Through its support for Western Sahara, Algeria exerts a form of pressure on Morocco and influences regional political ...

The Moroccan blogger and activist, Hicham Chram, affirmed that Western Sahara is a territory still disputed between Morocco ...

Since 2020, Morocco has reframed its case for control of Western Sahara as one based on economic development. Its shift is ...

The General Directorate of Meteorology of Morocco (DGM) announced on Monday that the city of Laayoune, located in Western ...

Algeria is frantically courting American energy giants in a transparent attempt to influence US policy on Morocco’s Western ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump has reaffirmed support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, saying a Moroccan autonomy ...

There has been no fighting in Western Sahara for 24 years, since a United Nations-monitored cease-fire between Morocco and the Polisario Front, but residents say they want independence.

Up until 1976, Western Sahara was a Spanish colony. However, when Spain began to vacate its positions, Morocco had already occupied first the northern, then the southern part of Western Sahara.

The Western Sahara is a long-disputed territory to the southwest of Morocco controlled mostly by the Moroccan state, which occupies about 75% of the territory, according to the CIA World Factbook.

The visit was Staffan de Mistura’s first to the Western Sahara since he was appointed in 2021 to oversee U.N. efforts to guide negotiations that date back more than three decades.

Western Sahara is a former Spanish colony claimed by Morocco, and Morocco and the Polisario have been fighting for control of the area for two decades. Reuters Nov. 20, 1995 ...