Morocco, through the voice of its permanent representative to the UN Omar Hilale, warned the organization led by Antonio Guterres of the resumption of control of all areas located outside the wall and of an appropriate military reaction in the Sahara in case the Polisario resorts to drones.
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by his son, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, is expected to attend the Arab League summit to be held in Algiers on November 1 and 2. The presence of the Moroccan sovereign at this meeting would be a strong diplomatic gesture to ease tensions between the two countries.
Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) will not send reporters to the Fisahara film festival being held this week in the Tindouf camps (Algeria), the channel’s management has announced.
The former Head of Government, Saad Dine El Othmani, accuses Iran of arming the Polisario against Morocco->96869], warning of a destabilization of the Maghreb.
Invited to the 87th Fête de l’Humanité held on September 9, 10 and 11 in Paris, the pro-Polisario activist Sultana Khaya took the opportunity to strongly criticize Morocco.
Algeria, a supporter of the Polisario against Morocco, believes that the organization of round tables to resolve the Sahara conflict has proven "counterproductive" and makes a proposal to the UN special envoy, Staffan de Mistura .
Abdelilah Benkirane, former head of government and secretary general of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), confides that King Mohammed VI has always asked him to help Tunisia, which today is the source of a diplomatic crisis between the two countries following the invitation of Polisario leader Brahim Ghali to Tunis .
The Polisario Front believes that Spain’s decision to support Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara "complicates everything," in the sense that it does not contribute to a solution to the conflict.
The diplomatic crisis between Tunisia and Morocco continues to elicit reactions. Ahmed Ounaies, former Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, calls on the Tunisian authorities to clarify the country’s position on the Sahara. Tunisia has often reiterated its neutrality, but the invitation of Polisario leader Brahim Ghali to the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) held in Tunis tends to prove that it has taken sides.
Algeria, the protector of the Polisario, is determined to turn Tunisia against Morocco so that it aligns itself behind the option of independence for Western Sahara.
The welcome of the Polisario leader Brahim Ghali at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) which ended this Sunday, August 28 in Tunis continues to provoke reactions. Moncef Marzouki, former Tunisian president, denounces the attitude of the current Tunisian leader Kaïs Saïed, and expresses his support for Morocco.
Morocco announced on Saturday that it will not participate in the North African Karate Championship scheduled for September 7-11 in Tunisia.