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The Republic of Estonia has expressed strong support for the autonomy plan presented by Morocco in 2007 for a lasting settlement of the Sahara issue, saying the plan offers “a good, serious and credible basis” for reaching enduring peaceful solution to the Sahara regional conflict. The announcement was made by Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna […]
A group of rights groups operating in the Sahra territory called on the international community- including the UN, the EU, human rights NGOs, to put pressure on Algeria to stop its summary executions of the Sahrawis held against their will in abject conditions in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps. “Since 2014, at least 21 cases of […]
Moldova expressed on Tuesday its support for the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan and commended the reforms undertaken in the Kingdom under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. This came in a Joint Statement adopted following talks in Chisinau between the Moldovan Foreign Minister, Mihai Popșoi, and his Moroccan peer, Nasser Bourita, who is on a working […]
The Sahara conflict seems to be heading towards a settlement under Morocco’s Sovereignty, as emerged from a closed-door meeting on the issue, held on Monday, April 14, at the United Nations Security Council. During the meeting, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, pleaded vehemently for renewed diplomatic momentum to reach […]
South Africa has shown once more its hostility to Morocco’s territorial integrity in connivance with the Algerian military regime by trying to deceive member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and drag them into supporting Polisario, Algeria-backed armed militias. But all their plots and manipulations have failed and blew up on their faces, […]
France has reaffirmed its “unwavering” position on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara, emphasizing that “for France, the present and future of Western Sahara lie within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty.” This support was reiterated in a statement released Tuesday by the French Foreign Ministry following a meeting between French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and […]
The American Jewish Committee has affirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump is determined to bring final closure to the Sahara issue in favor of Morocco on the basis of the autonomy plan as the ONLY solution of this regional conflict. In an interview published Monday by Arabic Assabah daily, Jason Isaacson, Chief Political Officer of […]
The Washington Post has confirmed the alarming ties existing between the Algerian regime and Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, which has trained Polisario militias to guerrilla tactics in order to undermine Morocco’s stability and territorial integrity. In a story titled: “Syria seeks to sever Iran-linked networks for smuggling arms and cash”, the prestigious American newspaper said […]
Congressman Joe Wilson said he is preparing to introduce a legislation that will designate the Polisario militias as a terrorist group. He made the statement after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the UN Envoy to the Sahara that autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the sole basis for negotiations to end the over five-decade conflict. […]
Few days after reiterating recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, the Trump administration has told the UN envoy to the territory Staffan de Mistura that the Moroccan autonomy plan is the only solution to the issue. Secretary of State Marco Rubio “has reiterated a clear U.S. position – genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is […]