The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has just been extended for one year. This is the decision taken on Wednesday, October 30 by the Security Council. Indeed, it is through Resolution 2494 presented by the United States that the decision to "extend the mandate of MINURSO until October 31, 2020" was made.
David Beckham, one of the former football legends, also a businessman, is expected on November 6 at the Cheikh Mohamed Laghdaf Stadium in Laâyoune, Morocco, for the gala match as part of the celebration of the 44th anniversary of the Green March.
The declaration on the Moroccanness of the Sahara by the former leader of the Algerian National Liberation Front as well as the remarks of the first President of the Supreme Court of Algeria , Abderrachid Tabi, during the 2nd session of the International Congress of Justice, in Marrakech, confirm a change of tone on the part of the Algerian authorities.
The Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research has issued a formal denial about the approval of a French manual containing a map of Morocco amputated from its Sahara .
Several events suggest the end of the honeymoon between Morocco and France. The reaction of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, who declined the invitation of his Moroccan counterpart during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, is a perfect illustration of this.
The statements of Amar Saâdani, former Secretary General of the National Liberation Front (FLN), on the Sahara issue, did not please the Algerian government. It made this known on Monday, October 21, through the voice of its spokesman, Hassan Rabhi, Minister of Communication.
Two Danish activists who were to travel to the Sahara were expelled last Thursday by the Moroccan police. Contacted by phone, one of them confirmed the facts to the EFE.
Jordan has reaffirmed its support for the Moroccan initiative on the Sahara during the 4th Committee of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The day after the Report of the UN Secretary-General on the Moroccan Sahara , several media outlets have mentioned a certain agreement between the command of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and the Polisario with a view to a "so-called bilateral military working and coordination mechanism". According to the FAR, such an approach has never been considered, which, moreover, is unlikely.
The acting President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, inflicted a new setback on the Polisario and its supporters at the United Nations General Assembly.
Hamid Asghar Khan, the new Ambassador of Pakistan to Morocco, faced the press on Thursday, September 12, 2019. He then reaffirmed his country’s support for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom.
A man was seriously injured in the explosion of a bomb in Tan Tan, in southern Morocco. The victim, who was working on a construction site, was taken to the hospital.