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Comoros, Saint Vincent Join Chorus Backing Morocco’s Autonomy Plan at UN
Rabat – Comoros and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have once again expressed strong support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the only realistic solution to end the regional dispute over the Western Sahara. The two countries voiced their positions...

Lavrov, Bourita to meet in Moscow to deepen Russia-Morocco cooperation
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, in Moscow on Oct. 16 to discuss expanding cooperation and addressing regional issues in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Sahara–Sahel region,...

Ambassador Mohamed Zrug inaugurates international seminar in Caracas with lecture on Western Sahara: “Colonialism, Unfinished Decolonization, and Resistance”
Caracas, October 3, 2025 – With the lecture entitled “The Case of Western Sahara: Colonialism, Unfinished Decolonization, and Resistance,” Ambassador Mohamed Zrug inaugurated on Thursday the International Seminar on Colonialism, Anticolonialisms,...

Morocco, EU Reach New Trade Deal Covering Western Sahara
Fri 03 Oct 2025 | 11:14 PM Morocco and the European Union have agreed to amend their agricultural trade agreement to include products originating from Western Sahara, ensuring they receive the same preferential treatment as those produced in other...

Morocco and EU reach new trade deal including Western Sahara farming products
Morocco and the European Union have agreed to introduce origin labelling as an amendment to their agricultural deal, ensuring that products from Western Sahara receive the same preferential tariffs as those originating from Morocco, Foreign...

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 -...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Steadright MOU to add Two Further Exploration Licenses to Titanbeach Titanium Project in Morocco
Steadright Critical Minerals Inc. (CSE: SCM) (“Steadright” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an MOU to purchase two additional claims contiguous to the TitanBeach Titanium Project along the shores of the Coastal...

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...

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...

Western Sahara: Ramaphosa Uses UNGA to Renew Outdated ‘Self Determination’ Narrative
Rabat – South Africa appears unwilling to adopt the international consensus supporting Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the only framework to end the dispute over Western Sahara. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa took to the UNGA podium today to...

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...