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Morocco Condemns Polisario’s New Incursion into Buffer Zone

Morocco on Thursday condemned Thursday the incursion of armed elements of the polisario in Mijek, a locality east of the Moroccan defense system, in a buffer zone, where they besiege a position of MINURSO. “These provocations reflect the separatists’ disarray and are doomed to failure,” said the government’s spokesman in a briefing at the end […]

France to open visa application center in largest city in Sahara

France plans to open a visa application center in Laayoune, the largest city in the Sahara territory, which Paris has recognized as part of Morocco, French ambassador to Rabat said. “We are truly committed to implementing all measures to allow Moroccan citizens residing in Laâyoune, Dakhla, or any other city to access the visa procedure […]

Tunisia: Phosphate companies begin operating again, protests suspended

Sit-in protests at several phosphate mining and production sites have temporarily ended after protesters agree to negotiate with authorities on their demands. The protesters are mainly local youths demanding to be employed. Their sit-ins have affected the sector because production has been blocked in four towns in the country’s main phosphate-producing region and in some […]