Western Sahara: UN Recalls Algeria’s Reluctance, Stops Short of Action

Rabat – Algeria’s regime continues to sidestep the UN-led political process on Western Sahara. However, the UN fails to take any decisive action to pressure Tebboune’s administration to contribute to finding a mutually acceptable political...

Sahrawi and international civil society groups condemn EU–Morocco Trade deal illegally covering Western Sahara

Brussels (Belgium) 06 October 2025 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Observatory for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection (SONREP), in collaboration with several European and international civil society organisations, issued a joint communiqué Today...

OBITUARY: 'One of the sharpest minds I have ever come across,' Martin Mansergh remembered

One of the sharpest minds that I have ever come across, has been lost to the world with the passing of Dr Martin Mansergh. Martin passed away suddenly while on a trip with other retired parliamentarians to the Western Sahara. READ NEXT: BIG READ:...

Private Healthcare Providers Dispute Minister’s Claim on Public Subsidies

Marrakech – The Association of Private Clinics (ANCP) and healthcare group Akdital have strongly contested recent statements made by Health Minister Amine Tehraoui regarding subsidies to private healthcare facilities. The controversy erupted...

The pro-Polisario movement in Spain between solidarity and current controversies

The Spanish withdrawal and the Green March Funding and professionalisation of solidarity Symbiotic relationship with the Polisario Inconsistencies in the Sahrawi solidarity movement The case of Carmelo Ramírez and reactions Internal debates and...

Western Sahara at a crossroads

The evolution of the Western Sahara conflict The Sahrawi Movement for Peace as a third way Spain's key role in the resolution New perspectives for Sahrawi self-determination Regional repercussions of the conflict The diplomatic scenario towards...

Swedish parliamentary delegation received at Sahrawi National Council headquarters

National Council, October 7, 2025 (SPS) – A Swedish parliamentary delegation was received on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Sahrawi National Council. The delegation represents the Swedish Network for Solidarity with the Sahrawi People and...

Ambassador Mohamed Zrug inaugurates international seminar in Caracas with lecture on Western Sahara: “Colonialism, Unfinished Decolonization, and Resistance”

Caracas, October 3, 2025 – With the lecture entitled “The Case of Western Sahara: Colonialism, Unfinished Decolonization, and Resistance,” Ambassador Mohamed Zrug inaugurated on Thursday the International Seminar on Colonialism, Anticolonialisms,...

Morocco, EU Reach New Trade Deal Covering Western Sahara

Fri 03 Oct 2025 | 11:14 PM Morocco and the European Union have agreed to amend their agricultural trade agreement to include products originating from Western Sahara, ensuring they receive the same preferential treatment as those produced in other...

Sahrawi Cause receives strong support in UN Fourth Committee discussions

New York (United Nations), October 7, 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi cause received strong support during the discussions of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) of the United Nations General Assembly, where several...

Morocco and EU reach new trade deal including Western Sahara farming products

Morocco and the European Union have agreed to introduce origin labelling as an amendment to their agricultural deal, ensuring that products from Western Sahara receive the same preferential tariffs as those originating from Morocco, Foreign...

Martin Mansergh, British-born politician who advised the Irish government over the Good Friday Agreement

Martin Mansergh, who has died aged 78, was a former government minister in the Republic of Ireland and an important adviser to Fianna Fáil who played a key role in negotiating the Good Friday Agreement. The urbane, donnish, English-reared scion of...

EU urged to reverse course on Morocco trade deal including Western Sahara

Sahrawi organisations have condemned the European Commission for continuing to pursue a trade deal with Morocco which includes occupied Western Sahara in spite of a landmark EU court ruling. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled...

Polisario Front takes part in celebrations of Vietnam's National Independence Day

Madrid (Spain), October 3, 2025 (SPS) - A delegation from the Polisario Front participated in the celebrations commemorating Vietnam's National Independence Day, following an official invitation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Madrid. During the...

Sahrawi Association: EU's intention to renew Fisheries Agreement violates European law

Occupied El-Aaiun, 04 October 2025 (SPS) - The Association for the Monitoring of Natural Resources and the Protection of the Environment in Western Sahara (AREN) has issued a statement condemning the European Commission’s willingness to renew a...

EU Set to Sign New Trade Deal with Morocco Including Western Sahara

Rabat — A confidential memo from Denmark’s Foreign Ministry, obtained by investigative outlet Danwatch, reveals that the EU plans to sign a new trade agreement with Morocco on October 4 that will include goods from the disputed Western Sahara...

WSRW: EU trade deal with Morocco revives wide outrage over EU disrespect of international law and Sahrawi rights

Brussels (EU Commission) 01 October 2025 (SPS)— The European Commission’s latest push to conclude a trade agreement with Morocco that includes Western Sahara has drawn strong condemnation from Sahrawi advocates, legal experts, and civil society...

Polisario allies push back against new EU-Morocco deal

A new trade agreement between Morocco and the European Union is already facing resistance. European lawmakers allied with the Polisario Front say the deal, which includes products from the Moroccan Sahara, violates court rulings and ignores the...

Omar Hilale Demolishes Algeria’s Claims on Western Sahara at UN Assembly

Marrakech – In a sharp diplomatic exchange at the United Nations’ 80th General Assembly session, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, delivered a calculated yet forceful rebuttal to statements made by Algerian Foreign...

EU Reportedly Strikes Draft Trade Deal with Morocco on Western Sahara Goods

Rabat – The European Commission has reportedly secretly negotiated a new trade agreement with Morocco that covers products from Western Sahara, despite a ruling by the European Court of Justice (CJEU) that declared such deals invalid. If...