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Former UK defense and trade minister and once member of Parliament Liam Fox added his voice to US congressmen, pundits, regional experts and western think tanks who have recently made the case for designating the Polisario as a terrorist group in view of the militia’s involvement in targeting civilians, violating UN ceasefire and acting in […]
Engulfed in crises with its most important neighbours and EU partners, the Algerian regime beats the drums of war by adopting a law on the general mobilization of troops. From a diplomatic crisis to another, the Algerian regime has adopted a provocative approach that led to cutting ties with Morocco, tension with Sahel countries (Mali, […]
Moroccan airline RAM signed a deal with the African football federation (CAF) to support major competitions in terms of mobility, including the African cup of nation that will be hosted in December in Morocco. RAM was given the designation of CAF’s Official Global Partner, as part of a partnership that will enhance the mobility of […]
In a detailed analysis, the Hudson Institute urged the US administration to designate the Polisario as a terrorist group, citing the militias’ involvement in destabilizing acts in the region, in connivance with its main sponsor Algeria, as well as Iran, which has been using the separatist group to gain a foothold in North Africa. The […]
The United States’ position on Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara is “clear, unequivocal…and leaves no room for ambiguity,” said president Donald Trump’s Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos. The U.S. expressed this position repeatedly and clearly, just as Secretary of State Marco Rubio clearly did last week, Boulos emphasized in an exclusive interview with Medi1 […]
The American designation of the Polisario a foreign terrorist organization will have serious implications for South Africa, warned South-African newspaper Mail & Guardian. Such a designation will deprive the separatist group of its traditional state supporters namely Algeria and South Africa, said the daily in a recent Op-Ed authored by Michael Walsh, senior fellow at […]
Slovenia has become the latest EU country to support Morocco’s autonomy plan as a political solution to the over-five decade Sahara conflict. Slovenia “appreciates” the autonomy plan as a proposal that would offer a lasting solution to the regional dispute over the Sahara, Slovenia’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Tanja Fajon, said following talks […]
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has called on the Trump administration to designate the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militias terrorist organization for its proven ties with Iran & Hezbollah and deadly rocket attacks launched against civilians in Smara, Southern Morocco. In an analysis titled: “Iran’s Foothold Reaches into North Africa”, the experts of the […]
The Moroccan Foreign minister has met this week peers from Moldova, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, and Spain as part of a European visit that highlighted the growing momentum in favor of the autonomy plan as a sole solution to the Sahara issue. In Spain, the former colonial power in the territory, foreign minister Albares reiterated, following […]
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 […]