Morocco-Mauritania Road Link Nears Completion, Boosting Regional Connectivity
22 February 2025
The construction of the road connecting Es-Smara (southern Morocco) to Bir Moghrein, in Mauritania, via Amgala and Tifariti, is almost completed.
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Reports of New Morocco-Mauritania Border Post Unconfirmed
28 January 2025
The information disseminated in recent days by certain media, including Bladi.net, reporting on the construction by Morocco of a road connecting the city of Es-smara, in the (…)
Explosions Near Saharan City of Smara Raise Security Concerns
19 May 2024
New explosions were heard on Saturday in desert areas dozens of kilometers from the city of Smara, located about 200 km east of Laâyoune, in the Sahara. Is the Polisario behind (…)
Moroccan Police Arrest Two Suspects in Major Money Transfer Agency Heist
21 January 2024
An operation was carried out by the police forces in Laâyoune, Smara and Agadir, in collaboration with the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance.
Moroccan Army May Secure Buffer Zone as Polisario Attacks Escalate in Western Sahara
20 December 2023
After the attacks carried out south of Aousserd in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region and in the city of Es-Semara by the Polisario, an expert in international relations believes (…)
Moroccan Minister Accuses Algeria of ’State Terrorism’ in Sahara Attack
26 November 2023
The attack carried out against civilians in Smara in the Moroccan Sahara is a "state terrorism" committed by Algeria against Morocco, said Abdellatif Ouahbi, the Moroccan (…)
Moroccan Drone Strike Thwarts Polisario Attack in Western Sahara
18 November 2023
The Moroccan army would have destroyed with an armed drone a Grad rocket launcher of the Polisario Front, with which the militiamen of the separatist movement were preparing to (…)
Morocco Vows Measured Response to Polisario Attacks on Smara
16 November 2023
Morocco will react at the right time with "wisdom and determination" to the attacks on Smara, said Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday.
Suspected Polisario Attack Near Moroccan Air Base in Western Sahara
5 November 2023
Three new shots were reported in the night from Saturday to Sunday, not far from a military base located near the city of Smara, in the Moroccan Sahara. This could be a new (…)
Rocket Attack on Smara Linked to Polisario Front, Russian Weapons Suspected
2 November 2023
The rockets used in the attacks carried out on Sunday against civilians in Smara, in the Moroccan Sahara, would be Russian Katyusha or Grad models of the latest generation, (…)