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Zambia's Parliamentary Delegation Commends Development Momentum in Laayoune
Morocco News
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April 21, 2023
MOROCCO, April 21 - A parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Zambia commended, Thursday in Laayoune, the socio-economic achievements and the development momentum in the capital of the Moroccan Sahara. The members of the delegation also...
Polisario's and Algeria's Responsibility for Child Recruitment War Crime Is Indivisible, Says Omar Hilale
Morocco News
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March 24, 2022
MOROCCO, March 24 - "The polisario armed separatist group and Algeria share responsibility for the recruitment of children in the Tindouf camps. They are therefore guilty of war crimes," said Morocco's Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the...
Chinese National, Subject of International Arrest Warrant, Arrested in Laayoune
Morocco News
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April 10, 2023
MOROCCO, April 10 - Elements of the Laayoune police headquarters have arrested, Wednesday, a Chinese national aged 38, subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the Chinese judicial authorities, for his alleged involvement in a case of...
Polisario Victims Call on UN to Address Serious Abuses in Tindouf Camps
Morocco News
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March 10, 2022
MOROCCO, March 10 - Human rights activists and victims of polisario's violations have addressed the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on enforced disappearances and abuses perpetrated by separatist militias in the Algeria-controlled Tindouf camps,...
Laayoune Declaration Commends Morocco’s Important Role in Major Regional Issues
Morocco News
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February 24, 2022
MOROCCO, February 24 - The Laayoune Declaration, which was signed on the occasion of the visit of the Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the city of Laayoune, commends the important role played...
Geneva: 'polisario' Seeks to Keep Tindouf Camps’ Population in Disastrous Living Conditions - NGO Says
Morocco News
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March 20, 2023
MOROCCO, March 20 - The NGO ''Ocapros International'' denounced the practices of ‘’polisario'' aiming to keep the population of the Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria) in disastrous living conditions and to impose hunger, misery and poverty. The...
Letters from Ambassador Hilale to Security Council, UN SG Denouncing South Africa's Complicity with Algeria and 'Polisario'
Morocco News
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March 10, 2023
MOROCCO, March 10 - Morocco's ambassador and permanent representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, denounced, in two letters addressed Wednesday to the UN Secretary General and to the resident and members of the Security Council, South Africa's...
Pacific Alliance: MPs Commend Development Dynamics in Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra
Morocco News
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March 6, 2023
MOROCCO, March 6 - A parliamentary delegation of the Pacific Alliance Monitoring Inter-Parliamentary Commission, welcomed, Friday in Laayoune, the development dynamics that the region of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra witnesses in various areas. The...
African Court upholds the right to self-determination and independence of the Sahrawi people
EIN Presswire
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September 26, 2022
In a recent landmark ruling, the African Court denounced the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara as a serious violation of the right to self-determination. BIR LEHLOU, WESTERN SAHARA, September 26, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On 22 September...
Items signed by Jefferson, Washington and Einstein headline University Archives' June 4th online-only auction
EIN Presswire
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May 19, 2025
Specialty categories include Abraham Lincoln (17 lots), Space (108 lots) & Literature (41 lots), plus outstanding pieces from Art, Science and Early America. WILTON, CT, UNITED STATES, May 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A six-volume set of books...
France plans on booting diplomats from previous colony
MENAFN
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May 15, 2025
(MENAFN) France announced on Wednesday that it would expel Algerian diplomats in response to Algeria’s decision to expel 15 French officials. The Algerian state news agency APS reported on Sunday that the expulsion was due to France’s alleged...
Belgian Parliamentary Delegation 'Impressed' by Development Level in Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra
Morocco News
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September 5, 2022
MOROCCO, September 5 - Members of a Belgian parliamentary delegation visiting Laayoune said Saturday they were "impressed" by the remarkable development of the region of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra and the projects launched in all areas. The head of...
Trump travels to a Middle East in transition
Middle East Institute
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May 12, 2025
This week, US President Donald Trump makes his inaugural visit to the Middle East since the start of his second term, traveling to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates on May 13-16. Amid the heightened focus on US policy toward the...
Media reports Algeria commanding expulsion of French embassy employees
MENAFN
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May 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Algeria has ordered the expulsion of several French diplomatic personnel after France failed to follow proper procedures for their appointments, according to reports from Algeria’s press service (APS) on Sunday. The expelled employees,...
Speaker of Andean Parliament Commends Development Momentum in Laayoune
Morocco News
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July 5, 2022
MOROCCO, July 5 - The Speaker of the Andean Parliament, Fidel Espinoza Sandoval, has commended the socioeconomic development momentum in the city of Laayoune, capital of the Moroccan Sahara. "The city of Laayoune, which I visit for the second...
Andean Parliament's Ordinary Session in Laayoune: New Consecration of Moroccanness of Sahara (Speakers)
Morocco News
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July 5, 2022
MOROCCO, July 5 - The Speakers of the House of Advisors and the House of Representatives, namely Naama Mayara, and Rachid Talbi Alami, on Monday described the decision of the Andean Parliament to hold its regular session in Laayoune as a new...
Angola reiterates its commitment to Western Sahara
Angola Press Agency
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March 27, 2019
Pretoria, ANGOLA, March 27 - Angola?s Vice President Bornito de Sousa reaffirmed Angola's commitment to support diplomatic initiatives to overcome the deadlock on Western Sahara dispute. , A large chunk of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)...
SADC holds Solidarity Conference on Western Sahara
Angola Press Agency
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March 20, 2019
Luanda, ANGOLA, March 20 - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold a symposium on solidarity with the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic from 25 to 26 this month in the city of Pretoria, South Africa., According to the SADC...
Secretary-General appoints Major General Zia Ur Rehman of Pakistan as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
African Press Organization
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February 20, 2019
Download logo United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Zia Ur Rehman of Pakistan as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). Major...
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) adopt new Fisheries Partnership with Morocco including Western Sahara
African Press Organization
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February 12, 2019
Download logo Sets fishing opportunities for EU vessels; does not prejudice political process on final status of Western Sahara; promotes sustainable fishing policy. The new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) includes the waters of...