The Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, has asked the members and officials of the party to impose a blackout on Israel’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara .
While some Moroccans are delighted by Israel’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara , others see it as a "shame", "a poisoned gift that will lead to the loss of national unity".
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has maintained "informal contacts" with the Moroccan authorities for a "co-management" of the airspace of the Sahara, until now controlled from the Canary Islands.
Eric Ciotti, president of the Republicans, welcomed on Monday Israel’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara . He expressed on Twitter that Morocco’s sovereignty is undisputed and called on France to actively engage in resolving this "strategic issue".
Israel has finally kept its promise. It has just officially recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara in a letter sent by Benjamin Netanyahu to King Mohammed VI.
About thirty MEPs have written to FIFA President Giani Infantino to ask that no matches be scheduled at the Dakhla stadium , in the Moroccan Sahara, if the Spain-Portugal-Morocco candidacy, to which Ukraine could be added, is selected for the 2030 World Cup.
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, did not give importance to the Polisario Front’s proposal to issue licenses to Canary Island fishermen so that they can carry out their activities in the waters of the Sahara after the end, on July 17, of the agreement between the EU and Morocco.
The Partido Popular (PP) candidate for the Senate in Melilla for the upcoming general elections on July 23, Isabel Moreno, is convinced that the letter from Pedro Sanchez addressed to King Mohammed VI to express Spain’s support for the Moroccan autonomy plan "was written in Rabat and signed in Madrid".
François Grosdidier, mayor of Metz, would be a staunch defender of Morocco’s interests on issues such as the Sahara. The parliamentarian for more than 20 years (13 years in the National Assembly and 9 years in the Senate) would maintain very close political and economic ties with the kingdom.
President Pedro Sanchez justified on Sunday his decision to change Spain’s position on the Sahara, reaffirming the "strategic" relations his country maintains with Morocco, and also stating that Mohammed VI is not a dictator.
Spain has informed Morocco that the transfer of the management of the airspace of the Sahara will not take place. A decision that, according to some sources, would have led to the resumption of the kingdom’s claims on Ceuta and Melilla.
The southeast of France has been tinged with an orange hue since last Tuesday, with the arrival of a cloud of sand from the Moroccan Sahara .