The UN Security Council held closed-door consultations in New York on the Moroccan Sahara issue. According to diplomatic sources in New York, the Council’s members were briefed Monday by the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, as well as the Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of MINURSO, […]
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Sahara: UN Chief underlines Morocco’s commitment to ceasefire, cooperation with MINURSO
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres highlighted Morocco’s steadfast commitment to the ceasefire in the Sahara and military agreements and highlighted the “close cooperation” between the Moroccan authorities and MINURSO. In his latest report to the Security Council on the Sahara that was published on the UN website, Guterres said that he “notes Morocco’s stated intention […]
UN Secretary-General scathingly refutes alleged war in the Sahara; clearly says Algeria is a “concerned party” in the regional conflict
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has debunked, in his new report to the Security Council on the Sahara, the thousands of communiqués released by Algeria and the “Polisario” on an imaginary war in the Moroccan Sahara. In this report which has just been officially published on the UN website, Guterres described the situation in […]
UNSG’s Personal Envoy highlights political, socio-economic development in Sahara
UN Chief Antonio Guterres dedicated a significant part of his report to the Security Council on the Sahara to the visit paid by his Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura to Laâyoune and Dakhla, in the Moroccan Saharan provinces on September 5-7. In the report which has just been officially published on the United Nations’ website, […]
UN/Sahara: 4th Committee reiterates support for UN political process, reaffirms burial of referendum
The Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted, on Wednesday, a resolution reiterating its support for the political process carried out under the exclusive auspices of the United Nations for the settlement of the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara and reaffirming the final burial of the referendum. The resolution calls on all parties […]
Sahara: UN Security Council starts closed-door briefings & consultations
The UN Security Council holds this Wednesday in New York a closed-door meeting on the MINURSO, whose mandate expires on October 31. Ahead of the mandate renewal, Council members will be briefed by Head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko on the UN Mission activities, the situation on the ground and Polisario provocations. Ivanko’s briefing comes following […]
Sahara: Morocco’s UN Representative debunks the seven founding lies of Algeria’s separatist agenda
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, laid bare, Wednesday before the members of the 4th Committee of the UN General Assembly, the seven founding lies of Algeria’s separatist agenda about Morocco’s Sahara. “60 years ago, almost to the day and in this same building, Morocco requested, in 1963, the inclusion of the question […]
Spain: Mounting calls for resignation of pro-Polisario deputy for justifying Hamas attack in Israel
Parliamentarian Tesh Sidi of the Spanish Sumar Party, closely associated with the terrorist Polisario group, has justified the bombings and assassinations carried out by Hamas in Israel on Saturday, prompting calls for her resignation. Tesh Sidi, a sympathizer of the pseudo “Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic” and a deputy of Sumar in the Spanish Congress, has […]
UN/Sahara: Petitioners denounce Polisario’s militarization of children & support Morocco’s autonomy plan
Several petitioners have denounced, at the United Nations, the continuing human rights violations committed by the Polisario in the Tindouf camps against women and children, praising the realistic autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. Addressing the UN fourth committee convening in New York, Ms. Amanda DiCianni, from […]
World Cup 2030 to be hosted by Morocco, Spain, Portugal
The FIFA Executive Committee has unanimously selected the joint Morocco-Spain-Portugal bid to host the 2030 World Cup since it was the only bid in the race for hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup, converging media sources have reported. A statement from Morocco’s Royal Palace has just confirmed the reports, quoting King Mohammed VI as celebrating […]









