The United States reaffirms its desire to bring Morocco and Algeria closer together, who have not had diplomatic relations since August 24, 2021 following Algiers’ decision to break them off in reaction to a series of "hostile acts" by Rabat. The Sahara issue remains one of the points of friction between the two countries.
The Moroccan scientific community is calling on the authorities to put an end to the trafficking of meteorites, which risks leading to the loss of a geological and scientific heritage.
The Spanish public broadcasting company (RTVE) presented a complete map of Morocco integrating the Sahara, during a program highlighting the city of Dakhla as a leading tourist destination.
The Sahara file has returned to the center of attention at the UN. The Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy, Staffan de Mistura, warned the Security Council against a "dangerous military drift" if the diplomatic deadlock persisted.
On Thursday, during a visit to the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reaffirmed his support for the Polisario in the conflict in the Sahara, stating that this issue "will not be resolved by lies". He also spoke about the closure of the borders with Morocco.
The new agreement between the European Union and Morocco including the Sahara is worrying European fruit and vegetable producers who fear a continuation of unfair competition from the kingdom.
The Polisario Front has "vigorously" condemned the new trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Morocco, which came into force on Friday. The said agreement explicitly includes products from the Moroccan Sahara.
The United States has officially announced its support for American companies wishing to invest in Western Sahara.
Several indicators such as the intensification of Sino-Moroccan relations and the exclusion of Polisario representatives from the main Sino-African forums show that China is on the verge of recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
The presumed neutral position that Algeria has adopted during the reception by its Minister of Foreign Affairs of the personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, is not to the liking of the Moroccan League for Citizenship and Human Rights.
Many Moroccans are angry at Al Jazeera English. The source of this discontent is the international news channel’s publication of an Arab League map that includes a map of Morocco missing its Sahara region.
In Portugal, a political party is pushing its country to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. So far, Lisbon has adopted a neutral position.