First Independent Mena Newspaper
The recent terrorist rocket attacks launched by the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militias from the buffer zone on Moroccan Saharan city Smara are the third of their kind after the blasts that rocked the same city in June 2025 and the deadly attacks perpetrated in October 2023. These provocative and unjustified attacks show to the world […]
The terror rocket attacks launched by the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militias against the Moroccan Saharan city of Smara have sparked condemnation from the United States, the United Nations, MINURSO, the European Union, and several Arab States. After the United States and the United Nations, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium, Czech republic, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi […]
The Embassy of the United States in Algeria has sent a strong message to the Algerian regime which funds, arms and shelters the Polisario separatist militias who claimed responsibility for the terror rocket attacks launched against the Moroccan Saharan city of Smara. “The status quo in Western Sahara serves no one’s interest,” said the U.S. […]
Japan has thrown its weight behind UN Security Council resolution 2797 endorsing the Autonomy plan in the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty and expressed support for the efforts made by the UN Secretary General and his Envoy for the Sahara for a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable solution of this five-decade regional conflict. The Japanese stand […]
After the United States, France, MINURSO and UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura have also condemned the terrorist rocket attacks launched by the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militias on the Moroccan Sahara city of Smara. “France condemns the attack claimed by the Polisario Front against the city of Smara on Monday, May 5, which left one […]
Zambia reiterated on Thursday its firm and steadfast support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and Moroccanness of the Sahara. It also welcomed the historic adoption on October 31, 2025, by the UN Security Council of Resolution 2797, which enshrines, within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan as the only serious, credible, and lasting […]
Duke Buchan III attended the first Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) activity held in Dakhla as part of the African Lion military exercise, highlighting deepening U.S.-Morocco defense ties and their impact on local communities. The humanitarian initiative is a core component of African Lion, reflecting joint efforts by the United States and Morocco to enhance their […]
U.S. Mission to the United Nations has condemned the recent rocket attacks launched by the Algeria-backed Polisario militias against the Moroccan Sahara city of Smara, saying “such violence threatens regional stability and the progress made towards peace”. “These actions are inconsistent with the spirit of the recent talks,” said the U.S. diplomatic mission in a […]
A projectile strike on a civilian area near a prison in the Moroccan Sahara town of Smara has renewed concerns over the increasing reliance on terrorist tactics by the Algeria-protected Polisario separatists. Two explosions were reported late Tuesday near the local penitentiary, according to local sources and witnesses. One projectile landed at the prison’s entrance, […]
A delegation of foreign diplomats accredited in Morocco started Monday a visit to Laayoune for talks with MINURSO officials, local authorities and elected officials on the Sahara, and on major socioeconomic development and landmark projects launched in the Saharan city. The delegation includes diplomates from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, the United […]