Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Minister of Culture receives delegation from Belgian Solidarity Committee with Sahrawi People
Sahara Press Service
·
Shaheed El-Hafed, May 21, 2025 (SPS) – The Minister of Culture, Mr. Moussa Selma, received Wednesday a delegation from the Belgian Committee for Solidarity with the Sahrawi People. The meeting served as an opportunity to highlight the role of...
The Spanish Foreign Minister defends the ‘clear roadmap’ with Morocco regarding the airspace of Western Sahara
Atalayar
·
March 12, 2025
José Manuel Albares, Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, made it clear in the Spanish Congress's control session that there is a ‘clear and transparent roadmap’ in the excellent diplomatic relationship that now exists with Morocco, also with...
Front Line Defenders awards human rights prize to Sahrawi activist Emhamed Hali
Sahara Press Service
·
Dublin (Ireland), May 22, 2025 (SPS) - The Front Line Defenders organization has awarded its annual human rights prize to Sahrawi human rights defender Mr. Mohamed Hali from the Middle East and North Africa region. The award was presented at a...
Sahrawi women’s delegation participates in Turkey at meeting on women’s rights issues
Sahara Press Service
·
Istanbul (Turkey), May 22, 2025 (SPS) – A Sahrawi women's delegation is participating in a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on women's rights issues, at the invitation of Socialist Women. The two-day meeting, held on May 21 and 22, includes the...
Spanish trade unionist warns against human rights violations in Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
·
Algiers, 14 March 2025 (SPS) - David Blanco, the secretary in charge of international relations at the General Confederation of Spanish Workers (CGT), who was expelled by the Moroccan occupier after a brief visit to Dakhla in the occupied...
Morocco at a Crossroads: King Mohammed VI Outlines a New Chapter in National Development
Atalayar
·
July 30, 2025
His Throne Day speech offered a clear-eyed appraisal of the country’s progress and a bold call to action—reframing the meaning of development in one of Africa’s most stable and reform-oriented nations. Rather than celebrating past achievements,...
Morocco’s Colonialism by Proxy: The MKP’s Two-Faced Foreign ...
Modern Ghana
·
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...
Norwegian lawyer highlights need to send international human rights monitoring missions to Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
·
Geneva (Switzerland), 7 March 2025 (SPS) – Norwegian lawyer Toni Severon emphasized that the human rights situation in the occupied territories of Western Sahara remains catastrophic amid systematic repression and an alarming international...
NOVACT calls to break silence on grave violations in Western Sahara, hold perpetrators accountable
Sahara Press Service
·
Geneva (Switzerland), 7 March 2025 (SPS) – The representative of the International Institute for Nonviolent Action (NOVACT), L. Maibon, emphasized the need to break the silence on violations in Western Sahara and hold the perpetrators accountable....
Annual report on human rights violations in Western Sahara 2024 presented at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
Sahara Press Service
·
Geneva (Switzerland), March 6, 2025 (SPS) – A conference was organized today, Thursday, under the auspices of the South African Embassy in Geneva to present the annual report on human rights violations in Western Sahara during 2024. The report,...
A political solution for Western Sahara
Atalayar
·
March 7, 2025
Historical context Stalemate in the process and the search for a political solution Morocco's Autonomy Plan as a viable alternative Main features of the autonomy statute Reaction of the Security Council to the Moroccan Autonomy Plan The latest...
The Case for Partition in Western Sahara
Foreign Affairs
·
March 4, 2025
Since 1991, the United Nations has led a series of fruitless efforts to resolve the standoff over Western Sahara. A swath of desert about the size of the entire United Kingdom, Western Sahara is claimed both by the Polisario Front—a rebel group...
Ahmed Faras will be remembered as a football hero and symbol of Morocco
The Conversation
·
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...
The Basque Parliament calls for Western Sahara's self-determination and denounces Moroccan illegal occupation
Sahara Press Service
·
Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country) 28 February 2025 (SPS)- The Basque Parliament, through its intergroup supporting Western Sahara, approved a declaration on Thursday reaffirming that Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara is “illegal” and...
Algeria Suspends Ties with French Senate Over Gérard Larcher’s Visit to Western Sahara
Watan
·
February 26, 2025
Watan-The Algerian Council of the Nation, the upper house of parliament, announced the “immediate suspension” of its relations with the French Senate in protest against the visit of its president, Gérard Larcher, to Western Sahara, a disputed...
Dialogue and understanding, the keys to a peaceful solution for Western Sahara
Atalayar
·
February 28, 2025
Western Sahara is a very important territory that Morocco claims as part of its southern provinces. The North African country is proposing an Autonomy Plan for the area that would grant the Saharawis a large degree of self-government under...
Mohammed VI promotes social and territorial transformation for Morocco, while reiterating his outstretched hand to Algeria
Atalayar
·
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...
Moroccan envoy reflects on Malawi’s democracy
The Times Group Malawi
·
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...
For a better future for Western Sahara: commitment and action
Atalayar
·
February 28, 2025
The Movement Saharawi for Peace (MSP) organised the 3rd International Conference for Dialogue and Peace at the Centre for Cultural Initiatives of the Caja de Canarias (CICCA) with the aim of promoting a peaceful solution to the dispute over...
France’s Support for Morocco’s Western Sahara Plan Strains Relations with Algeria
Watan
·
February 24, 2025
Watan-French President Emmanuel Macron continues to provoke Algeria over one of the region’s most sensitive issues: the Western Sahara. He has sent French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, on an official visit to Laayoune, making her the first...