Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Rights groups sound alarm over alleged exploitation of Sahrawi children in Polisario’s 'holidays for peace' program
Hespress
·
July 8, 2025
The controversial “Holidays for Peace” program, overseen by the Polisario Front and supported by sympathetic European organizations, is under fire from Moroccan and Sahrawi rights activists who accuse the initiative of using Sahrawi children for...
Report: China, Russia Likely to Recognize Moroccan Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Morocco World News
·
June 28, 2025
Marrakech – A recent report by the Migration Research Institute identifies Morocco as “the most stable country in the entire Maghreb” and indicates major diplomatic developments may soon reshape the Western Sahara dispute. Despite persistent...
WSRW welcomes reduction in 2024 list of purchasers of Western Sahara phosphate, illegally exploited by Morocco
Sahara Press Service
·
London, 27 Jun 2025 (SPS) – The Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW), an international observatory monitoring natural resources in Western Sahara, welcomed on Thursday the reduction in 2024 of the list of clients purchasing phosphate from Western...
Bureau Veritas backs Moroccan Prime Minister in occupied Western Sahara
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
·
June 26, 2025
The firm announces it will render its services to a project that raises deep concerns over international law and human rights. Photo: Pacific Prospect seen offloading the Chinese cargo on Tenerife 28 May 2025. The cargo was bound for a wind farm...
UN Rapporteur urges Morocco to end repression of human rights defenders in Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
·
Geneva, 27 Jun 2025 (SPS) – Mary Lawlor, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, expressed concerns on Friday over Moroccan police violence against Sahrawi human rights activists Sidi Mohammed Daddach and...
South African opposition party breaks ranks in backing Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Sahara
Hespress
·
July 16, 2025
In a significant diplomatic development, South Africa’s opposition party uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party), led by former President Jacob Zuma, publicly endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, signaling a shift in the political discourse...
International symposium in Geneva addresses Morocco's systematic violations against Sahrawi women
Sahara Press Service
·
Geneva, 1 July 2025 (SPS) – The United Nations Human Rights Council headquarters in Geneva hosted Monday an international symposium focusing on the systematic violations committed by the occupying administration against Sahrawi women in the...
Morocco seeks to restore ties with Syria for Western Sahara recognition
I24 News
·
The Syrian Foreign Ministry recently sent a technical delegation to Morocco to inspect the Syrian embassy in Rabat, which has been closed since 2012, a Syrian source with knowledge of the matter told i24NEWS. Last month, Morocco announced it would...
Ghana’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan undermines Western Sahara’s push for sovereignty
Black Agenda Report
·
Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Photo: Moroccan Diplomacy/X Ghana endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, abandoning its...
Polisario rocket attack on Smara highlights use of Soviet-era weapons and Algerian involvement
Hespress
·
June 30, 2025
The recent rocket attack on the southern Moroccan city of Smara has reignited concerns over the use of outdated, indiscriminate weaponry by the separatist Polisario Front, with experts calling the act a clear indication of the group’s terrorist...
President Brahim Ghali chairs meeting of Permanent Bureau of National Secretariat
Sahara Press Service
·
Shaheed El Hafed, 30 June 2025 (SPS) – The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front Mr. Brahim Ghali, chaired Monday a meeting of the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front at the Presidency...
Sahrawi Observatory exposes in new report: Renewable energy in Western Sahara as a tool for cementing occupation and resource plunder
Sahara Press Service
·
Geneva (Switzerland) 24 June 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Observatory for Natural Resources and Enviromental Protection (SONREP) launched its new annual report today under the title: “Sustainability for Whom? Renewable Energy and Environmental Justice...
The South African MK party shows its support for Morocco's Autonomy Plan for the Sahara
Atalayar
·
July 16, 2025
Morocco has achieved a new institutional victory with South Africa's acceptance of the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara proposed by King Mohammed VI of Morocco in 2007. The country's former president and MK party leader, Jacob Zuma,...
Polisario Front takes part in German SPD Congress in Berlin
Sahara Press Service
·
Berlin (Germany), June 29, 2025 (SPS) – At the invitation of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), a Sahrawi delegation attended the party’s Congress held in Berlin from June 27 to 29, 2025. The event saw broad participation from party...
King Mohammed VI Congratulates President Trump on US Independence Day
Morocco World News
·
July 4, 2025
Mrirt — King Mohammed VI has sent a congratulatory message to US President Donald Trump on his country’s Independence Day, celebrating the strong ties between the two nations. The King expressed warm congratulations and sincere wishes for health...
Polisario claims rocket attack near Smara, no casualties reported
Hespress
·
June 27, 2025
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Politics Hespress ENFriday 27 June 2025 - 22:05 The separatist Polisario Front on Friday claimed responsibility for a rocket strike in Morocco’s southeastern border zone near the city of Samara, its first official...
How Mauritania-Israel normalization may boost US posture in the Sahel
Atlantic Council
·
July 16, 2025
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani recently met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the US-Africa Summit, according to media reports, which I confirmed through sources on background. The meeting reportedly...
Shivambu alleges MK Party took bribes from Morocco to shift Western Sahara stance
Zambian Observer
·
June 20, 2025
Shivambu alleges MK Party took bribes from Morocco to shift Western Sahara stance Former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has accused the party’s leadership of accepting bribes from the Moroccan government to change its...
Referendum: Western Sahara Renews Calls For International Pressure On Morocco
Leadership
·
June 18, 2025
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), also known as Western Sahara, has ramped up calls on the global community to exert more pressure on the Kingdom of Morocco to adhere to the globally recognised agreement for the people of Western Sahara...
President of Republic received by Mozambican President
Sahara Press Service
·
Maputo (Mozambique), June 26, 2025 (SPS) – The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, was received Thursday by his Mozambican counterpart, Mr. Daniel Francisco Chapo, at the Presidential Palace in...