Europe Headlines International Morocco

Sahara: Spain Deals Hard Blow to the Polisario

Spanish Foreign Minister has just dealt a hard blow to the Polisario, saying he supports UN efforts to settle the Sahara conflict and European Union’s agreements with Morocco. He also affirmed that Spain has no legal or administrative responsibility in Western Sahara, deflating thus the Polisario’s claims. The Spanish Socialist Government’s Foreign Minister, José Borrell, […]

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Morocco Strengthens its Foothold in Latin America

Morocco has made of diversifying partners at the international level a pillar of its active diplomacy as it continues winning allies in Latin America, with Paraguay joining the list of Morocco’s friends in the region. At the end of the first session of Morocco-Paraguay political consultations in Asuncion, attended by  Morocco’s state secretary to the […]

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Sahara: UN Petitioners Denounce Polisario Embezzlement of Foreign Aid; Back Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Several petitioners took the floor before the fourth committee of the UN General Assembly to denounce the corruption of the Algeria-backed Polisario separatists and their embezzlement of the international aid destined for the sequestered Sahrawis in Tindouf Camps, Algeria. One petitioner said the sequestered Sahrawis in the Tindouf camps are held against their will by […]

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Mauritania Ends Trade Anarchy, Imposes Customs Taxes on Products from Algeria

Mauritania has put an end to commercial anarchy at the Algerian-Mauritanian border, when it imposed as of October 9, customs duties on all products entering Mauritania from Algeria. After the draconian security measures that led to the total closure of the Algerian-Mauritanian border, declared a prohibited military zone in July 2017, economic measures have just […]

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UN Secretary General Estimates People Held by Polisario in Tindouf at 90K

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres estimated at 90,000 the population held against their will in the Polisario-run camps in south-western Algeria, a figure that is much lower compared to the inflated count put forward by the separatists and their mentor. In a report to the Security Council, Guterres said the UN Humanitarian Agencies have continued […]

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UN Secretary General Rebukes Polisario for Hindering UN Mission in Sahara

In a new report to the Security Council, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has once again rebuked Polisario for lack of cooperation with the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO. Guterres expressed to the Security Council his “great concern” over the refusal of the “Polisario” to receive in Rabbouni camps in eastern Algeria, his Special […]

Asia Headlines International Morocco

Sahara: Polisario Suffers Serious Setback in Africa-Japan Meeting

Japan has dealt a hard blow to the Polisario separatist group and their Algerian supporters who failed this weekend to impose the presence of the secessionists in the follow-up meeting of Africa-Japan summit held in Tokyo (Oct.5-7). “Even if a group which claims itself as a State which Japan does not recognize was sitting in […]

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Morocco Withdraws from TICAD Meeting in Protest over Polisario Presence

The Moroccan delegation taking part at the preparatory meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) has left the event in protest over the presence of Polisario members. Representatives of the Algerian backed separatist SADR entity managed to intrude into the meeting, which they have not been invited to. They used Algerian passports […]

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UN Secretary-General’s Report Demystifies Polisario’s Propaganda on “liberated territories”

The latest report of the UN Secretary-General to the Security Council on the Sahara issue has demystified, once and for all, the propaganda nurtured for years by the “Polisario” and its mentor, Algeria, on the so-called existence of “liberated territories” East of the defense wall in the Moroccan Sahara. The report, presented to the Security […]

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U.S. Bipartisan House Resolution Condemns Polisario as Terror Organization Funded by Tehran

A US Bipartisan House Resolution has condemned the recent provocative actions made by the Polisario Front and its foreign supporters, describing the separatist group as a terrorist organization funded by Iran. It is the first time that a bipartisan resolution has been introduced in the US congress condemning the connivance between Iran and the Algeria-backed […]