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Diplomatic attention is focused on the UN Security Council in New York, where members are set to vote later this month on a new resolution concerning the Sahara dispute. The text, drafted by the United States as penholder, is expected to advance a final settlement based on Morocco’s expanded autonomy plan under its sovereignty. A […]
A United States-backed draft UN Security Council resolution on the Sahara issue is poised to reshape the decades-old conflict, effectively sidelining the Polisario Front while elevating alternative peaceful Sahrawi voices committed to a negotiated political solution based on Morocco’s autonomy plan. According to an analysis of the draft- also called zero draft-, the text eliminates […]
Morocco has called on the World Bank to expand financial guarantees, reduce investment risks and improve access to financing for small businesses, arguing that developing economies need greater access to private capital to support growth and job creation. Speaking on behalf of eight countries at the 114th Development Committee meeting in Bangkok on October 15, […]
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Omar Hilale, affirmed that Security Council Resolution 2797 marks a decisive turning point, moving the UN from merely managing the Moroccan Sahara question to actively resolving it. Speaking before the UN Fourth Committee, Hilale described the resolution as an “irreversible tipping point” that enshrines Morocco’s Autonomy Initiative […]
The Algeria-backed Polisario Front is in open panic ahead of a decisive UN Security Council vote, launching a desperate attack on UN Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura while its Algerian sponsors scramble with contradictory statements, mass arrests of Moroccans, and frantic propaganda. In a statement released Monday in New York, Polisario leader Brahim Ghali accused […]
UN Security Council resolution 2797 adopted last year facilitated direct discussions among the four parties to the Sahara conflict (Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania & Polisario) under the UN-U.S. auspices, said on Tuesday Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN Omar Hilale. Addressing UN fourth Committee convening in New York, the Moroccan diplomat said resolution 2797 has enabled […]
Several African countries have voiced at the UN steadfast support for territorial integrity and Autonomy plan for Sahara endorsed by the UN Security Council under Moroccan sovereignty, saying the settlement of the Sahara issue will bring in peace and stability to the region. Speaking at the UN fourth committee convening in New York, the Delegate […]
Ahead of Security Council talks on a new resolution on the Sahara, France wants the text to give Morocco’s autonomy plan a much clearer place, a high-level diplomatic source told Médias24. The draft under discussion includes the renewal of the mandate of the UN mission, MINURSO. The source said the French position reflects a growing […]
Archaeologists at the Oued Beht Archaeological Project in Morocco’s Khemisset Province have discovered a 3,500- to 4,000-year-old ditch-and-rampart fortification that is the oldest known defensive structure in North Africa outside the Nile Valley. This extraordinary archaeological finding has been confirmed by a study published by American “Discover Magazine” in its latest issue. Oued Beht is […]
The latest report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the Sahara marks a significant evolution in the political process, moving beyond statements of principle toward concrete discussions on transitional modalities for a settlement, with Morocco’s autonomy initiative firmly established as the basis for negotiations as consecrated by Resolution 2797 adopted by the Security Council in […]