Serbia hails Morocco's autonomy plan for the Western Sahara APA-Rabat (Morocco) Serbia has, through the voice of its Foreign Minister, Vuk Jeremic, who started Monday an official visit to Rabat, informed about its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan in the Western Sahara describing it as a "positive contribution" to resolving this regional conflict. 2009-09-15 16:50:28
UNHCR calls on Algeria to facilitate identification of Sahrawi in refgee camps APA-Rabat (Morocco) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Antonio Guterres, on Thursday called on the Algerian authorities to facilitate the identification of residents in the Sahrawi camps in Tindouf (south-west) under the authority of the Polisario Front which has been contesting Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara since 1975.
2009-09-12 09:38:41
Morocco demands explanations from Libya over Polisario attendance of anniversary APA-Rabat (Morocco) Morocco has on Thursday demanded “necessary and appropriate” explanations from the Libyan authorities following the attendance on Tuesday by a delegation of the Polisario Front– that contests the sovereignty of Morocco over the Western Sahara since late 1975 – to the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of rule of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, causing the withdrawal of the Moroccan delegation. 2009-09-04 12:53:18
UN envoy to Western Sahara cocludes consultation visit of area APA-Washington DC- (USA) The United Nations Secretary- General’s personal envoy Christopher Ross, who is trying to help broker a political solution regarding the status of Western Sahara has wrapped up a visit to the region which took him to Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Spain, APA learns here Wednesday.
2009-07-02 14:10:06
UN envoy to Sahara announces Morocco-Polisario informal meeting APA-Rabat (Morocco) The United Nations envoy to Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, announced Monday in Rabat the upcoming informal meeting between Morocco and the Polisario Front, the first since the breakdown in negotiations on Western Sahara in March 2008. 2009-06-29 16:16:52
UN’s Western Sahara envoy on his way to Morocco APA-Washington DC- (USA) United Nations Secretary General's personal envoy trying to help broker a political solution regarding the status of Western Sahara is on his way to Morocco, following a visit to Algeria, a spokesperson for the UN said here on Friday. 2009-06-27 14:17:10
Egypt contributes troops to seven peacekeeping missions in Africa APA-Cairo (Egypt) Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit stressed on Monday that Egypt is contributing in seven peacekeeping missions on the African continent; which he listed as Chad and the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Southern Sudan, Darfur, Burundi and Western Sahara. 2009-05-25 12:49:31
Italy supports Morocco’s Sahara Autonomy Plan APA-Rabat (Morocco)
Italy has expressed, through its Foreign Affairs minister Franco Frattini its support to the autonomy plan for Western Sahara, proposed by Morocco, an official source told APA here. 2009-05-14 19:32:33
Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in Western Sahara APA-Washington DC-(USA) The United Nations Security Council on Thursday extended for one year the mandate of the United Nations mission tasked with organizing a referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara and monitoring the ceasefire between Morocco and the Polisario Front.
2009-05-01 08:50:38
Equatorial Guinea supports Morocco’s autonomy plan for W/Sahara APA- Rabat (Morocco) President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea on Sunday expressed his support to the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco in April 2007 to put an end to the 34-year old Western Sahara issue, an official source told APA here.
2009-04-20 11:47:35