Spain and Morocco in Talks Over Sahara Airspace Management
20 July 2023
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has maintained "informal contacts" with the Moroccan authorities for a "co-management" of the airspace of the Sahara, until now (…)
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French Opposition Leader Urges Action as Israel Recognizes Moroccan Sahara
18 July 2023
Eric Ciotti, president of the Republicans, welcomed on Monday Israel’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. He expressed on Twitter that Morocco’s (…)
Israel Officially Recognizes Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
18 July 2023
Israel has finally kept its promise. It has just officially recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara in a letter sent by Benjamin Netanyahu to King Mohammed VI.
European MPs Urge FIFA to Exclude Dakhla Stadium from 2030 World Cup Bid
11 July 2023
About thirty MEPs have written to FIFA President Giani Infantino to ask that no matches be scheduled at the Dakhla stadium, in the Moroccan Sahara, if the (…)
Spain Dismisses Polisario’s Fishing Proposal, Focuses on EU-Morocco Agreement
11 July 2023
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, did not give importance to the Polisario Front’s proposal to issue licenses to Canary Island fishermen so that (…)
Spanish Opposition Claims Sahara Letter to Morocco’s King ’Drafted in Rabat’
28 June 2023
The Partido Popular (PP) candidate for the Senate in Melilla for the upcoming general elections on July 23, Isabel Moreno, is convinced that the letter from Pedro Sanchez (…)
Metz Mayor François Grosdidier: A Key Ally for Morocco on Sahara Issue
27 June 2023
François Grosdidier, mayor of Metz, would be a staunch defender of Morocco’s interests on issues such as the Sahara. The parliamentarian for more than 20 years (13 years in the (…)
Spanish PM Sanchez Defends Morocco Ties, Rejects ’Dictator’ Label for King Mohammed VI
26 June 2023
President Pedro Sanchez justified on Sunday his decision to change Spain’s position on the Sahara, reaffirming the "strategic" relations his country maintains with Morocco, and (…)
Spain Rejects Morocco’s Bid to Control Western Sahara Airspace, Tensions Rise
24 June 2023
Spain has informed Morocco that the transfer of the management of the airspace of the Sahara will not take place. A decision that, according to some sources, would have led to (…)
Saharan Sand Cloud Turns Southeastern France Skies Orange
22 June 2023
The southeast of France has been tinged with an orange hue since last Tuesday, with the arrival of a cloud of sand from the Moroccan Sahara.