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Atlantic Council: Fall of Assad Regime uncovers Polisario ties with Iran

The fall of the bloody authoritarian Assad regime has uncovered the depth of relations between the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group and Iran, with Syria acting as the intermediary, said a report published by the Washington-based think-tank Atlantic Council. Amid the chaos following the fall of Damascus, documents emerged showing correspondence between the Syrian Ministry of […]

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Residents of several Saharan cities took to the streets to condemn Polisario’s terrorist attack on Smara

Tens of thousands of people staged on Sunday Nov.5 demonstrations in several Sahara cities, including Laayoune, Dakhla, and Smara to denounce the terrorist acts of the Polisario against the city of Smara, the spiritual capital of the Moroccan Sahara. On the eve of the celebrations of the Green March 48th anniversary, tens of thousands of […]

Headlines Morocco

Köhler Says his Meetings in Sahara Provinces Were Fruitful

The personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Moroccan Sahara, Horst Köhler, described as “fruitful” the various meetings he held in Laayoune, Smara and Dakhla during his first visit to the Moroccan southern provinces. “I am satisfied with this visit during which I met many people and visited different places,” said Horst Köhler in […]

Headlines Morocco

Son of Polisario Leader Arrested in Morocco for Drug Trafficking

The Moroccan army has aborted a drug trafficking attempt near the security wall in the southern provinces and arrested four traffickers with links to the Tindouf-based polisario officials, including the son of the development minister of the self-proclaimed SADR republic. The busting of the criminal network took place 280km away from the southern city of […]