EU urged to reverse course on Morocco trade deal including Western Sahara

Sahrawi organisations have condemned the European Commission for continuing to pursue a trade deal with Morocco which includes occupied Western Sahara in spite of a landmark EU court ruling. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled...

EU Set to Sign New Trade Deal with Morocco Including Western Sahara

Rabat — A confidential memo from Denmark’s Foreign Ministry, obtained by investigative outlet Danwatch, reveals that the EU plans to sign a new trade agreement with Morocco on October 4 that will include goods from the disputed Western Sahara...

EU pushes secretive Morocco trade deal covering Western Sahara

As EU ambassadors give their green light to a new Morocco trade deal, the public is still denied access to the very agreement they are voting on - a striking case of secrecy in Brussels. Today, COREPER - the body of EU Member States’ ambassadors -...

The EU permits imports from Western Sahara despite ECJ ruling

The agricultural organization ARAG-ASAJA has condemned what it calls a "new disloyalty" by the European Union toward the EU agricultural sector, following the modification of the trade agreement protocols between Europe and Morocco. According to...

Omar Hilale Demolishes Algeria’s Claims on Western Sahara at UN Assembly

Marrakech – In a sharp diplomatic exchange at the United Nations’ 80th General Assembly session, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, delivered a calculated yet forceful rebuttal to statements made by Algerian Foreign...

EU Reportedly Strikes Draft Trade Deal with Morocco on Western Sahara Goods

Rabat – The European Commission has reportedly secretly negotiated a new trade agreement with Morocco that covers products from Western Sahara, despite a ruling by the European Court of Justice (CJEU) that declared such deals invalid. If...

Algerian Foreign Minister: Resolution of conflict in Western Sahara must enable Sahrawi people to practically exercise their right to self-determination

New York (UN), September 29, 2025 (SPS) - The Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad, and African Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Attaf, has stressed that the resolution of the conflict in Western Sahara must lead to enabling the...

Malainin Lakhal: “The Moroccan occupation will never erase history nor Sahrawi sovereignty over Western Sahara”

Algiers (Algeria) 29 September 2025 (SPS) – The Deputy Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to the African Union and Sahrawi writer, Malainin Lakhal, stated to the magazine of the Foundation for the Promotion of Rights,...

EU scrambles to save Morocco deal with controversial Western Sahara clause

The Commission has proposed amending its trade deal with Morocco to comply with an EU court ruling on the disputed territory of Western Sahara, according to a document obtained by Euractiv. Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony mostly occupied...

UNGA: Mauritania backs UN efforts on Western Sahara

New York (United Nations), 28 September 2025 (SPS) — During Saturday’s high-level session of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Mauritania reiterated Saturday its backing for United Nations efforts regarding the Western Sahara...

Portuguese Parliament rejects call to recognize Morocco’s “alleged sovereignty” over Western Sahara

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp This Saturday, the Portuguese Parliament rejected a proposal calling on the government to recognize Morocco’s alleged sovereignty over Western Sahara. On Friday, in plenary session, the Portuguese Parliament...

Portuguese Parliament rejects proposal to recognize Morocco's alleged sovereignty over Western Sahara

Lisbon (Portugal), September 26, 2025 (SPS) - The Portuguese Parliament rejected on Friday a proposal to recognize Morocco's alleged sovereignty over Western Sahara. During a general session, the Portuguese Parliament rejected a proposal submitted...

Algeria reiterates its firm position in support of UN efforts for just settlement of Western Sahara issue that guarantees Sahrawi people's right to self-determination

New York (United Nations), 26 September 2025 (SPS) - The Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf met, Thursday in New York, with the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for...

Sahrawi Observatory condemns promotion of illegal investment in occupied Western Sahara

Chahid Elhafed (Sahrawi Repunlic) 26 September 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Observatory for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection (SONREP) strongly denounced the recent reception of a delegation of Irish business representatives by the...

Former Fianna Fáil Minister Martin Mansergh dies aged 78 in Western Sahara

Dr Mansergh passed away while on a trip with other parliamentarians in the Western Sahara. (Image: PA) Former Fianna Fáil Minister Martin Mansergh has been described as a “true Irish republican” after he died at the age of 78. Dr Mansergh passed...

October 3, 1985, Forty Years Ago: India-Morocco Spat

The Indian Ambassador to Morocco, S N Puri, is likely to wind up the Indian mission in Rabat during the next three or four days, following Morocco’s decision to break off diplomatic relations with India. Morocco, which has severed diplomatic ties...

US Renews Steadfast Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara

Rabat – The US has reiterated its consistent position in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. Senior Advisor to the President of the US, Massad Boulos, renewed the same position...

Cuba Reaffirms Support for Western Sahara’s Self-Determination at UN

Sahrawi people. X/ @PamphletsMaoist September 26, 2025 Hour: 9:38 am On Thursday, Cuba reiterated its support for the cause of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) during a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s...

Western Sahara: US Congressman Wilson Renews Support for Moroccan Sovereignty

Meknes — US Congressman Joe Wilson reaffirmed his country’s commitment to Moroccan autonomy over the Western Sahara in remarks following a UN General Assembly meeting on Tuesday. Wilson stressed the historic ties between the US and Morocco while...

US Backs Business Investments in Morocco-Controlled Western Sahara

The United States has reaffirmed support for investments in Western Sahara, a territory claimed by Morocco but contested by the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said Washington would...