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Sahara: Congressmen Reaffirm Serious & Credible Character of Morocco’s Autonomy Initiative

A resolution was introduced in the US House of Representatives, highlighting the centuries-old ties between Morocco and the U.S. and underscoring support for the Moroccan autonomy initiative as a credible, realistic and serious solution to the artificial conflict over the Sahara. Morocco, which “remains a strong ally and partner for peace in the Middle East […]

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Sahara: Morocco’s Return to AU Deals Hard Blow to Algeria (Think-Thank)

Morocco’s return to the African Union (AU) and the withdrawal of recognition of the so-called “RASD” by several African countries have weakened the Algerian stand on the Sahara issue, says a Brussels-based research center on Peace & security. The reintegration of Morocco into its African institutional family has been indeed a historic event, writes “Groupe […]

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Morocco Voices Concern over Iran’s Operations in North Africa

Morocco’s top diplomat has expressed his country’s concerns regarding Iran’s destabilizing operations in North Africa, saying that the North African Kingdom needs the Trump administration’s backing to block Tehran’s rise in the region. Nasser Bourita told Breitbart News that “Morocco …views the Trump administration’s determination to halt Iran’s efforts to become a hegemonic power in […]

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Spanish Association Decries Kidnapping & Detention of Sahrawi Women in Tindouf

Spanish Association “La Libertad es su derecho” has denounced the abduction and confinement of dozens of Sahrawis women in Tindouf camps, Southern Algeria, by the Polisario separatist front. Members of this Association were received lately in Madrid by Spanish Secretary of State to Foreign Affairs Fernando Martín Valenzuela who was briefed on the plight and […]

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Arab Committee Decries Iran’s Military Support to Polisario

The Arab four-member committee in charge of monitoring the crisis with Iran and ways to deal with its interference in Arab affairs Tuesday expressed its solidarity with Morocco, which has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Tehran last May. The Committee expressed “its solidarity with Morocco regarding the dangerous and reprehensible interference of Iran and […]

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Tindouf: Polisario Hit by New Scandal of Humanitarian Aid Embezzlement

Polisario officials are again involved in the embezzlement of the international aid initially intended for the Sahrawi population sequestered in the Tindouf camps. Products donated part of the assistance were actually found in display in Algerian markets. The news was revealed Tuesday by the pro-Polisario website futurosahara.com. According to the website, Gofio, a corn flour […]

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Holy See Denounces Use of Children by Polisario for Political Propaganda

The representation of the Vatican in Morocco strongly denounced in a statement the political use by the Polisario of the children of the Tindouf camps. The Tindouf camps in the Algerian territories are home to Saharans who are held against their will in harsh conditions as the separatists continue to trade in their suffering denying […]

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Algeria is Party to Sahara Conflict- Polisario Founder

Bachir Dkhil, one of the founders of the Polisario who defected to Morocco in 1990, welcomed the UN Security latest statements on Algeria’s involvement in the Sahara issue. “Algeria is a party to the conflict. Not only does it arm, back and fund the Polisario, but it has also prevented any attempt at reaching a […]

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UN Personal Envoy Horst Köhler Wants to Relaunch Talks on Sahara

The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, Horst Köhler, looks forward to relaunching talks on the Sahara in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2414, say U.S. press reports. The last round of UN-brokered negotiations on the issue was held in 2012. The Former UN envoy for the Sahara failed to settle this […]

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Renewable Energies Attract Foreign Investors to Sahara

The abundance of sun and wind is increasingly attracting foreign firms to invest in Morocco’s south, the Sahara, as the government set the target of generating 50% of its energy mix out of renewable sources. The recent announcement by Soluna, a New York-based computing company backed by Brookstone Partners, to build a wind-powered center in […]