First Independent Mena Newspaper
A meeting meant to relaunch strained ties between France and Algeria has instead laid bare Algiers’ weakened diplomatic position, with the spying controversy surrounding a senior Algerian intelligence chief casting a long shadow over the talks. Earlier this month, discussions in Paris, led by French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and his Algerian counterpart Saïd Sayoud, […]
A video posted on social media network on the so-called mega Gara Djebilet project has gone viral as it showed a bare land with a medium-size pit and no activity on the site contrary to the false propaganda produced by the state-owned Algerian media on the giant iron mine. During a visit to the site, […]
The election of five new non-permanent members to the United Nations Security Council for the 2027-2028 term is expected to reinforce Morocco’s diplomatic position on the Sahara issue, although some reservations remain, analysts say. Austria, Portugal, Kyrgyzstan, Zimbabwe and Trinidad and Tobago will join the Council on January 1, 2027, replacing Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama […]
UN Sahara Envoy Staffan de Mistura is expected this weekend to visit Tindouf Camps to deliver to the leaders of the separatist group a last warning message to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2797 endorsing Autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty. This visit comes after the terrorist rocket attacks launched by the Polisario militants against […]
A proposed US bill aiming to list the Polisario militias as a terrorist organization is gaining momentum in Washington, amid growing concerns over the Algeria-backed group’s links with Iran-backed militant networks, according to an opinion piece by George Landrith published in Newsmax. The legislation, introduced in the House of Representatives by Republican Joe Wilson, seeks […]
The Polisario Front and its supporters have suffered a new diplomatic setback after the exclusion of the Algeria-backed separatists by South Korea from the Korea-Africa ministerial meeting held in Seoul. The Korean decision is seen by several observers as a slap on the face of those pushing for the presence of Polisario in international economic […]
Congressman Marc Veasey (D-Texas) has joined the U.S. lawmakers pushing for labelling the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militias as Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) for their ties with the Iranian regime and its proxies seeking to destabilize North Africa. The “Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act” was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Republican Joe Wilson […]
A senior Moroccan delegation has arrived in Managua, Nicaragua, for the United Nations Committee of 24 (C24) regional seminar for the Caribbean, running from May 25 to 27. The delegation is led by Ambassador Omar Hilale, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, and includes senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign […]
Moroccan and Italian experts gathered on Saturday in Verona, northern Italy, highlighted the relevance of Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, describing it as a serious and lasting solution to the regional dispute surrounding the issue. The meeting also brought together several Italian regional officials, as well as members of the Moroccan community living in […]
The Foreign Ministers of several countries who took part in the 2nd Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping in a Francophone Environments hosted by Rabat this week held on the sidelines of the conference talks with their Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. These officials have joined their voices to the chorus of countries which have affirmed or reaffirmed […]