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  • Podemos Reaffirms Support for Western Sahara Independence at Party Assembly
    15 June 2021, by Prince

    Podemos has been publicly thanked by the Polisario Front and Sahrawi media for its support for the Sahrawi cause in the Ghali case. This was on the occasion of the party’s assembly held in Alcorcón (Madrid).
    "In the framework of the work of the 4th Extraordinary General Assembly of Podemos to turn the page after the sudden resignation of its leader, Pablo Iglesias, the representative of the Polisario Front in Spain, Abdulah Arabi, thanked the constant support of the purple party for (…)

  • Morocco Implicated in Widening European Parliament Corruption Scandal
    17 December 2022, by Sylvanus

    The corruption scandal shaking the European Parliament continues to reveal its secrets. Morocco is also suspected of having solicited MEPs to intervene in its favor, particularly on the Sahara issue.
    After Qatar, Morocco is suspected of having corrupted members of the European Parliament, including Antonio Panzeri, a former Italian MEP, currently incarcerated in Brussels as part of the investigation into corruption that is shaking the European Parliament. The latter would have defended (…)

  • Former Moroccan PM Urges Historic Reconciliation with Algeria, Calls for Border Reopening
    15 December 2019, by Sylvanus

    Abderrahmane Youssoufi, former Moroccan Prime Minister, also former first secretary of the Union of Socialist Forces (USFP) party, called for a "historic reconciliation with our Algerian brothers" during a conference organized by his party in Oujda, in the northeast of Morocco.
    To resume dialogue on the possibility of reopening the borders with Algeria in order to "serve the interests of the two peoples". This is the call of Abderrahmane Youssoufi, former Moroccan Prime Minister. He said (…)

  • Morocco’s Space Ambitions: King Mohammed VI Invests in Satellite Technology for Disaster Response
    20 January 2024, by Sylvanus

    A strategy consultant and space sector expert explains why King Mohammed VI has embarked on the space adventure.
    "The earthquake that struck the High Atlas region on September 8, 2023 revealed the importance of space capabilities in responding to crises and natural disasters. While the emergency capabilities mobilized were international, with the activation of the international charter ’space and major disasters’, at the request of the UN on behalf of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, this (…)

  • UN Chief Considers Romanian Ex-PM as Western Sahara Envoy, Sparking Algerian Controversy
    27 December 2020, by Sylvanus

    The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is considering appointing former Romanian Prime Minister Petre Roman as the next UN Special Envoy for the Sahara. A choice not yet confirmed, which is already causing lively controversy in Algeria.
    Will Petre Roman replace former German President Horst Köhler, who resigned from his post as UN Special Envoy for Western Sahara in May 2019? In New York, rumors are circulating about the appointment of the next UN special envoy. Algeria sees this (…)

  • Japan Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Stance on Western Sahara Conflict
    11 August 2019, by Sylvanus

    Japan maintains its position on the conflict around the Sahara. Takuji Hanatani, Japan’s Ambassador to Morocco, reaffirmed this to Habib El Malki, President of the House of Representatives.
    Japan’s position on the Sahara remains "constant and unchanged". With assurance, Takuji Hanatani, Japan’s Ambassador to Morocco, hammered that "Japan has never recognized and will never recognize the so-called SADR", during the exchanges he had with Habib El Malki, the President of the House of (…)

  • Pro-Polisario Footballer Faces Deportation Risk After France Denies Asylum
    7 January 2024, by Prince

    Al-Mamiya Jaafar, a professional footballer and Sahrawi activist, detained in France after being denied asylum, could be deported to Morocco where her life would be in danger. The player claims to be the subject of persecution and threats because she allegedly refused to play for the Moroccan women’s team.
    The player has applied for political asylum in France due to the threats, she says, from the Moroccan authorities. But the French authorities rejected her request and arrested her on (…)

  • US Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Western Sahara Plan, Angering Algeria
    9 April, by Sylvanus

    By reaffirming their support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, the United States has once again provoked the anger of Algeria.
    On Tuesday, State Department chief Marco Rubio reaffirmed that the United States considers the autonomy plan within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty as the only solution to the Western Sahara conflict. Algeria’s reaction did not wait. In a statement, Algiers said it "regrets the confirmation of this position by a permanent member of the Security (…)

  • UN Envoy for Western Sahara Resigns, Algeria Expresses "Deep Regret"
    26 May 2019, by Bladi.net

    On the heels of the resignation of Horst Kohler, the personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Algerian diplomacy has expressed its "deep regret".
    Horst Kohler, the personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, resigned, to the surprise of many observers as well as direct and indirect actors involved in this crisis. Among the latter is Algeria, which did not hesitate to express its "deep regret".
    "It is with deep regret that Algeria has learned of (…)

  • Morocco Expels Spanish Lawyer Observing Sahrawi Trial for Second Time
    20 August 2019, by Bladi.net

    For the second consecutive time, the Moroccan police have prevented Cristina Martínez from going to Laâyoune, in southern Morocco. The Madrid lawyer was about to attend, as an observer, a trial against young Sahrawis.
    In less than two weeks, Cristina Martínez has been prevented from going to the Sahara. After a first attempt on August 6, the Spanish lawyer tried again on Sunday, August 18, but was quickly intercepted in the control area of Casablanca Airport, where she was ordered to (…)