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Moroccan Sahara: Djibouti Welcomes UN Security Council Resolution 2797

Djibouti has reiterated its support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative concerning the Moroccan Sahara, describing the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797 as an important step toward achieving a lasting political settlement. The position was conveyed on Monday by Zeinab Ismael......

Moroccan Sahara: UN Envoy Presses Polisario to Respond to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

The search for a political settlement to the Moroccan Sahara issue is entering a critical diplomatic phase, with United Nations envoy Staffan de Mistura urging the Polisario Front to engage constructively with Morocco’s autonomy initiative ahead of the next Security Council resolution on the mandate......

Algeria Seeks Russian Support as UN Considers MINURSO Mandate Renewal

Algeria has engaged Russia diplomatically ahead of the United Nations Security Council’s expected review of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Moroccan Sahara (MINURSO), with the future scope of the peacekeeping operation emerging as a point of discussion between officials in Moscow......

North Korea fires ballistic missiles eastward over a distance of more than 900 kilometres

North Korea has launched several ballistic missiles towards the eastern sea, with the projectiles travelling more than 900 kilometres, according to South Korea’s military. Seoul and Washington are analysing the missiles’ technical characteristics as regional tensions remain high over Pyongyang’s......

US Weighs Future of MINURSO as UN Security Council Deadline Approaches

Officials Follow the Moroccan Sahara File The consultations are taking place with the involvement of senior figures in the US administration. Massad Boulos, senior adviser to President Donald Trump on African affairs, and Michael Waltz, the US ambassador to the United Nations, are among the officials......

Qatar Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Territorial Integrity and Moroccan Sahara Autonomy Initiative at the United Nations

Qatar has reiterated its support for Morocco’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, endorsing the Moroccan autonomy initiative as a basis for reaching a realistic and lasting settlement of the Moroccan Sahara issue during discussions at the United Nations General Assembly’s Fourth Committee. Addressing......

Kuwait Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Initiative at the United Nations in New York

Kuwait has reiterated its support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative for the Moroccan Sahara, reaffirming its diplomatic position before the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During its intervention, the Kuwaiti delegation also welcomed the adoption of United......

Moroccan Sahara Autonomy Initiative Gains Support at UN Fourth Committee Debate

International legal scholars, academics and civil society representatives have called for renewed efforts to resolve the Moroccan Sahara issue, presenting Morocco’s autonomy initiative as a potential framework for a negotiated political settlement during discussions before the United Nations General......

Moroccan Sahara: Staffan de Mistura Holds Talks With Mauritania’s UN Representative

United Nations efforts to revive political discussions on the Moroccan Sahara issue continued with a meeting between UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura and Mauritania’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Cheikhna Ould Nenni, as diplomatic consultations focused......