Moroccan authorities proceeded on Tuesday to reopen the Guerguerat border crossing, in southern Morocco and Mauritania, nearly a year after the militarization of the area by the Moroccan army.
Morocco is considering acquiring the "Iron Dome" anti-missile defense system from Israel to defend itself against any attack by the Polisario Front in the Sahara, and also from Algeria.
After the statements of President Tebboune, accusing Morocco of being the source of the attack that occurred in the Sahara , Spain has stated that it is closely following the file and working to de-escalate between "its two strategic partners".
Colombia has issued a formal denial of reports published by some media that it has recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
Last Friday at the UN podium, France returned to the Sahara issue, reiterating its support and backing for the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco . For it, it is a "serious and credible" basis capable of helping to find a political solution to the Sahara issue.
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday calling on the "parties" in the Sahara conflict to "unconditional and good faith negotiations" under the direction of the new special envoy.
During an official visit to Morocco, the Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Marta Lucia Ramirez, announced her country’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
A Moroccan association is fighting to obtain justice and compensation for the families expelled from Algeria in 1975 against the backdrop of a dispute over Western Sahara. After several unsuccessful attempts before the Algerian courts, it intends to bring the case before international courts. An initiative that comes in a context marked by new tensions between Algiers and Rabat.
David Govrin, Israel’s ambassador to Morocco, expressed his country’s support for "direct negotiations" between the parties to the Sahara conflict. A conflict that has pitted the kingdom against the independence movement, the Polisario, since 1975.
During the plenary session of the 76th UN General Assembly in New York, Abdallah Y. Al-Mouallimi, Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, reiterated his country’s support for Morocco’s efforts to find a realistic political solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue.
Amar Belani, special envoy for the Maghreb and the Sahara, warns that "the risks of escalation" between Morocco and the Polisario, protected by Algeria "are serious". He therefore calls on the UN Security Council to address the Sahara issue with "lucidity and responsibility".
Aïcha Omrani, 51, has accomplished her 50-year-old dream of participating in the Marathon des Sables in the Sahara and finishing the race. First Frenchwoman, 1st in the veterans, she finishes 3rd among the women and 37th overall, men and women combined.