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Ecuador to open embassy in Rabat after withdrawing recognition of Polisario
Ecuador has announced plans to open its first-ever embassy in Morocco, marking a historic milestone in bilateral relations and a clear shift in the Latin American nation’s stance on the Sahara issue. Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld...
Owner: Guennouni Family
Spanish COAG challenges EU-Morocco trade deal
The Coordinating Body of Farmers and Livestock Breeders Organizations in Spain (COAG) has announced plans to pursue legal action against the trade agreement between the European Commission and Morocco, claiming that it improperly includes products...
Owner: Pieter Boekhout
Agriculture Show opens in Paris with Morocco as guest of honour
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Modern Ghana
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Morocco will take centre stage at the 61st Agriculture Show, opening on 22 February in Paris, marking the first time a foreign country has been honoured as a guest of the renowned French fair. The "Salon de l'Agriculture" showcase is a major...
Owner: Kwame Owusu
Global Diligence defends operations on occupied land
In April this year, the legal advisory firm Global Diligence gave a controversial presentation that offers a revealing window into how companies justify working for foreign commercial interests in occupied Western Sahara. The digital event was...
Owner: Western Sahara Resource Watch (Non-profit)
Canary Islands Delegation in Laayoune to Enhance Cooperation
A Spanish delegation from the municipality of La Oliva on the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, paid a visit to Laayoune, Morocco, on Tuesday to explore ways to strengthen cooperation between the two cities in the areas tourism, trade, and...
Owner: Guennouni Family
Iran has ambitions in Western Sahara. Trump can contain them by bolstering ties with Morocco.
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory bodes well for US-Morocco relations. As King Mohamed VI recalled in his statement congratulating Trump on his election win, during his first term, Trump recognized Rabat’s full sovereignty over the disputed...
Owner: Atlantic Council of the U.S. (Non-profit)
Sovereignty over Western Sahara: present and future
In a move aimed at strengthening rapprochement between the two countries and following France's recognition of the Western Sahara autonomy initiative, the French president arrived in Morocco on Monday for a three-day visit, at the invitation of...
Owner: Meersohn Marstrand
The Need For International Solidarity With Western Sahara Struggle For Self-Determination! By Dimeji Macaulay
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Sahara Reporters
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In October of this year, trade unionists, anti-capitalists and activists from around the world gathered in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, from the 19th to the 23rd to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Union General de...
Owner: Omoyele Sowore
Russia opens the door to the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for the Sahara: a turn with geostrategic impact on the Maghreb
Context of Russia's shift: from ‘undefined’ to conditional support What are the motivations behind Russia's ‘yes’? The Sahrawi position and the Polisario's crisis of legitimacy Repercussions for the West, Europe and the United States Risks,...
Owner: Javier Fernandez Arribas
52nd anniversary of Polisario Front founding: Achievements and gains on path to liberation and construction
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Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed El-Hafed, May 10, 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi people commemorate today, Saturday, the 52nd anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro (Polisario Front), on May 10, 1973, recalling the...
Owner: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republican Government
The French Development Agency to invest in the Western Sahara region
The French Development Agency (AFD) intends to invest in the Western Sahara region, which will strengthen the economic partnership between France and Morocco. This French public institution aims to finance initiatives that improve living...
Owner: Javier Fernandez Arribas
Infectious Peace, Strategic Prosperity in North Africa: Why It Starts in Tunis
In the hopeful aftermath of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution, the Maghreb looked ready to reset; opening to foreign investment, diversifying and modernizing its economies, and knitting itself into an integrated, competitive market where trade and...
Owner: Non-transparent
King Mohammed VI Launches Construction of Rabat-Salé-Kenitra Region’s Essential Reserves Platform
Accra, May 8, GNA – His Majesty King Mohammed VI accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, launched on Wednesday in the commune of Ameur (Salé prefecture), the construction of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region’s essential...
Owner: Ghanian Government
Morocco’s Model of Disaster Resilience: the King Launches Construction of Rabat-Salé-Kenitra Region’s Essential Reserves Platform
His Majesty King Mohammed VI accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, launched on Wednesday in the commune of Ameur (Salé prefecture), the construction of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region’s essential reserves platform, an...
Owner: Roger Agambire Agana
Morocco's Green March on Western Sahara: 49 Years of History and Development
On a day like today in 1975, more than 350,000 people, in response to the call of Morocco's late King Hassan II, began a peaceful march to reclaim their sovereignty over Western Sahara. Since then, and after 49 years of progress, the Royal House...
Owner: Javier Fernandez Arribas
This is what the ECJ said on trade in Western Sahara
A 12 year-long legal process has come to a complete end. The EU Court of Justice has ruled that EU-Morocco trade and fisheries agreements cannot be applied in Western Sahara and its natural resources. How did the court come to this conclusion? And...
Owner: Western Sahara Resource Watch (Non-profit)
Mohammed VI launches construction of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region's essential goods reserve platform
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, launched the construction of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region's emergency supplies platform on Wednesday in the municipality of Ameur (Salé prefecture). The platform is part of Morocco's...
Owner: Javier Fernandez Arribas
King Mohammed VI launches construction of disaster response stockpile hub for Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, presided Wednesday in the commune of Aamr (Sale prefecture) over the launch of construction work on a regional disaster preparedness and emergency stockpile platform for the...
Owner: Guennouni Family
The dynamic Middle East and North Africa from a defence industry perspective
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CZDEFENCE
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The Czech Republic annually exports military equipment valued at around CZK 24 billion to the Middle East and North Africa. The latest figures from the Swedish think tank SIPRI on arms trade show that in the last five years, the Middle East...
Owner: Michal Pivoňka
Morocco Marks 50 Years Since King Hassan II’s Green March Announcement
Rabat — The Moroccan people today commemorate the 50th anniversary of a pivotal moment in their nation’s history — when the Late King Hassan II announced his plan to organize the Green March – a peaceful demonstration aimed at reclaiming Western...
Owner: Samir & Adnane Bennis