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UN/C-24: Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders document "serious abuses" by Moroccan occupation in Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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New York (United Nations), 11 June 2025 (SPS) – Sahrawi human rights defenders delivered compelling testimonies before the UN Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24), documenting the "serious abuses" committed by Moroccan occupation forces...
Morocco promotes academic debate in Barcelona on its Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara
Atalayar
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June 9, 2025
A proposal with broad international support In a geopolitical context marked by the search for lasting solutions to the Western Sahara conflict, Morocco has reinforced its parallel diplomacy strategy through initiatives aimed at European...
"Algiers, Capital of El Hassania Culture 2025" event opens in presence of political, cultural figures
Sahara Press Service
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Algiers, 21 June 2025 (SPS) - "Algiers, Capital of El Hassania Culture 2025" event opened Saturday at the Moufdi Zakaria Palace of Culture, in Algiers, in the presence of the ministers of Culture of Algeria, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic...
Peace Holiday group arrives in Italy
Sahara Press Service
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Rome, July 7, 2025 (SPS) – A group of Sahrawi children arrived Sunday at Rome International Airport from the Sahrawi refugee camps to spend their summer in various Italian cities, as part of the Holiday in Peace program. The initiative is...
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra: Morocco’s Desert Frontier Finds Its Voice
Morocco World News
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June 13, 2025
In 1927, famous French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was posted to the edge of nowhere. Cape Juby, now Tarfaya, sat between the Atlantic’s restless surf and the brooding stillness of the Sahara. Then a driven, promising young...
Minister of Culture received by Algerian counterpart
Sahara Press Service
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Algiers, June 20, 2025 (SPS) – The Minister of Culture, Mr. Moussa Selma Leabeid, was received by his Algerian counterpart, the Minister of Culture and Arts, Mr. Zohir Bellou. This meeting takes place within the framework of the international...
Africa's Arms Race: Military Spending Surges As Peace Efforts Falter
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reports African military spending reached $52.1 billion in 2024, marking a 3% increase from 2023 and a 22% rise since 2015. This growth occurs amid record global defense...
Africa: Insufficient Domestic Funding Hinders Education Progress
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Most African governments have consistently failed to meet global and regional education funding targets to ensure quality public education, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union 's Day of the African Child. The...
Continental support for Moroccan sovereignty as Polisario excluded from Africa Day Fest in Canary Islands
Hespress
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June 15, 2025
The inaugural edition of the Africa Day Fest held Saturday in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, stirred political controversy following the exclusion of Polisario-aligned groups and the absence of symbols representing the separatist militia. Supported...
NUSW Secretary-General takes part in International Women's March Forum
Sahara Press Service
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Marseille (France), June 15, 2025 (SPS) – The Secretary-General of the National Union of Sahrawi Women (NUSW), Ms. Shaba Seini, is participating in the International Women's March Forum held in Marseille, France. This sixth edition of the forum...
Akhannouch reports on health sector overhaul, cites infrastructure and staffing gains
Hespress
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July 7, 2025
During a parliamentary session focused on health policy, Head of government Aziz Akhannouch laid out Morocco’s progress in overhauling its healthcare system, highlighting major infrastructure projects, expanded workforce recruitment, and the...
New US Report Sheds Light on Polisario’s Regional Threats, Growing Support for Morocco
Morocco World News
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June 11, 2025
Rabat – Amid a growing support for Morocco’s position on Western Sahara, several reports have surfaced to shed light on the dispute, particularly Polisario’s links to terrorism, a situation that undermines the whole region and beyond. The National...
Why the Polisario front threatens Morocco and the region
Joy FM
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June 11, 2025
An independent Western Sahara run by the Polisario Front would likely turn into another source of regional insecurity. You would be forgiven for forgetting Western Sahara, a territory on the west coast of North Africa with a population of 600,000....
Frente POLISARIO UN Representative: the Sahrawi people will continue their struggle by all legitimate means for the fulfilment of their national aspirations for freedom and independence
Sahara Press Service
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New York (United Nations), 10 June 2025 (SPS) - Member of the National Secretariat and Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO, Dr Sidi Mohamed Omar, stressed that, in honour of the memory of their...
Why the Polisario Front Threatens Morocco—and the Region
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 9, 2025
You would be forgiven for forgetting Western Sahara, a territory on the west coast of North Africa with a population of 600,000. However, it’s a place worth remembering and one undergoing a transition that will have an impact far beyond its...
Minister of Education and Vocational Training launches primary school certificate exams in wilaya of Boujdour
Sahara Press Service
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Wilaya of Boujdour, June 10, 2025 (SPS) – The Minister of Education and Vocational Training, member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar, officially launched the primary school certificate examinations at...
Sahrawi Movement for Peace Condemns Polisario’s Failed Strategy
Morocco World News
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June 9, 2025
Doha – In an unsparing appeal to Sahrawi leadership, the Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP) has issued an open letter denouncing the Polisario Front’s disastrous policies and urging immediate dialogue amidst catastrophic conditions in Tindouf...
A lifetime in activism
Galway Advertiser
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When Sabina Higgins welcomes you into her private office before a long-scheduled interview, immaculately turned out in an azure, roll-neck woollen dress with anti-war and global sustainability badges pinned to her shoulder, you know she means...
The Greta Effect: a timeline of Thunberg's activism leading to her being on the Madleen
IOL
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"We can no longer let the people in power decide what hope is. Hope is not passive. Hope is not blah, blah, blah. Hope is telling the truth. Hope is taking action. And hope always comes from the people.” This famous quote, by activist Greta...
Spanish intelligence warns of Polisario links to terrorism in the Sahel
Hespress
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June 8, 2025
A new report from Spain’s National Intelligence Center warns that extremist elements from the Polisario Front have joined terrorist groups operating in the Sahel, including al-Qaeda and ISIS. The report, cited by Spanish media, highlights a...