• Christian Juhl, a green-left MP that initiated the motion, told EUobserver his peers were all worried that Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara was getting worse. (euobserver.com)
  • In a strongly worded statement, Dr Fred M'membe, President of the Socialist Party of Zambia, criticized opposition leader Mr Hakainde Hichilema for aligning himself with what he referred to as "imperialists" in recognizing Morocco's colonization of Western Sahara. (lusakatimes.com)
  • Highlighting the consequences of this recognition, Dr M'membe continued, "By siding with imperialists and recognizing Morocco's colonization of Western Sahara, Mr Hichilema has not only disregarded the aspirations of the Sahrawi people for independence but has also compromised Zambia's reputation as a supporter of justice and freedom. (lusakatimes.com)
  • National concerns are not gone, however: A number of informants this December referred to perceived tensions between Morocco's King Mohammed VI and President Trump. (merip.org)
  • On March 19, Spain recognized Morocco's claim on Western Sahara. (thekootneeti.in)
  • When Spain relinquished its protectorate and recognized Morocco's independence in 1956, it did not give up these minor territories, as Spain had held them well before the establishment of its protectorate. (wikipedia.org)
  • While no other country than the United States has ever recognized Morocco's unilateral annexation of Western Sahara , [2] [3] a number of countries have expressed their support for a future recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the territory as an autonomous part of the Kingdom . (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • The Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (POLISARIO), an organization that seeks the territory's independence, disputes Morocco's claim to sovereignty over the territory. (state.gov)
  • The claims come amid its unwavering support for the separatist Polisario Front, which seeks to undermine Morocco's territorial integrity by claiming independence in Western Sahara. (abidjanherald.com)
  • After Morocco's nationwide airline added flights from Casablanca to Doha for Moroccan supporters, he felt that the massive diaspora in Europe may be itching to get to Morocco. (nayanazriya.com)
  • At a second when the far-right is the most important single opposition celebration within the French parliament and its anti-immigration concepts are being echoed by different events, Morocco's workforce has been hailed as a logo of immigration and the Moroccan diaspora - a lot of Morocco's squad had been born or grew up exterior Morocco, together with its coach, Walid Regragui, who was born and raised close to Paris. (nayanazriya.com)
  • According to a letter from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli government has decided to "recognize Morocco's sovereignty" over the contentious Western Sahara territory, the royal office in Rabat stated on Monday, July 17. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • In fact, the US had agreed to recognise Morocco's sovereignty in Western Sahara in exchange for Rabat's normalization of ties with Israel. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • In March, Spain ended a year-long diplomatic crisis by endorsing Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara that backtracks on its decades-long stance of neutrality. (globelivemedia.com)
  • To assist in the decolonization process of the Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara), a colony in North Africa, the United Nations General Assembly in 1975 dispatched a visiting mission to the territory and the surrounding countries, in accordance with its resolution 3292 (December 13, 1974). (wikipedia.org)
  • It toured Spanish Sahara on May 12-19, 1975, after initially having been denied entry by Spanish authorities. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco has occupied the area since 1975. (euobserver.com)
  • The Polisario Front has long fought for the independence of Western Sahara, a desert region bigger than Britain which was a Spanish colony until 1975. (squidsaccess.com)
  • was the name for the area of Western Sahara under Mauritanian control between 1975 and 1979. (wikimili.com)
  • Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish colony of Spanish Sahara in 1975 after the Madrid Accords , with Morocco taking the northern two-thirds ( Saguia el-Hamra and the northern half of Río de Oro ) as its Southern Provinces . (wikimili.com)
  • Before of the International Court of Justice , Mauritania claimed in 1975 that the entire Spanish Sahara had historically constituted part of " Bilad Chinguetti ", which it argued had been an undeclared tribal and religious community. (wikimili.com)
  • Morocco annexed Western Sahara in 1975 and considers it as its "southern provinces. (thenews.mx)
  • Since the Madrid Accords of 1975, a part of Western Sahara has been administered by Morocco as the Southern Provinces . (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Sahara since 1975. (lu.se)
  • 8 On 16 October 1975, the International Court of Justice handed down the Advisory Opinion requested (Western Sahara, Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports 1975, p. 12). (wsrw.org)
  • The conflict between Morocco and the indigenous people of Saharawi, who are demanding the independence of Western Sahara, has lasted for almost fifty years: the Western Sahara conflict began in fact in 1975, when the former colonial authority of Spain withdrew from the region. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • Songs were central to the community built by FRELIMO in the years of the liberation war leading to Mozambique's independence in 1975. (africafocus.org)
  • In February, three Danish journalists who came to see the situation in Western Sahara for themselves were expelled by Moroccan authorities," he added. (euobserver.com)
  • Sweden u-turned on a decision to recognise Western Sahara earlier this year, and signed a extradition agreement allowing it to return Moroccan children that are living on Swedish streets. (euobserver.com)
  • The Free Zone or Liberated Territories is a term used by the Polisario Front to describe the part of Western Sahara that lies to the east of the Moroccan Berm (the Moroccan border wall) and west and north of the borders with Algeria and Mauritania , respectively. (wn.com)
  • In the article, which never mentioned the organization that sued him, Lmrabet referred to the Saharawi people living in camps in the Algerian city of Tindouf as refugees, contradicting the Moroccan government's position that they are prisoners of the independence movement Polisario Front. (cpj.org)
  • In 2003, he spent nearly nine months behind bars for publishing articles and cartoons in his now-shuttered weeklies that lampooned the monarchy, and interviewed an opponent of the king who challenged the government line on the Western Sahara, a taboo for Moroccan journalists. (cpj.org)
  • A month later, President Donald Trump threw fuel on the fire and jeopardized the traditional U.S. role as a neutral broker between the parties by recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over the territory in exchange for Morocco normalizing its relations with Israel . (crisisgroup.org)
  • Belkacem Sahli stressed the necessity of using new media to defend the just Sahrawi cause, referring to the fact that the Moroccan regime lives in isolation and confusion due to the defeats, failures and scandals it has suffered in recent years, especially the provision of bribes, which has made it an object of ridicule to the international community. (spsrasd.info)
  • Option 1: Moroccan Sahara Desert 3-day Tour from Marrakech to Fes. (mintteatours.com)
  • For their part, participants in this conference stressed the need to implement the international charters and resolutions to put an end to gross violations of human rights, conducted by the Moroccan occupier against the Sahrawis in the occupied territories, and allow the Sahrawi people to exercise their right to self-determination and independence. (entv.dz)
  • The Sahrawi diplomat said that the inability of Morocco to legitimize its occupation of the Sahrawi territories and to take the issue out of its legal framework (cause of decolonization), has pushed the Makhzen authorities to seek other means to cover this failure, including normalization with the Zionist usurper entity, which, contrary to all Moroccan forecasts, "has caused it more problems both internally and externally. (entv.dz)
  • They were never put to use by Mauritania, but have since been fished by Morocco and foreign ships under Moroccan licenses. (wikimili.com)
  • In marked contrast to its decision to label Jewish 'settlement' goods, the European Union (EU) on Monday announced it will fight a decision by its own courts to stop trade in the Moroccan occupied Western Sahara. (israelnationalnews.com)
  • The EU's defense of their discriminatory labeling rules - which for example they do not require for Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara - has been based on a remarkable claim that Western Sahara is not actually occupied, but rather a 'special case,'' he said. (israelnationalnews.com)
  • Whether it took the form of the Académie Berbère or Agraw Imazighen in Paris or the al-Jam'iyya al-maghribiyya li-al-baḥt wa-al-tabādul al-taqāfī (The Moroccan Association for research and Cultural Exchange) in Morocco, these associations protested the status quo and set out to seek ways to recenter their cause as a societal and democratic issue. (africasacountry.com)
  • The area 446550km2 excludes all disputed territories, while 710850km2 includes the Moroccan-claimed and partially-controlled parts of Western Sahara (claimed as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic by the Polisario Front ). (explained.today)
  • The region constituting Morocco has been inhabited since the Paleolithic era over 300,000 years ago, and the first Moroccan state was established by Idris I in 788. (explained.today)
  • The Sahrawi have little access to these resources, as many of the workers are Moroccan citizens who immigrated to Western Sahara to work in the industries. (iijd.org)
  • Resources originating from the territory of Western Sahara are marketed by the Moroccan government as originating from Morocco, and companies wishing to take advantage of the resources present in the territory contract through the Moroccan government or Moroccan businesses. (iijd.org)
  • The UN recognizes neither Moroccan [5] nor SADR sovereignty over Western Sahara. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Moroccan settlers currently make up more than two thirds of the 500,000 inhabitants of Western Sahara . (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • According to the Moroccan government, in 1958 the Moroccan Army of Liberation fought Spanish colonizers and almost liberated what was then Spanish Sahara. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Abdel, 48, was born in Paris to Moroccan mother and father who arrived within the early Nineteen Fifties, when Morocco was nonetheless a French protectorate. (nayanazriya.com)
  • The problem of the western Sahara and France's visa allocations to Moroccan nationals have additionally triggered rigidity. (nayanazriya.com)
  • The recorded history of Morocco begins with the Phoenician colonization of the Moroccan coast between the 8th and 6th centuries BCE, although the area was inhabited by indigenous Berbers for some two thousand years before that. (kanbrik.com)
  • At least 18 African migrants were killed when a large crowd tried to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in northern Morocco, according to an update from Moroccan authorities. (globelivemedia.com)
  • Rabat calls for Western Sahara to have autonomous status under Moroccan sovereignty, but the Polisario Front wants a UN-supervised referendum on self-determination as agreed in a 1991 ceasefire agreement. (globelivemedia.com)
  • The Arab-nationalist and Islamo-centric regimes that took power in North Africa after independence aligned themselves with the Arab League. (africasacountry.com)
  • Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa . (explained.today)
  • strongholds of sovereignty") [3] is a term describing a series of Spanish overseas minor territories scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering Morocco in Africa , or that are closer to Africa than Europe . (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco has claimed those territories (except the island of Alborán, further away from Africa) since its independence in 1956. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco is a popular destination for travelers from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. (away.africa)
  • DATANG VISUAL It is important to TA adopt a grassroots L approach in order to promote the ownership of \regional projects Creating a stable, peaceful climate in Sub-Sahara Africa is of Access to finance the utmost importance. (visual.ly)
  • The Legion, along with los Regulares, comprised what was to be referred to by the Spanish as the Army of Africa. (sofmag.com)
  • If Morocco wins, historical past will likely be made, with Africa within the ultimate. (nayanazriya.com)
  • 1 Western Sahara is a territory in north-west Africa bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the north-east, Mauritania to the east and south, while its west coast faces the Atlantic. (wsrw.org)
  • It's referred to as Equatorial Guinea, and it's situated on the western coast of Africa, slightly below Cameroon, and proper subsequent to the Gulf of Guinea. (novel89.com)
  • The lyrics mean "Let's go together with one heart," referring to the struggle for liberation in Southern Africa. (africafocus.org)
  • The mission intended to investigate the political situation in the Spanish Sahara, as well as the conflicting claims to the territory: Spain had administered the Spanish Sahara since the Berlin Congress in 1884, but had announced it was pulling out of the territory. (wikipedia.org)
  • Western Sahara , formerly the Spanish colony of Spanish Sahara , is a disputed territory claimed by both the Kingdom of Morocco and the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario Front) , which is an independence movement based in Tifariti and Bir Lehlou . (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Other units were sent to Spanish colonial possessions in the Spanish Sahara (today's Western Sahara), the Canary Islands, Sidi Ifni, and to Spain's African colonies such as Equatorial Guinea. (sofmag.com)
  • 7 By Resolution 3292 (XXIX) on the Question of the Spanish Sahara, adopted on 13 December 1974, the UN General Assembly decided to request the International Court of Justice for an Advisory Opinion on whether Western Sahara (Rio de Oro and Sakiet El Hamra) was, at the time of its colonisation by the Kingdom of Spain, a territory belonging to no one (terra nullius). (wsrw.org)
  • Established in 1912, the Spanish protectorate in Morocco was a sphere of affect that included a northern part of Morocco alongside the Strait of Gibraltar, bordering Spain, and a southern part round Cape Juby, bordering Spanish Sahara. (novel89.com)
  • Previously part of Spanish Sahara, the self proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic makes up round 20 p.c of the territory's inhabitants. (novel89.com)
  • What matters most about the fact that the Kingdom of Morocco was the first nation to recognize the independence of the United States in 1777 is that most Moroccans know it and still express pride about the long official friendship. (merip.org)
  • In order to resolve the sovereignty issue, the UN has attempted to hold a referendum through the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), and is holding direct talks between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • The official position of the Kingdom of Morocco since 1963 is that all of Western Sahara is an integral part of the kingdom. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • The Kingdom of Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara and administers the territory that it controls. (state.gov)
  • After its independence in 1956, the Kingdom of Morocco demanded the 'liberation' of Western Sahara, considering that that territory belonged to it. (wsrw.org)
  • If the answer to the first question was in the negative, it also requested the International Court of Justice to rule on the issue of the legal ties between Western Sahara and the Kingdom of Morocco and the Mauritanian entity. (wsrw.org)
  • Formal Name: Kingdom of Morocco (Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah). (kanbrik.com)
  • The Polisario Front, an indigenous anti-colonial organization that was waging a guerrilla war against Spanish forces since 1973, claimed the country for its inhabitants, the Sahrawis, and demanded immediate independence. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the territory, the mission encountered opposing demonstrations by the Polisario Front and the PUNS, both demanding independence, but differing in their approach to the Spanish authorities. (wikipedia.org)
  • This was in marked contrast to the Frente Polisario, whose supporters from the onset appeared en masse carrying the flags and emblems of their movement. (wikipedia.org)
  • The placards of Polisario and PUNS were "similar," for "both demanded complete independence for the territory and opposed integration with neighbouring countries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Algeria and Morocco, its most populous neighbour, have had bad relations for decades, with Algiers backing the armed Polisario movement that seeks independence for Western Sahara, a territory Rabat sees as its own. (aljazeera.com)
  • Morocco controls 80 percent of the territory, while the rest - an area bordering Mauritania that is almost totally landlocked - is run by the Polisario Front. (squidsaccess.com)
  • Hostilities resumed last November when the Polisario declared the ceasefire to be over after Morocco sent troops into a UN-patrolled buffer zone to reopen a key road. (squidsaccess.com)
  • The zone was established as a Polisario-held zone in a 1991 cease-fire between the Polisario Front and Morocco, which had been agreed upon together as part of the Settlement Plan . (wn.com)
  • The status of Western Sahara is hotly disputed between Polisario and Morocco, and this includes the titles used to refer to areas under the control of the different sides. (wn.com)
  • After two years of diplomatic deadlock, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a new envoy for Western Sahara, a territory disputed between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front, which represents the ethnic Sahrawi population of the territory. (crisisgroup.org)
  • In November 2020, fighting flared up between Morocco and the Polisario Front. (crisisgroup.org)
  • Drawing attention to the historical struggle of the Sahrawi people, Dr M'membe explained, "The Polisario Front, founded in 1973, has fought for the self-determination and liberation of Western Sahara. (lusakatimes.com)
  • In Western Sahara, claimed by Morocco and the scene of continuing warfare with Sahara's Polisario independence movement, even the minimal rights accorded detainees in Morocco do not apply. (merip.org)
  • The areas occupied by Mauritania were entered by Morocco, which has since claimed ownership over the entire territory, despite continued opposition by Polisario, and its main backer, Algeria . (wikimili.com)
  • That status quo was ruptured last Thursday, when the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided to strike down a 2012 trade agreement between the EU and Morocco in Western Sahara, ruling in favor of the Algerian-backed Polisario Front that fights for independence in the region. (israelnationalnews.com)
  • After a war in which the Frente POLISARIO was victorious, Mauritania and the Frente POLISARIO entered into an agreement in which Mauritania renounced all claims over Western Sahara. (iijd.org)
  • This gave the Frente POLISARIO control over approximately one-third of the territory, leaving Morocco with the other two-thirds. (iijd.org)
  • Bachir Mustafa Sayed, a high-ranking member of the Polisario Front wears a badge with the Western Sahara flag and a message reading 'Sahara will win' before a news conference in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 26, 2016. (thenews.mx)
  • MADRID - A high-ranking member of the Polisario Front seeking independence for Western Sahara warned Tuesday that war is possible for the disputed territory annexed by Morocco if the U.N. Security Council fails to set a self-determination referendum timetable. (thenews.mx)
  • Although the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) treats the status of Western Sahara as 'undetermined', its lack of reference to its current effective partition, considering the existence of the Polisario-held areas, indicates an acceptance of Morocco as the administering power in the entire territory. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Clashes have broken out in Western Sahara, ending a 30-year ceasefire between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front. (crisisgroup.org)
  • The judicial activism in a relatively uncharted area in this field, external relations, was analyzed through a qualitative case study of the CJEU case Polisario Front , concerning the application of a EU trade agreement to the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara. (lu.se)
  • Polisario Front1, the liberation movement of Western Sahara, had fought to claim its independence but failed to do so. (lu.se)
  • Both countries sought to introduce amendments to link the dispute to Morocco and Polisario exclusively, to alleviate pressure on the Algerian regime, which has continued to shirk its responsibility in the dispute. (abidjanherald.com)
  • This action sparked a long-lasting dispute between Morocco and the Saharawi's people, supported by the Polisario Front , a militant organization and political movement active in order to achieve the realization of the right of the Saharawi's people to self-determination. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • The dispute began when Madrid allowed Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario Front in favor of the independence of Western Sahara, to be treated for covid-19 in a Spanish hospital in April 2021. (globelivemedia.com)
  • The law professor explained how the EU has tried to justify its double-standards regarding Western Sahara, a region Morocco has occupied since 1976 when it was handed to its troops by Spain as it ended its colony there. (israelnationalnews.com)
  • The Annexation of Western Sahara by Morocco took place in two stages, in 1976 and 1979, and is considered illegal under international law . (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Rabat has taken captive many independence activists, some have been in prison for 20 years without ever being put before court," Juhl said. (euobserver.com)
  • Rabat controls nearly 80% of Western Sahara and exerts its sovereignty over it as its territory, meaning it also claims all of Western Sahara's resources. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • In reality, by denying the Saharawis' political sovereignty over the Western Sahara, Morocco is also denying sovereignty over its natural resources, which Rabat considers to be its own. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • The Algerian War of Independence, also sometimes called the Algerian revolution , was an anticolonial armed conflict against French rule that began in 1954 and lasted until 1962. (toptenz.net)
  • For his part, the expert in constitutional law, Souilah Boudjemaa said that Algeria had a major role in the adoption of Resolution 1514, known as "Declaration on the granting of independence to colonized countries and peoples" of the UN, stressing that "the Algerian Revolution is a reference for the liberation movements and recovery of rights of peoples. (entv.dz)
  • Sayed downplayed speculation that Algerian support for Western Sahara independence could wane if the health of longtime Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika deteriorates. (thenews.mx)
  • Morocco invoked historical ties between its royal family and the Sahrawi tribes, claiming the territory as its Southern Provinces. (wikipedia.org)
  • Tony Hodges writes: During its visit to the territory," [the UN mission] reported, "the mission did not encounter any groups supporting the territorial claims of neighbouring countries and consequently had no say of estimating the extent of their support, which appeared to be submerged by the massive demonstrations in favour of independence. (wikipedia.org)
  • The area is separated from the rest of the Western Sahara territory by "a 2,200 kilometer [1,367 mi]-long wall. (wn.com)
  • Mauritania's northernmost province (in its internationally recognized territory) is similarly called Tiris Zemmour , where "Zemmour" refers to a mountain range in central Western Sahara. (wikimili.com)
  • The Ould Daddah government's claims to the territory was based in the strong cultural and tribal ties between the Moorish inhabitants of Mauritania, and the tribes of Western Sahara . (wikimili.com)
  • The ECJ has rejected this broad view of recognition: even making a treaty with Morocco about occupied territory does not constitute recognition. (israelnationalnews.com)
  • Morocco also claims Ceuta and Melilla , making up about 22.8km2 more claimed territory. (explained.today)
  • It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east , and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south . (explained.today)
  • In lieu of a referendum on self-determination, Spain ceded administrative control of the territory to Morocco and Mauritania, two nations that asserted claims over regions in the occupied territory. (iijd.org)
  • This did not change the status of Western Sahara as a non-self-governing territory, and prolonged the referendum. (iijd.org)
  • Western Sahara is listed by the United Nations (UN) as a non- decolonized territory and is thus included in the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories , which regards Spain as the de jure administering state. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • The territory in this case is Western Sahara, South of Morocco, who includes the territory as part of its own country. (lu.se)
  • Furthermore, the UN General Assembly called upon the Kingdom of Spain, which it treated as the administering power, to postpone the referendum that it was planning to organise in Western Sahara until the General Assembly had decided on the policy to be pursued in order to accelerate the decolonisation process in the territory. (wsrw.org)
  • Now, these two cities in Northern Morocco, Ceuta and Melilla, are thought of unbiased Spanish territories much like British territory of Gibraltar. (novel89.com)
  • Morocco is in fact exploiting the two primary resources of this territory -phosphate and fisheries-, using them for its economic and political objectives. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • Algeria blames its recent deadly fires on two groups it recently designated as "terrorist" organisations, adding that one of them was backed by Morocco and Israel. (aljazeera.com)
  • The incessant hostile acts carried out by Morocco against Algeria have necessitated the review of relations between the two countries," the statement said. (aljazeera.com)
  • Algeria does not recognise Israel, referring to it in official statements only as the Zionist entity. (aljazeera.com)
  • Young refugees in Algeria camps feel betrayed by EU over Western Sahara, threaten attacks on Morocco, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon makes rare trip to 'forgotten' conflict. (euobserver.com)
  • Referring to "some black sheep who try to undermine the will of Algerians to support the just causes", Mr. Hidaoui expressed his disappointment to see "some parties from outside attacking Algeria by relying on the Makhzen and other terrorist movements hostile to Algeria. (entv.dz)
  • Although their methods and outcomes were different, these associations' efforts, which started in the 1960s, have yielded ample results in the 1990s in Morocco and Algeria. (africasacountry.com)
  • State-sponsored initiatives to include Tamazight in the media in Morocco and the creation of the Haut Commissariat à l'Amazighité in Algeria, were the highlights of this period. (africasacountry.com)
  • Increasingly, Imazighen in both Morocco and Algeria worked to create political parties and participate in politics based on their Amazigh identity. (africasacountry.com)
  • This culminated with constitutional reforms that led to the recognition of Tamazight as a national or official language in both Morocco and Algeria. (africasacountry.com)
  • Morocco expelled most U.N. civilian staff last month after Ban used the word "occupation" to refer to the situation in the region following a visit to a camp for Western Sahara refugees in Algeria. (thenews.mx)
  • North Africa's Manufacturing Potential: Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria - Why Aren't European Companies Seizing the Opportunity? (abidjanherald.com)
  • Russia has long adopted an approach appeasing Algeria in the Western Sahara dispute. (abidjanherald.com)
  • France had already taken control of Algeria, which borders Morocco, and wanted to take over Morocco as well. (kanbrik.com)
  • In 2018, Morocco ranked 121st out of 189 countries in the world on the Human Development Index (HDI), behind Algeria (82nd) and Tunisia (91st). (kanbrik.com)
  • The "Southern Provinces" of Morocco or "Free Zone" of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara has a big inhabitants of Spanish audio system. (novel89.com)
  • Following intermittent riots and revolts against colonial rule, in 1956, Morocco regained its independence and reunified. (explained.today)
  • It honors the Armed Forces for the National Liberation of East Timor ( Forças Armadas da Libertação Nacional de Timor-Leste ) that fought for the country's independence. (anydayguide.com)
  • HH's heroes are patriots who fought for our country's independence, not Marx, Angels, Lenin, and other confused and authoritarian former foreign leaders. (lusakatimes.com)
  • Fought between 1945 and 1949, the Indonesian War of Independence was an armed conflict between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire. (toptenz.net)
  • The cease-fire is overseen by the United Nations' MINURSO forces, charged with peacekeeping in the area and the organization of a referendum on independence. (wn.com)
  • Western Sahara is often referred to as Africa's last colony. (euobserver.com)
  • In Morocco, August 20 is celebrated as King and People's Revolution Day , often referred to simply as Revolution Day. (anydayguide.com)
  • Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta , Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera , and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. (explained.today)
  • Historically, a distinction was made between the so-called "major places of sovereignty", comprising the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla , and the "minor places of sovereignty", referring to a number of islands (and a small peninsula) along the coast. (wikipedia.org)
  • Finally, following the independence of Portugal after the end of the Spanish-led Iberian Union , Ceuta was ceded by Portugal to Spain in 1668. (wikipedia.org)
  • Two cities on the northern coast of Morocco, Ceuta and Melilla, each communicate Spanish as their foremost language. (novel89.com)
  • Ceuta, Spanish exclave, military post, and free port on the coast of Morocco, at the Mediterranean entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. (kanbrik.com)
  • Over the years, thousands of migrants have attempted to cross the 12-kilometre (7.5-mile) border between Melilla and Morocco, or the eight-kilometre Ceuta border, by climbing over barriers, swimming along the shoreline, or hiding in vehicles. (globelivemedia.com)
  • The struggle for Indonesian independence involved both sporadic armed clashes and internal diplomatic tussles. (toptenz.net)
  • The Treaty of Fez (signed on 30 March 1912) made most of Morocco a protectorate of France, while Spain assumed the role of protecting power over the northern part, called Spanish Morocco . (wikipedia.org)
  • Although it's not the official language of Morocco, these cities had been as soon as a part of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco and retained the language after independence from Spain. (novel89.com)
  • This public holiday commemorates the independence of Estonia from the Soviet Union in 1991, which is viewed as the restoration of the country's sovereignty first proclaimed in 1918. (anydayguide.com)
  • The leader of Western Sahara's independence movement, whose presence in Spain has angered Morocco, on Tuesday denied allegations of torture and genocide while being questioned by a Spanish judge. (squidsaccess.com)
  • Morocco currently controls the majority of Western Sahara's natural resources in the form of fisheries, phosphates and iron ore, and other resources. (iijd.org)
  • Morocco used the accord to sell goods from occupied territories, which is illegal under international law. (euobserver.com)
  • That - combined with pressure from other large powers and the Dutch military's inability to subdue the rural areas - eventually led to the recognition of Indonesia's independence in 1949. (toptenz.net)
  • In particular, the EU used the 'principle of non-recognition' to justify everything from its 'funding guidelines' for Horizon 2020 to not having diplomats and visiting officials across the 'Green Line,'' he said, referring to the 1949 Armistice line. (israelnationalnews.com)
  • For his part, the former diplomat and Moudjahid Noureddine Djoudi held the UN Security Council responsible for the failure to resolve the conflict in Western Sahara and the non-implementation of UN resolutions that affirm the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination. (entv.dz)
  • A couple of years ago, I interviewed Fatma El-Mehdi , an activist for the Western Sahara independence movement in its long struggle to secede from Morocco. (warscapes.com)
  • Mauritania then disengaged from the conflict, surrendering its claims to any part of Western Sahara, and pulling out its troops. (wikimili.com)
  • In the days before Morocco and Spain mend their ties, there were several attempted mass crossings of migrants into Melilla, including one involving 2,500 people, the largest attempt of its kind on record. (globelivemedia.com)
  • In 1987, the government appeared to relent when Ahmad Reda Gudeira, personal adviser to the king, criticized the government's reliance "solely on means of coercion" and referred to the "sincerity and courage" of the hunger strikers. (merip.org)
  • This declaration, more commonly referred to as the Declaration on Decolonization recognizes the principles set forth in the UN Charter to promote fundamental human rights and self-determination of all peoples. (iijd.org)
  • For the past seven years, Russia has been calling on the US to adopt new language in Western Sahara resolutions in an attempt to emphasize its mission in organizing a self determination referendum in the Sahara. (abidjanherald.com)
  • In 1960, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. (iijd.org)
  • 2 On 14 December 1960, the General Assembly of the United Nations Organisation ('the UN') adopted Resolution 1514 (XV) on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. (wsrw.org)
  • 3 In 1963, following the transmission of information by the Kingdom of Spain pursuant to Article 73(e) of the Charter of the United Nations, the UN added Western Sahara to its list of non-self-governing territories. (wsrw.org)
  • On February 11, 1961, a United Nations sponsored plebiscite with limited options, saw Southern Cameroonsians vote to attain independence by joining La Republique du Cameroun, which had attained independence from France in January 1960. (ideasforpeace.org)
  • For their part, the United Nations and the states most interested in Western Sahara have remained silent. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • Morocco is willing to offer it autonomy within Morocco but not independence. (squidsaccess.com)
  • Morocco expelled most of the mission last month and has proposed autonomy for Western Sahara. (thenews.mx)
  • This desert tour is for travelers who have a short amount of time for an overnight in a Sahara Desert camp when traveling between Marrakech and Fes! (mintteatours.com)
  • Finally, arrive in Merzouga in time for a sunset camel trek or 4×4 ride to your Sahara Desert camp. (mintteatours.com)
  • This desert tour is for travelers who want to explore the Berber villages and nature of south of Morocco, including a sunset camel trek and overnight in the desert, on their way from Marrakech to the former imperial capital of Fes! (mintteatours.com)
  • Finally, arrive in Merzouga to head out into the Sahara Desert. (mintteatours.com)
  • The name "Tiris" refers to a desert plain of the Sahara . (wikimili.com)
  • How does the Ramadan fast affect tourists traveling to the Imperial Cities , the Sahara Desert and other regions of Morocco during this high holy holiday? (travel-exploration.com)
  • Tension between colonial Spanish forces and Rif peoples in northern Morocco culminated in a series of guerrilla attacks led by Berber leader Abd el-Krim on Spanish fortifications in June-July 1921. (kanbrik.com)
  • The UN Security Council is set to vote on the new draft resolution on Monday to extend the mandate of MINURSO, a peacekeeping operation in Western Sahara. (abidjanherald.com)
  • After resignation of Personal Envoy of the Secretary General Horst Kohler in May 2019, the UN Security Council returned to one-year renewals of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara. (state.gov)
  • Notably, Resolution 2654 adopted by the UN Security Council last year stressed "the important contribution of the former Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General to Western Sahara in convening the roundtable process" and welcoming the momentum created by the first roundtable meetings in 2018 and 2019. (abidjanherald.com)
  • If, on one hand, the resources of Western Sahara are the objective of trade deals with the European Union , enriching the African monarchy, the activity is being pursued in order to better serve an ostensible annexation project, and to generate acceptance of territorial acquisition in the organized international community. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • [16] Morocco is a unitary semi- constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. (explained.today)
  • Morocco is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary national legislative system under which ultimate authority rests with King Mohammed VI, who presides over the Council of Ministers. (state.gov)
  • Morocco had deployed a "large" number of forces to try to repel the assault on the border, which "actively cooperated" with Spain's security forces, it said earlier in a statement. (globelivemedia.com)
  • Patching up relations with Morocco, the starting point for many immigrants, has meant a drop in arrivals, especially to Spain's Atlantic Canary Islands. (globelivemedia.com)
  • Israel and Morocco established diplomatic relations in December 2020, with an agreement that followed the US-backed Abraham Accords. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • It was the first such massive incursion since Spain and Morocco repaired diplomatic relations last month. (globelivemedia.com)
  • Morocco is increasingly negative about the peace process. (euobserver.com)
  • After his toppling in yet another military coup d'état later the same year, this position was increasingly downplayed - though never explicitly overturned - in order to appease Morocco. (wikimili.com)
  • As part of the peace process, Sahrawis were due to vote about independence in 1992. (euobserver.com)
  • Morocco is a beautiful country located on the Mediterranean coast. (away.africa)
  • It has Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, a rugged mountain interior and a history of independence not shared by its neighbours. (kanbrik.com)
  • This is not the first time that Russia obstructs the UN-led political process - particularly with regards to negotiations over new resolutions for Western Sahara. (abidjanherald.com)
  • Amid an ongoing dispute on the EU-Morocco trade agreement, the Danish parliament on Thursday (2 June) voted unanimously to warn Danish companies and municipalities from trading with Western Sahara. (euobserver.com)
  • The US also rejected a Russian-Mozambique maneuver, seeking to limit Algeria's role in the Western Sahara dispute. (abidjanherald.com)
  • The UN Secretary General annual report on the Sahara dispute further acknowledged Algeria's obstruction of the UN-led political process over Western Sahara. (abidjanherald.com)
  • WebMoor or Moors may refer to: Contents 1 Nature and ecology 2 Ethnic and religious groups 3 People with the name 4 Places 5 Animals 6 Arts, entertainment, and media 7 Other uses 8 See also Nature and ecology [ edit] Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic soils. (antico.tech)
  • In blue" refers to Security Council documents printed with blue ink and issued in provisional form. (abidjanherald.com)
  • The situation escalated when the Pakistani army launched Operation Searchlight in March 1971, aimed at suppressing the Bengali independence movement. (toptenz.net)
  • It said there would also be an "intensification of security controls on the western borders" with Morocco. (aljazeera.com)
  • There were also accusations that security officials subjected Western Sahara proindependence protesters to degrading treatment during or following demonstrations or protests calling for the release of alleged political prisoners. (state.gov)
  • It marked the end of Dutch colonial rule in the East Indies, beginning with Indonesia's declaration of independence after the Japanese withdrawal in 1945. (toptenz.net)
  • Most demoralizing, for a longtime Morocco observer, is a pervasive sense that President Trump represents a generalized and expanding American hostility toward Muslims. (merip.org)
  • A Madrid-backed political party, the Partido de Unión Nacional Saharaui (PUNS), argued for a gradual transition to independence and demanded privileged relations between Spain and a future Western Sahara. (wikipedia.org)
  • Yet Morocco detains hundreds of political prisoners. (merip.org)
  • Pierre Charles' citation said he dedicated his life to the political independence of Dominica. (dominicanewsonline.com)
  • However, in other parts of the Islamic world, for example in Egyptian and Middle Eastern Arabic literature before the mid-20th century, the name commonly used to refer to Morocco was Marrakesh (مراكش). (kanbrik.com)