The Spanish government is once again trying to bury the case of Brahim Ghali’s illegal entry into Spain. It has decided to opt for the "state secret" strategy through a letter sent to Judge Rafael Lasala, in charge of the case.
Pro-Polisario Fayçal El Belloul, extradited from Spain, was handed over to the Moroccan authorities on Tuesday. He who calls himself an enemy of Morocco is being questioned by the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ).
The Lawyers’ Club in Morocco has decided to refer the Executive Directorate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (DECT) to protest against calls for terrorism against Morocco made by a former Algerian military officer. They denounce biased messages that could threaten security and peace in the region.
The Polisario Front demands that the 14 Spanish companies operating in the Sahara "immediately" leave the territory, announcing an intensification of military action against Morocco.
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.
King Mohammed VI affirmed, in his speech on the occasion of the anniversary of the "Green March", that the Sahara will never be the subject of any negotiation.
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.
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.
Morocco’s military budget has been steadily increasing for several years as it has embarked on a dynamic of strengthening and modernizing its army. It should increase from 4.295 billion euros in 2021 to 4.8 billion euros in 2022, and would constitute the largest military budget in the history of the kingdom.
The signing of an agreement on the exploration of the Atlantic block of the city of Dakhla between the Israeli company Ratio Petroleum and the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) is not to the liking of the "Sahrawi oil and mining authority".
The leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali , refused to give details about his entry and stay in a hospital in Spain, asking the media to stick to the explanations provided by the Spanish government. This was during the press conference he held on Saturday, the first since his return to Tindouf.