Western Sahara: Algeria, Polisario Frustrated Ahead of UNSC Vote

Rabat – Polisario and Algeria are frustrated ahead of the UN Security Council vote, which observers believe will be a historic moment for Morocco’s Western Sahara position. Converging reports expect the UN Security Council to vote on the new...

Eswatini Reiterates Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara

Rabat – Eswatini reaffirmed today its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. Eswatini’s Foreign Affairs Minister Pholile Dlamini Shakantu re-convyed her country’s position during...

Here Is Why Morocco Has Won the Legal Battle Over Western Sahara

When discussing the legal status of the Western Sahara dispute, there is a key point that must always be emphasized: legally speaking, the issue has gone through three phases. First phase The first phase spanned the period between 1957 and 1965....

Will Washington succeed in mending the Western Sahara rift?

By&nbspChaima Chihi&nbsp&&nbspEuronews Published on 29/10/2025 - 12:00 GMT+1 US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff's claim that Morocco and Algeria could achieve peace within 60 days faces deep obstacles rooted in a 50-year dispute over Western...

UK monitoring Iran links to Western Sahara

The government has said it is monitoring alleged Iranian activity in the Western Sahara but has not seen evidence of direct Iranian support for the Polisario Front, following a debate in the House of Lords on 27 October. Foreign Office Minister...

Western Sahara: The Growing Map in Support of Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Rabat – Morocco’s Western Sahara position has been strengthened by a growing international support, with statements pouring in from many countries backing Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the only political framework to end the dispute under Moroccan...

Boulos on Western Sahara: Trump’s Recognition Irreversible, Morocco’s Autonomy Plan Only Approach

Marrakech – In every accorded interview, Massad Boulos spares no time to hammer another nail in the coffin of the Polisario and its obsolete thesis that has long expired, writing a death certificate for a militia that will head to eternal rest...

Polisario Front and Algeria reject US resolution on Western Sahara

Reactions of the Polisario Front to the US resolution Details of the US draft on Western Sahara Position of Algeria and the Polisario Front on the US proposal. Analytical interpretations of the Polisario's position Pressure from the United States...

Belgium Considers Morocco’s Autonomy Proposal for Western Sahara

(MENAFN) Belgium has formally recognized Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara as the “most appropriate” path toward resolving one of North Africa’s longest-standing territorial disputes. The announcement came Thursday in Brussels after...

Western Sahara: Algeria Accuses UAE, France of Exerting Pressure on UNSC Ahead of Vote

Rabat — The Algerian regime’s frustration continues to mount as a growing number of countries are rallying in support of Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the only framework to end the dispute over Western Sahara. Algerian state-aligned media conveyed...

Russian Academic Frames Western Sahara as Core to Moroccan Foreign Policy Identity

Marrakech – A new Russian academic study positions Western Sahara as the cornerstone and compass of Morocco’s foreign policy identity, arguing that the North African country’s defense of its territorial integrity is central to its national...

Laayoune Declaration Determines Rabat-Dakar Axis as Pan-African Model for Sustainable Cooperation

Participants at the symposium held on Monday in Laayoune to mark the 60th anniversary of the Establishment Agreement between Morocco and Senegal adopted the Laayoune Declaration, determining the Rabat-Dakar axis as a hub of pan-African collective...

Western Sahara, Africa’s last colony, needs independence, not autonomy, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf

The decolonisation of Western Sahara is not just a matter of history, morality, politics and diplomacy. It is, first and foremost, a matter of justice. Therefore, human beings, especially those committed to emancipatory politics, development and...

UK finds no Iran link to Polisario, despite Moroccan claims

Photo credit: iranintl.com The British government stated this week that it has no evidence of Iranian support for the Polisario Front, the Algeria-backed armed movement seeking independence for Western Sahara from Morocco, despite claims from...

UK says it found no Iran link to Polisario despite Moroccan accusations

Foreign Office Minister of State for International Development and Africa Baroness Chapman told the House of Lords on Monday that “the UK has not seen evidence of Iranian support for the Polisario Front." "However, we continue to monitor Iranian...

UK Rebuffs Polisario as Government Doubles Down on Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Marrakech – The British government has decisively reaffirmed its full support for Morocco’s autonomy plan as the exclusive and operative paradigm for settlement of the Western Sahara dispute during a critical debate at the House of Lords on...

UK minister pressed over Iran’s role in Polisario ties as London balances Morocco relations

The House of Lords held a tense session Monday evening as peers questioned the government over reports of increasing Iranian support for the separatist Polisario Front, amid signs that London is aligning more closely with Rabat’s position ahead of...

Western Sahara: Belgium Supports Autonomy Plan Under Moroccan Sovereignty

Rabat – Belgium has expressed its support for the Moroccan Autonomy Plan, placing the region within the framework of Morocco’s sovereignty and national unity. Morocco’s Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, signed a joint declaration with his...

Belgium is latest Western nation to back Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara

Belgium has become the latest Western nation to back Morocco’s autonomy plan as a solution for the decades-long dispute over Western Sahara. A joint Moroccan-Belgian declaration signed in Brussels on Thursday formalised Belgium’s support for the...

Belgium confirms its support for Morocco's Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara

Belgian support for the autonomy initiative in the Sahara Political and diplomatic cooperation Economic momentum and investment opportunities The Moroccan community in Belgium as a pillar of bilateral relations Morocco and Belgium reaffirm in...