Morocco’s allies in the Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, condemned Iran’s support for the Polisario separatists and welcomed the decision to sever ties with Tehran. Morocco announced Tuesday that it has cut diplomatic ties with Iran over its involvement in backing an alliance between Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah and the Polisario […]
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Hezbollah Supply of Missiles to Polisairo Uncovers Algeria’s Hostility to Morocco
Morocco has cut diplomatic ties with Iran over its support for Hezbollah in arming and training the Polisario. The connivance between the Lebanese shiite militia and the Polisario separatists raises questions over Algeria’s involvement in allowing two terrorist organizations to operate from its territory against Morocco’s territorial integrity. Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita told the press […]
Morocco Severs ties with Iran as it backs Hezbollah & Polisario alliance
Morocco severed its diplomatic ties with Iran over its support for Hezbollah in arming and training Polisario separatists, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said. Morocco closed its embassy in Tehrna and the kingdom’s ambassador is already in Rabat, Bourita said at a press briefing. “Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Rabat will be asked to leave the country […]
Polisario Bends to Security Council’s Call to Withdraw from Buffer Strip
As the Security Council was unequivocal in condemning the Polisario’s destabilizing acts in the buffer strip in the Sahara, the separatists had no option but to bend to the calls for its withdrawal from Guerguarate, in the southernmost tip of the Sahara, where it has conducted banditry activities and hindered commercial traffic. The polisario’s mouthpiece […]
Sahara: Paris Hails UN Decision Extending MINURSO Mandate & Welcoming Morocco’s Autonomy Plan
France hailed this Monday the adoption by the UN Security Council of Resolution 2414, extending the mandate of MINURSO until 31 October 2018 and welcoming the “serious and credible” Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara. “Paris fully supports this mission, which plays a vital role in promoting peace and stability in the region”, said the […]
Sahara Conflict, Textbook Example of ‘Frozen Conflict’- US Says
The Sahara conflict has become a “textbook example of a frozen conflict”, said the US mission to the UN in an explanation for the UN Security Council vote for Resolution 2414 renewing MINURSO mandate for six months instead of one year as has been always the case. “The fact is that we, as a Security […]
Morocco Welcomes UNSC Resolution 2414 Renewing MINURSO Mandate
Morocco welcomed resolution 2414 by the UN security council renewing the mandate of the MINURSO for six months and urging the polisairo to withdraw from the buffer strip, said Morocco’s Ambassador Omar Hilale. “The Security Council resolution strengthens Morocco’s position and resolve in responding to recent Polisario provocations east of the security wall and in […]
UN Security Council Condemns Polisario’s Provocations in Buffer Strip
The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the recent Polisario’s provocations including its plans to set up administrative facilities in Bir Lahlou, east of Moroccan-built security wall. The Security Council, which adopted resolution 2414 renewing the mandate of the UN mission in Sahara until October 31, expresses “concern with the presence of the Polisario Front […]
Colombia Reaffirms Severing Ties with Polisairo
The Polisario separatist movement has received another slap from Latin America as Colombia made it clear that it has severed ties with the Algerian-backed militia. Colombia has “neither diplomatic representation nor ambassador” with the Polisario separatist entity, RASD, Colombian foreign ministry said. The government of Colombia “has frozen”, for several years, its recognition of the […]
Chatham House Casts Doubt on Polisario’s Claim to Represent Sahrawis
Polisairo leadership and proponents have often claimed to represent the population of the Sahara, despite the fact that Sahrawis have never voted for the separatist militia neither in the Tindouf camps nor in the Sahara provinces, which usually register higher turnout in Morocco’s local and general elections. This Polisario anomaly was recently laid bare in […]









