahara Security Wall

January 4, 2018

Emboldened by Algeria's military and diplomatic cover, the Polisario inaugurated 2018 with a resumption of provocations in the Guerguarat area, the southernmost tip of Morocco's ... Read More

UN Secretary General Appoints Canada’s Colin Stewart MINURSO Chief

December 2, 2017

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appointed Canadian diplomat Colin Stewart as his Special Representative for the Sahara and Chief of the UN mission, the MINURSO. ... Read More

Referendum, Unfeasible Solution to Sahara Issue- Italian Official

June 29, 2017

Italy’s deputy Foreign Minister Mario Giro made  it clear that the referendum option does not offer a feasible solution to the regional conflict over the ... Read More

Polisario’s triumphalist communiqués betrayed by internal document

May 31, 2017

The Polisario used to relay triumphalist communiqués since the signing of the ceasefire agreement in 1991, boasting victories and listing successes, even if they are ... Read More

Morocco Deplores Algeria’s Role in Perpetuating Sahara Conflict

May 1, 2017

Morocco’s foreign Ministry has issued a statement welcoming the UN Security Resolution 2351 on the Sahara and deploring Algeria’s role in perpetuating the conflict. “Morocco ... Read More

Morocco Wins Battle over Guerguarat without Firing a Single Bullet

May 1, 2017

The rug has been pulled from under the Polisario’s feet in the battle over Guerguarat wherefrom the Algerian-backed separatists had to withdraw in extremis to ... Read More

Morocco Welcomes UNSC Resolution, Calls on Algeria to Uphold Responsibility in Settling the Sahara Conflict

April 29, 2017

The newly adopted UN Security Council Resolution on the Sahara highlights Morocco’s efforts to settle the Sahara conflict through the autonomy initiative and calls on ... Read More

Sahara: UN Security Council Extends MINURSO Mandate, Calls for Relaunch of Negotiations

April 29, 2017

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted Friday Resolution 2351 extending the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, the MINURSO, for another year and ... Read More