First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Polisario separatist front has claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred in the night from Saturday to Sunday in the city of Es-Smara. The claim came in a statement released this Sunday evening and reproduced by the so-called Sahrawi news agency. The attack hit four impact zones in three neighborhoods of the city of […]
Former Spanish Defense Minister José Bono Martinez denounced, Friday in Dakar, the accession of the Algeria-backed Polisario to the African Union (AU) as an “anomaly”. “The AU recognizes an entity not recognized by the UN. This is an anomaly that does not occur in any other international organization,” Bono Martinez said at the 2nd International […]
The government of the Czech Republic has voiced support to the Autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing the plan as “serious and credible” and offering a “good basis” for reaching a mutually acceptable solution to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand comes in the Joint Declaration signed on […]
The UN Security Council held closed-door consultations in New York on the Moroccan Sahara issue. According to diplomatic sources in New York, the Council’s members were briefed Monday by the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, as well as the Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of MINURSO, […]
Côte d’Ivoire, Qatar, and El Salvador, among others, have reiterated at the UN their firm support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and the autonomy plan offered by the North African Kingdom for a lasting and peaceful resolution to the Sahara regional conflict. Addressing the UN fourth committee convening in New York, the representative of Côte d’Ivoire […]
The government of Benin has reaffirmed strong support for the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the plan is the ONLY “credible and realistic solution” to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand comes in a joint statement issued in Rabat following the meeting held Tuesday between Moroccan foreign […]
Peru decided on Friday to suspend its diplomatic relations with the self-proclaimed “SADR”, dealing another hard blow to the Algerian-backed Polisario separatist group. “In accordance with international law rules, the government of Peru has decided to suspend its diplomatic relations with the so-called “SADR”, Peru’s foreign ministry said in a statement. “Faithful to the principles […]
Mali’s military leader and interim president, Assimi Goita, had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about the escalating situation in Niger, amid growing concerns in the West that Africa’s latest coup undermines its influence while presenting an opportunity to expand Russia’s presence in the West African region. The Kremlin said Mali’s […]
UK Oblin group, which builds and operates hybrid utility scale solar, wind, hydro, biomass, waste to energy power stations, will carry out a major green hydrogen project in the Moroccan Saharan Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region. This zero-carbon project was disclosed following a visit paid lately by a delegation of investors, led by Oblin’s CEO, Brannan Tempest, […]
Brunei’s Government has reiterated strong and unwavering support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its entire Sahara territory. The supportive stand was voiced by Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof, Second Foreign minister of this Southeast Asian country following talks he held Monday in Rabat with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita. Brunei Darussalam lauds the serious […]