International conflict-prevention NGO, Crisis Group, raised in a detailed report Algeria’s main role in perpetuating the Sahara conflict and in arming the Polisario separatists. “Algeria supports Polisario’s military strategy of attrition,” wrote the NGO in a report that zooms on the recent developments of the Sahara issue. “While there is no evidence of new weapons […]
Tag: Western Sahara
Sahara issue: Prominent Portuguese figures call on Portugal, EU to support Morocco, preserve stability in Maghreb
Prominent Portuguese figures have called on their government and the European Union to support Morocco in the Sahara issue and to back the kingdom’s territorial integrity. In a letter addressed to Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, in his capacity as President of the Council of the EU, a group of former and current Portuguese officials […]
UN: Appointing New Sahara Envoy Not an Easy Task
The Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Stéphane Dujarric has explained the delay in naming a new UN envoy for the Sahara by the difficult task of filling such a high-profile position. Responding to a question on the delay in finding a new successor to former Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, […]
Morocco exposes to UN hollowness of Algeria § Polisario allegations on Sahara
Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, sent a letter to the UN chief Antonio Guterres and members of the security council in which he exposed the propaganda of Algeria and its creation the Polisario concerning the situation in the Sahara. Both Algeria and the Polisario have spread lies to portray an imaginary armed […]
Ned Price spoke favorably about Moroccan-Israeli relations, Moroccan territorial integrity
“We welcome the new steps Morocco is taking to improve relations with Israel. The Morocco-Israel relationship will have long-term benefits for both countries.” … “We will continue to support the UN processus to implement a just and lasting solution to this long standing dispute in Morocco. We also support the MINURSO to monitor the ceasefire […]
Russian news agency debunks Polisario propaganda
Russian news agency RIA FAN uncovered the fallacies propagated by the Polisario and Algerian media regarding the Sahara, where Morocco has ended the conflict to its favor. The RIA FAN story, signed by Vladimir Sharapov, underscores that the artificial conflict over the Sahara is “settled” in view of the growing international support for Morocco’s sovereignty […]
Voices rise in EU capital in favor of Morocco’s autonomy proposal
Two senior Belgian politicians have called on the European Union to support the Autonomy Plan for the Sahara, proposed by Morocco, a reliable EU partner. Louis Michel, former State Minister, and Jacques Brotchi, honorary President of the Belgian Senate, issued on Saturday a joint statement, urging the European Union to back the autonomy solution under […]
American Jewish Committee Welcomes US support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomed the US decision to recognize and back Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. This recognition was “long-awaited, eminently sound and deserves continued support,” wrote the committee’s Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, Jason Isaacson, in a comment posted on the AJC website and published by the US magazine Newsweek. After […]
French MP calls on Paris to open consulate in Dakhla
Opening a French Consulate and cultural center in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla is what French MP M’Jid El Guerrab is pushing for, following the American recognition of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara and US decision to install a consulate in the Sahara city. In his capacity as an elected MP […]
Algeria should assume consequences of its support for separatism in Morocco
Moroccan Foreign Minister has uncovered the contradiction in the Algerian position regarding the Sahara issue, citing a hostile campaign by all state apparatus in Algeria in support of the Polisario while at the same time claiming to be an observing country. Algeria has once again demonstrated that it is the real party to the Sahara […]









