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Iran confirms Algeria wants its drones

A top Iranian official said his country has received drone orders from 22 countries including Algeria, confirming earlier reports that Algeria and the Polisario were seeking Iranian drones as Tehran uses Algeria as a hub to expand its influence in Africa. “About 22 countries have filed formal bids to purchase Iranian-made military drones,” Iranian Major […]

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Majority of Colombians oppose establishment of relations with polisario separatist group (Senator)

The majority of the Colombian people is opposed to the decision to establish relations with the polisario, “a separatist group that is not recognized by the UN, nor by any European or Arab country, except for Algeria,” said Colombian Senator German Blanco, who pleaded for the revision of this decision. German Blanco stressed that the […]

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Sahara: UN Security Council deals new blow to Algeria, Polisario

The Algerian regime and its protégé, the Polisario front, were dealt a blow this Thursday at the UN headquarters in New York, when the Security Council adopted a new resolution on the Sahara which shattered the expectations of the opponents of Morocco’s territorial integrity. In its resolution 2654 on the Sahara issue, adopted by 13 […]

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UN: International experts denounce Polisario’s links with terrorism, organized crime in Sahel-Saharan region

International experts have denounced, in New York, the proven links of the armed separatist group polisario with terrorism and organized crime in the Sahel-Saharan region, warning that the Algeria-backed idea to have a micro-state in the Maghreb is dangerous, and will plunge the whole region in unprecedented violence. The Sahel-Saharan region is a major area […]

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UN-Sahara: Elected Sahrawis & NGOs support Autonomy Plan & slam Polisario over abuses in Tindouf camps

Several elected Moroccan Sahrawis, representatives of NGOs and diplomats have voiced strong support for the autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under Morocco’s sovereignty, and hailed the democracy and inclusive development achieved in the Sahara. During the debate of the UN fourth Committee, the speakers have also exposed the serious human rights abuses committed by […]

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Sahara: UNSG concerned over Polisario’s continued restrictions to MINURSO’s freedom of movement & provocative maneuvers

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed concerns over the continued restrictions imposed by the separatist polisario front to freedom of movement of MINURSO agents and its provocative maneuvers undermining the UN-led political process on the Sahara. In his report to the UN Security Council, which is expected to renew this October the mandate of the UN […]

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Sahara: Spain’s Ex-Intelligence Boss Gives Polisario & Algeria Harsh Reality Check

As the Algerian regime continues to push its Polisario puppet chasing an elusive separatist dream, former Spanish Defense minister and former chief of intelligence services, José Bono, gave them a harsh reality check, affirming that the referendum option has been abandoned definitively by the UN Security Council. In his opening address at the 1st International […]

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Algeria, Polisario slammed in Geneva for blatant human rights violations in Tindouf camps

The Algerian regime and its puppet, the polisario front, have been slammed for the massive violations of human rights, humanitarian atrocities and summary executions committed in the Tindouf camps against the background of the Sahara conflict. The harsh criticism was voiced during a symposium held in Geneva on the sidelines of the 51st session of […]

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UNHRC: NGO exposes alarming situation in polisario-controlled Tindouf Camps

A Non-government organization has called on the international community to take concrete actions to end the sufferings of the Sahrawis sequestered in the Tindouf camps, southern Algeria, and hold the polisario militia accountable for the crimes and abuses committed under the watch of Algerian forces. Addressing the 51th session of the Human Rights Council convening […]

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Morocco’s position on reception of separatist militia’s leader in Tunisia remains unchanged – FM

Morocco’s position regarding the Tunisian president’s reception of the separatist militia’s leader “remains unchanged,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita. Who described the move as “serious and unacceptable”. The Foreign Minister has thus denied rumors that the diplomatic spat between Morocco and Tunisia over the separatist’s reception was settled. The Moroccan position remains “the […]