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Algerian writer-journalist Anouar Malek reveals new book 'polisario-Iran: The secrets of terrorism from Tehran to Tindouf'
Hespress
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May 31, 2025
Algerian writer and journalist Anouar Malek revealed on Saturday in Rabat his new book entitled “polisario-Iran: The Secrets of Terrorism from Tehran to Tindouf”, which highlights the proven ties between the Iranian regime and the “polisario”...
John Bolton Writes: Polisario Front is not a terrorist organization, as Morocco’s allies claim and the US should support a self-determination referendum
Sahara Press Service
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Washington (USA) 29 May 2025 (SPS) – The Washington Times published an article by Mr. John Bolton, former U.S. National Security Adviser to President Trump and former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, in which he refuted falsehoods propagated by the...
Morocco’s greed for plundering Western Sahara’s natural resources prolongs its occupation
Sahara Press Service
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Pretoria, 25 March 2025 (SPS) - Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa and member of the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee, stated that Morocco’s greed for plundering the...
Ahmed Faras will be remembered as a football hero and symbol of Morocco
The Conversation
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July 30, 2025
Nicknamed Moul Lkoura, meaning the owner of the ball, Ahmed Faras achieved iconic status in Morocco. The footballer was a hero to the people, a source of pride and national unity. Across Morocco he is held in the highest regard for both his...
France opens visa center in Laayoune, marking milestone in consular equality and support for Moroccan sovereignty
Hespress
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May 27, 2025
France inaugurated a new visa application center in Laayoune on Wednesday, a move hailed by French Ambassador Christophe Lecourtier as a significant step toward consular equality and deeper cooperation with Morocco’s southern provinces. Speaking...
Moroccan envoy reflects on Malawi’s democracy
The Times Group Malawi
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July 30, 2025
By Deogratias Mmana: Moroccan ambassador to Malawi Abdelkader Naji has urged Malawians to demonstrate maturity and ensure free, fair and democratic elections this September. Naji expressed hope that Malawians would conduct themselves in a manner...
Mohammed VI promotes social and territorial transformation for Morocco, while reiterating his outstretched hand to Algeria
Atalayar
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July 30, 2025
Territorial gaps and the need for equity Hand extended to Algeria for regional reconciliation Mass pardons on Throne Day Speech by the King When the 26th anniversary of his enthronement, King Mohammed VI of Morocco addressed the nation with a...
Absence of independent UN monitoring exacerbates grave violations in occupied Western Sahara (Sahrawi Activist)
Sahara Press Service
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Geneva (Switzerland), March 22, 2025 (SPS) – Sahrawi human rights defender Hassana Moulay Dahy delivered an intervention highlighting the alarming situation in the occupied territories of Western Sahara. He emphasized that the absence of an...
From Western Sahara to Palestine, the struggle is one. With Najla Mohamed-Lamin
New Internationalist
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March 20, 2025
Maxine: Hi, Najla, Hi, how are you? Is Maryam asleep? Najla: Yes, so hopefully that will last. Maxine: I think for those that don't know the history of Western Sahara and the struggle of the Saharawi people, and even for those that are new to the...
The Moroccan Sahara will bloom: Christopher Nolan’s filming in Dakhla puts the seal of approval to the region’s development and future
The Times of India
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July 30, 2025
Christopher Nolan’s latest production ‘The Odyssey’ is facing some criticism because a part of it was shot in the Moroccan Sahara city of Dakhla. The protests are coming from so-called Sahrawi activists and FiSahara, which organises a movie...
Amid global isolation, Polisario installs inner-circle loyalist in Algeria
Hespress
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May 27, 2025
The Polisario has replaced its representative in Algeria, removing Abdelkader Taleb Omar and appointing Khatri Adouh, a hardline figure close to Brahim Ghali. The move comes amid growing internal tensions and international setbacks for the...
Vale John O’Brien: Life-long activist for a better world
Green Left
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May 26, 2025
John O’Brien, a founding member of Geelong Socialist Alliance (SA), passed away at the age of 89, after a short illness. John’s life started under difficult circumstances. He was brought up by his grandmother from the age of three, after his...
The Resource Curse and the Struggle for Self-Determination in Western Sahara
IOL
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By Alvin Botes Sixty-five years ago today on March 21, 1960, in the township of Sharpeville, apartheid police opened fire on a peaceful protest against racist pass laws, killing 69 people and injuring hundreds more. South Africa (SA) now marks...
Vale John O’Brien: Lifelong activist for a better world
Green Left
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May 26, 2025
John O’Brien, a founding member of Geelong Socialist Alliance (SA), passed away at the age of 89, after a short illness. John’s life started under difficult circumstances. He was brought up by his grandmother from the age of three, after his...
Latin American associations "strongly" condemn expulsion of Spanish jurists from Western Sahara by Moroccan occupation authorities
Sahara Press Service
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Quito, 17 March 2025 (SPS) - The Latin American and Caribbean Platform of Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (PLACSO) and other social and human rights organizations in the region have "strongly" condemned the expulsion of a delegation of Spanish...
MEP Ana Miranda condemns Morocco's expulsion of Spanish jurists from occupied Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Madrid, 17 March 2025 (SPS) - Spanish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Ana Miranda, from the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG), condemned on Monday Morocco's expulsion of a delegation of Spanish jurists from occupied Western Sahara, as they...
Polisario Front condemns Spanish Foreign Minister’s pro-Moroccan occupation stance
Sahara Press Service
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Madrid (Spain), April 17, 2025 (SPS) – The Polisario Front has strongly condemned the statements made by Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares in support of Morocco’s expansionist policy in Western Sahara. In a statement issued by its...
Morocco’s Colonialism by Proxy: The MKP’s Two-Faced Foreign ...
Modern Ghana
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The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a complete AU member state and is currently recognised by over forty United Nations (UN) member states. Despite decades of occupation by Morocco and the ongoing struggle for self-determination, its existence...
Abdelkader Taleb Omar assumes role as Minister of Education and Vocational Training
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed El Hafed, May 24, 2025 (SPS) – Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar officially assumed his duties as Minister of Education and Vocational Training on Saturday, succeeding Mr. Khatri Addouh, who has been reassigned to other responsibilities. This...
Intense activity by the MSP women's delegation in Istanbul
Atalayar
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May 22, 2025
The Hilton Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, hosted the work of the Council of the Socialist International Women with the participation of a delegation from the Union of Women of the Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP) led by Meimouna Dleimi, member of the...