UN Security Council to Address Western Sahara Conflict in April Meeting
2 April 2021
The Sahara issue remains a concern for the United Nations Security Council. This issue will be addressed at the next session of the UN organization.
Moroccan Sahara
Morocco Bolsters Sahara Defense Wall Amid Rising Tensions with Algeria
2 April 2021
The presence of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) has been increasingly noticeable in recent months in the border region with Algeria. They are working to extend the Sahara sand (…)
US-Led ’African Lion 21’ Military Exercises to Include Moroccan Sahara for First Time
29 March 2021
Military maneuvers will take place in the Moroccan Sahara as part of the African Lion 21 exercises scheduled for next June. A first.
Delta Airlines Adopts Full Map of Morocco, Including Western Sahara
27 March 2021
The American airline Delta Airlines now displays the complete map of Morocco including the territory of the Sahara. This reinforces the decree recognizing the United States’ (…)
US Stance on Western Sahara Unlikely to Change Under Biden, Expert Says
21 March 2021
The French political scientist, specialist in the Arab world and Islam in the West, Gilles Kepel, rules out any change in the American position on the Sahara issue. The (…)
Morocco Expands Military Control in Western Sahara, Tensions with Polisario Front Persist
20 March 2021
Slowly but surely, Morocco is trying to reconquer "the points considered as liberated zones by the Polisario" in the Sahara. However, the tensions between the kingdom and the (…)
New Zealand Court Dismisses Polisario’s Claim Over Saharan Phosphate Imports
19 March 2021
Algeria and the Polisario have lost a legal battle over phosphate imports in the Sahara against the New Zealand Superannuation Fund. The High Court of New Zealand dismissed the (…)
Russia-Morocco Talks Address Sahara Dispute Amid Growing Trade Ties
18 March 2021
The shadow of the Sahara continues to loom over the relations between Russia and Morocco. During the meeting at the Kremlin, the ambassador of the kingdom in Moscow Lotfi (…)
Former Spanish Foreign Minister Urges EU to Reassess Western Sahara Stance
17 March 2021
Europe must make a realistic decision on the Sahara issue. This is what the former Spanish Foreign Minister, Ana Palacio, demands in an op-ed after the American recognition of (…)
Iran Backs Polisario Front, Calls for Sahara Self-Determination at UN
17 March 2021
Iran provides evidence that it had conspired in secret in Algiers three years ago against Morocco. This is what can be deduced from the recent statements of an Iranian diplomat (…)