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The Fórum Canario Saharaui condemns the political manipulation of the Western Sahara issue and the violation of Moroccan immigration laws
Atalayar
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February 24, 2025
The Fórum Canario Saharaui has strongly condemned the recent media campaigns that ‘seek to misrepresent the region with fake trips that seek supposed human rights monitoring and observation, but which, in reality, seek personal public notoriety...
International Insider: C-Suite Reorgs Hit International; UK Agency Shakeup; Mubi Investor Spotlighted
Deadline
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August 1, 2025
Good afternoon Insiders, the summer holidays have arrived but it’s been a busy old week, and Max Goldbart is here to guide you through. After today, we’re going to take a little August break from both the International Insider newsletter and our...
The French Minister of Culture's visit to Western Sahara sparks outrage in Algeria
Atalayar
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February 20, 2025
‘Morocco has not had to wait for France to develop its southern provinces’ Paris intends to strengthen its strategic partnership with Rabat Algeria sets its sights on the development of Western Sahara The harmonisation of bilateral relations...
Canary Islands Delegation in Laayoune to Enhance Cooperation
Hespress
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May 14, 2025
A Spanish delegation from the municipality of La Oliva on the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, paid a visit to Laayoune, Morocco, on Tuesday to explore ways to strengthen cooperation between the two cities in the areas tourism, trade, and...
Polisario Front praises role of AARASD in defending Sahrawi prisoners in Moroccan jails
Sahara Press Service
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Évry-sur-Seine (France), March 31, 2025 (SPS) – The Polisario Front’s representative in France, Mr. Mohamed Ali Zerouali, commended the solidarity shown by activists supporting Sahrawi political prisoners in Moroccan jails. Zerouali, speaking...
Geneva hosts international conference on "Environment and Alternative Energy in Western Sahara"
Sahara Press Service
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Geneva (Switzerland), February 23, 2025 (SPS) – The Swiss city of Geneva will host an international seminar on Tuesday focusing on the environment and alternative energy in the context of the Moroccan occupation. The conference, organized by the...
Algeria condemns French minister’s visit to Western Sahara
Middle East Monitor
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February 19, 2025
The Algerian Foreign Ministry has condemned the visit by the French Minister of Culture to Western Sahara earlier this week. Rachida Dati’s visit has been said to back Morocco’s claim to sovereignty over the territory. “The visit made by a member...
French Culture Minister Strength Cultural Ties with Western Sahara
teleSUR
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February 19, 2025
French Culture Minister, Rachida Dati and her Moroccan Homologue Photo: @datirachida February 18, 2025 Hour: 9:06 pm French Culture Minister Rachida Dati visited the disputed Western Sahara on Monday during a trip to Morocco aimed at strengthening...
France Signals Support for Moroccan Rule in Historic Western Sahara Visit
Africa.com
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February 19, 2025
Rachida Dati, France’s Minister of Culture, has made a landmark visit to Western Sahara, becoming the first French official to travel there in an official capacity. During her visit, Dati described the trip as “historic” and reiterated France’s...
French culture minister's 'historic' visit to Western Sahara angers Algeria
Modern Ghana
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France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati became on Monday the first French official to make a formal visit to the Western Sahara, a sign of Paris's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory. For Algeria, which defends claims...
France strengthens its alignment with Morocco over Western Sahara
Atalayar
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February 18, 2025
France showed its support for Morocco's Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara, understanding the proposal as the most realistic and serious way to resolve the Saharawi dispute. This was made clear by the statements made by the French President,...
Aminatu Haidar presents leading role of Sahrawi women in defending their people's right to self-determination in Spain
Sahara Press Service
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Vitoria (Spain), May 11, 2025 (SPS) - Aminatu Haidar, president of the Sahrawi Body Against Moroccan Occupation (ISACOM), highlighted the pioneering role of Sahrawi women in confronting Moroccan occupation and defending the right of the Sahrawi...
French officials visit disputed Western Sahara territory
Africanews
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February 18, 2025
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati visited the disputed Western Sahara on Monday during a trip to Morocco to strengthen cultural ties with the North African nation. Dati and a delegation of representatives of French cultural institutions made...
Algeria Condemns French Minister’s Visit to Western Sahara: A Challenge to International Legitimacy
Watan
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February 18, 2025
Watan-The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the visit by a French government member to Western Sahara, referring to Culture Minister Rachida Dati (of Moroccan origin), considering it an affront to international legitimacy. An official...
Morocco Receives French Backing in Western Sahara with Visit by Rachida Dati
News Central TV
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February 18, 2025
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati arrived in the disputed region of Western Sahara on Monday, where she is set to meet local officials and inaugurate a French cultural centre, signalling strong support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the...
Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara backed by visit of French minister
Middle East Monitor
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February 17, 2025
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati began a visit on Monday to disputed Western Sahara where she will meet officials and open a French cultural centre in what is clearly a show of support for Moroccan sovereignty over the desert territory,...
French minister in Western Sahara to back Moroccan sovereignty
The Jerusalem Post
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February 17, 2025
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati began a visit on Monday to the disputed Western Sahara, where she will meet officials and open a French cultural center in a show of support for Moroccan sovereignty over the desert territory. The long-frozen...
Algeria slams French culture minister's visit to Western Sahara
Le Monde
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Morocco's Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid (C-R) and France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati (C-L) visiting Tarfaya, in southern Morocco, February 17, 2025. - / AFP Algeria on Tuesday, February 18, denounced a...
Morocco tightens blockade on Western Sahara and expels two Spaniards from occupied territories
Sahara Press Service
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Dakhla (Occupied Territories), 19 February 2025 (SPS) – The Moroccan occupation authorities have expelled Spanish journalist Asier Aldea Esnaola and Hispano-Swiss influencer Ramila de Aventura from the occupied Sahrawi territories, a restrictive...
The Sahrawi Republic calls on the ACHPR to investigate torture and abuse against Sahrawi civilians and activists
Sahara Press Service
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Banjul (The Gambia), May 4, 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Republic, in its statement following the report by the African Chairperson of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa, called for an investigation into torture-related violations...