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Moroccan minister's windmills arriving occupied Western Sahara
Windmill components for yet another controversial windfarm are now arriving in the occupied territory. On the afternoon of 7 June 2025, the first windmills belonging to a company part-owned by the Moroccan Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, arrived...
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For Third Time, Japan Firmly Rejects Recognition of Polisario at TICAD-9
Marrakech – Japan has delivered an unequivocal message to Africa and the international community by reiterating, for the third time in just two days, its unwavering position of non-recognition toward the phantom entity. The strong stance came...
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US Diplomats Lay Groundwork in Dakhla Ahead of Planned Consulate Opening
Rabat – The US is moving closer to opening its representation in Dakhla, further reaffirming the country’s unwavering support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. An American consular delegation is expected to...
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South African Party Recognizes Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Doha – The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party of South Africa, led by former president Jacob Zuma, has decisively rejected the Polisario Front and forcefully endorsed Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for the Sahara. This bold stance directly confronts the...
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New UK support boosts Morocco's claim on Western Sahara
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The UK has repositioned its stance in the Western Sahara conflict. According to British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, the Moroccan autonomy plan represents the "most credible" position. The proposal, which dates back to 2007, is the "most viable...
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UN/C-24: Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders document "serious abuses" by Moroccan occupation in Western Sahara
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New York (United Nations), 11 June 2025 (SPS) – Sahrawi human rights defenders delivered compelling testimonies before the UN Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24), documenting the "serious abuses" committed by Moroccan occupation forces...
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The 50-year battle for Western Sahara
Britain has become the latest country to back a plan to give limited autonomy to the disputed territory of Western Sahara, while keeping it under Moroccan control. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the plan, proposed by Morocco, was "the most...
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Morocco and Paraguay: Building a Bridge Between Africa and Mercosur
Marrakech – Paraguay materialized its recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara by announcing the opening of a Consulate General during a high-level diplomatic meeting held on Wednesday in Rabat. Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez...
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UK’s Support: New Turning Point in Morocco’s Race to End Western Sahara Dispute
Washington DC – Morocco appears to have reached its cruise speed in this decades-spanning race to end the frustratingly lingering dispute over the Western Sahara. Less than a week ago, Kenya – once a stronghold of Polisario separatism and one the...
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Comoros Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in Western Sahara
Rabat – The Union of the Comoros has reiterated its strong support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as a solution to the Western Sahara conflict during a recent regional seminar organized by the UN Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) in Dili,...
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UK supports Morocco’s Western Sahara plan
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Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The UK has endorsed Morocco's proposal to resolve the territorial dispute in Western Sahara, as part of an agreement linked to securing profitable investment opportunities for the 2030 men's FIFA World Cup. For...
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UK backs Morocco's plan for disputed Western Sahara
The UK has backed Morocco's plan for ending a territorial conflict in Western Sahara, as part of a deal that will secure lucrative investment projects in the 2030 men's football World Cup. For decades British governments have refused to take sides...
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Morocco Consumer Prices Slip 0.1% in July as Food Costs Ease
Rabat – Consumer prices in Morocco edged down in July 2025, offering households a modest reprieve at a time when many continue to juggle rising costs in essential goods. Official figures posted by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) show a 0.1%...
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Breaking News: UK Endorses Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as Most Credible Solution for Western Sahara
The UK has finally joined the ongoing momentum, supporting Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the most serious and credible political solution to end the dispute over Western Sahara. The UK announced the news during foreign secretary David Lammy’s visit...
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Heidelberg Materials confirms supplying controversial projects in occupied Western Sahara
The massive ports that Morocco is constructing in occupied Western Sahara are made with cement of the German multinational. Photo: Heidelberg Materials' factory in El Aaiun, occupied Western Sahara. At its Annual General Meeting on 15 May 2025,...
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Enel dodges question on project in occupied territory
A decade after it was first announced, the fate of one of Enel’s wind farms in occupied Western Sahara remains uncertain. Could it be that Enel has dropped one of its controversial projects in occupied Western Sahara? The Tiskrad project,...
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UK latest country to back Morocco's plan in disputed Western Sahara
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Morocco and Israel forge economic quid pro quo on the backs of Palestine and Western Sahara
In Morocco, the mobilization against normalizing relations with Israel has never run out of steam in the more than two years of war. While the royal palace maintains its “complicit silence,” the Moroccan Front in Support of Palestine and Against...
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The Quiet Social Engineering of Morocco's Indigenous Identity
The Imperial Origins of Arab Nationalism The Machinery of Transformation Educational Revolution Media Transformation Administrative Arabisation The Tifinagh Snare La trampa de la utilización de la ortografía The Demographic Transformation The...
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Spain Confirms Feasibility of €8.5 Billion Morocco-Europe Tunnel
Marrakech – A Spanish government study has concluded that the construction of a tunnel connecting Morocco and Spain is technically feasible. According to Spanish news outlet Vozpópuli, the ambitious project would take approximately a decade to...
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