• During his presidency, Mauritania saw conflict with the Polisario Front in Western Sahara after working to broker a deal to divide the territory with Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • What brought an end to Ould Daddah's regime was Mauritania's war in Western Sahara against the Polisario Front, an indigenous movement fighting against the Moroccan-Mauritanian attempt to jointly annex the territory, starting in 1975. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Polisario Front is the group that has been at war with Morocco over the years for the territory. (finalcall.com)
  • In February 1976, the Polisario Front declared Western Sahara to be the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), with the support of allies that included Algeria. (finalcall.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)
  • Not to mention the State Department has expressed openness and sympathy to leaving West Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty, and Morocco got that by invading and conquering in 1975 and that wasn't a defensive war, like the Six Day War. (blogspot.com)
  • The Trump administration as part of this so-called Abraham Accords bought off Morocco by supporting Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara," said Mr. Fletcher. (finalcall.com)
  • As President Joseph Biden has been reversing policies of his predecessor, questions are floating about what his administration will do concerning the issue of Western Sahara, a disputed territory in North West Africa where conflict has recently escalated into war. (finalcall.com)
  • Spanish TV TVE just reported troops in #Morocco were mobilised from Sahara to #Rabat & #Casablanca. (libcom.org)
  • Because the government in Rabat sent Arabic-speaking officials to the Rif, among others, who spoke neither the native language of the area nor respected the traditions and customs of the Riffians. (riftime.com)
  • As the insurgents continued to advance, the government called upon the Army of Africa, the only combat-tested regulars in the largely short-service conscript Spanish Army. (sofmag.com)
  • Since leaving the White House, Kushner founded Affinity Partners , a private equity firm investing in Israeli and American companies expanding in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco possesses the "last colony in Africa" with its occupation of the Western Sahara, which it long claimed since 1957 as its southern province. (finalcall.com)
  • In a recent report it was revealed that the US and its proxies had a secret plan to assassinate some commanders of the private military company Wagner Group in Africa. (dontspeaknews.com)
  • Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa . (explained.today)
  • 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)
  • Once colonized as the Spanish Sahara, the area has been in dispute since Spain relinquished it in 1975. (finalcall.com)
  • The Spanish Moroccan territories were officially declared pacified in 1927. (sofmag.com)
  • With the end of open hostilities, in 1927 the First and Second Tercios settled into garrison duties in the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the major cities in the Spanish Moroccan territories. (sofmag.com)
  • 2. "Iran Army to Hold War Games to Boost Capabilities: Commander," Tasnim News Agency, 26 December 2018, https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2018/12/26/1908335/iran-army-to-hold-war-games-to-boost-capabilities-commander. (ti-defence.org)
  • Morocco also claims Ceuta and Melilla , making up about 22.8km2 more claimed territory. (explained.today)
  • 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)
  • The little-known conflict was exacerbated in the final weeks of the Donald Trump administration by an unprecedented decision to recognize a sovereign claim to the territory by the Kingdom of Morocco. (finalcall.com)
  • His speech is widely regarded by most young Sudanese, including members of the Umma party, as disappointing and lacking insight into the systematic destruction of the country by Al-Bashir`s government. (libcom.org)
  • French and the Moroccan dialect of Arabic are also widely spoken. (explained.today)
  • Additionally, media reports said the deal included an alleged $3 billion investment package for Moroccan banks, hotels and a renewable energy company owned by Morocco's King Mohammed VI, said the New York Times. (finalcall.com)
  • Critics say taking Morocco's side disqualified the U.S. as a credible broker on the Western Sahara issue. (finalcall.com)
  • In the case of Morocco, until Mr. Trump recognized Morocco's illegal land claim, America maintained relations with a noncommittal posture toward the contradiction. (finalcall.com)
  • The payoff in exchange was Morocco signing the Abraham Accords of Arab nations normalizing relations with Israel. (finalcall.com)
  • The arms deal with Morocco is compared to the nearly $23.4 billion arms deal the U.S. gave the United Arab Emirates upon its inking the same Accords. (finalcall.com)
  • [15] Centuries of Arab migration to the Maghreb since the 7th century shifted the demographic scope of Morocco. (explained.today)
  • Strengthening ties to Arab nationalist governments-particularly Gamal Abdel Nasser's Egypt-he unsuccessfully advocated Pan-Arab political union. (everipedia.org)
  • Following intermittent riots and revolts against colonial rule, in 1956, Morocco regained its independence and reunified. (explained.today)
  • Eventually, after the colonial powers had trained a new administrative elite, the national government was transferred to the Alaouite Monarchy in 1956. (riftime.com)
  • The Polisario has engaged an armed independence struggle against Morocco from 1975 until a United Nations brokered ceasefire was reached in 1991. (finalcall.com)
  • The Mauritanian Moors are closely related to the Sahrawis, and virtually all northern tribes had members on both sides of the (former) frontier, many of whom sympathized with the Polisario's demands for independence. (wikipedia.org)
  • When Israel refuses to cease colony building and Western states, including Australia, continue to fete Israeli "democracy", BDS becomes a logical and moral tactic. (greenleft.org.au)
  • The Regulares were native Moroccan troops enlisted into the Spanish Army and under the command of Spanish officers. (sofmag.com)
  • They were joined in part by government troops and took control of the city. (sofmag.com)
  • The government sent in troops from neighboring provinces to quell the fast growing movement, but the inexperienced troops were met by heavy resistance on the part of the leftist insurgents, who were well supplied with small arms, dynamite, 200 machines guns and 29 artillery pieces taken from the arms factory at Trubia or from captured government arsenals. (sofmag.com)
  • With the support of the Moroccan sultan, the Spaniards and French intensified their attacks, expanded their troops and even used chemical weapons on civilian targets. (riftime.com)
  • [16] Morocco is a unitary semi- constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. (explained.today)
  • Within the military, he founded a revolutionary group which deposed the Western -backed Senussi monarchy of Idris in a 1969 coup. (everipedia.org)
  • The balanced representation of different ethnic and political groups in his government won the confidence of the French authorities, who granted independence to Mauritania under his leadership in 1960. (wikipedia.org)
  • Saharawis take part in 2014 conference on self-determination and independence held in Morocco. (finalcall.com)
  • The Sahrawis make up 500,000 people, with 170,000 living in UN administered refugee camps in Algeria and who fled a vicious independence war against Morocco that began in 1976. (finalcall.com)
  • Since independence, Morocco has remained relatively stable. (explained.today)
  • He took over the company after his father Charles Kushner was convicted for 18 criminal charges, including illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering in 2005, although Charles was controversially pardoned by Trump in 2020. (wikipedia.org)
  • In February 2020, the U.S. and Taliban insurgents signed a deal in which Washington pledged to withdraw international forces from Afghanistan in return for the Taliban promising to prevent international terrorists from using Afghan territory to threaten the U.S. and to enter talks with the Afghan government. (cemas.org.uk)
  • Driver's licenses and other cards issued by state or regional governments indicating certain permissions are not counted here as national identity cards. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Antiguan and Barbudan national identity card is compulsory for voting as well as for different government transactions. (wikipedia.org)
  • and a small method that was Western presidency of the good and Text of the call. (akcounting.de)
  • citation needed] On the 18th of July 1974, president Moktar Ould Daddah, who was on a state visit to Nigeria, paid a visit to Sultan Abubakar, a fellow Islamic scholar, and friend in the company of General Yakubu Gowon. (wikipedia.org)
  • 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)
  • So for example, by this criterion, the United States driver's license is excluded, as these are issued by local (state) governments. (wikipedia.org)
  • The news comes after a suicide bombing on Thursday by Islamic State offshoot ISIS-K left at least 60 Afghans and 13 US military personnel dead. (enterprise.press)
  • On 7 June 1965 a state of emergency was declared and the then ruler Hassan II sent the government home, suspended parliament, and suspended the constitution, leaving all power in his hands. (riftime.com)
  • During preliminary discussions of a state visit of Hassan II to the US in 1970, General Mohamed Medbouh is addressed by an American Senator on the corruption within Moroccan government circles. (riftime.com)
  • Daddah justified this decision on the grounds that he considered Mauritania unready for western-style multi-party democracy. (wikipedia.org)
  • It's a real viable test for democracy," said Linn Washington, an investigative reporter who traveled to Western Sahara. (finalcall.com)
  • They (Morocco) have subverted democracy for all of these decades," Mr. Washington said. (finalcall.com)
  • The call for this action came one day after the leader of the Umma Party, Mr. Alsadiq Al-mahdi, announced that he would continue peaceful dialogue with the current government. (libcom.org)
  • In foreign affairs, he joined the Non-Aligned Movement and maintained strong links with Mao Zedong and the People's Republic of China, but he also accepted Western (especially French) foreign aid. (wikipedia.org)
  • A few days before this statement, the French government cut official development assistance (ODA) to Mali because it believed that Mali's government is "allied to Wagner's Russian mercenaries. (midwesternmarx.com)
  • While some news organisations reported this as the first UK deployment of aircraft in the conflict, in fact as far back as 13 October the Prime Minister announced that UK surveillance aircraft were to be deployed " to support Israel . (dronewars.net)
  • While the government will argue that it is undertaking these operations to assist with hostage rescue, it is easy to see how UK aircraft undertaking surveillance operations over Gaza could get further drawn into ' supporting Israel' in this horrific conflict. (dronewars.net)
  • The SADR controls 20 percent of its territory-mostly barren desert, while 80 percent is controlled by Morocco. (finalcall.com)
  • 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)
  • The Dec. 10 decision came weeks into the military action spurned by a Moroccan cease-fire violation. (finalcall.com)
  • Ruling by decree, he deported Libya's Italian and Jewish minorities and ejected its Western military bases. (everipedia.org)
  • When governments fail to arrest the illegal march of colonisation on Palestinian land, it is not enough to wait for futile peace negotiations that only lead to a more deeply entrenched occupation. (greenleft.org.au)
  • He pointed out that Morocco through strong lobbying efforts has garnered the support of many Democrats including Black lawmakers to certify its illegal occupation of the Western Sahara. (finalcall.com)
  • Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American businessman, investor, and former government official. (wikipedia.org)
  • There is no government engagement in public discourse about defence issues or official communications contain no meaningful information. (ti-defence.org)
  • Speaking to The Final Call from Spain, Mr. Said argued, the U.S. has no rights to the Western Sahara to make it a part of any deal. (finalcall.com)
  • It addresses their impact on consumers' choices, upon the careers of musicians and upon the policies that governments and legislators make. (bibliolore.org)
  • In September 1961, he formed a "government of national unity" with the main opposition party, and in December, he arranged for the four largest parties to merge as the Mauritanian People's Party (PPM), which became the sole legal party. (wikipedia.org)
  • ** Check out our full calendar on the web for a comprehensive listing of upcoming news events, national holidays and news triggers. (enterprise.press)
  • In most years, a presidential impeachment trial would top the year-end list of biggest news stories. (cfr.org)
  • The 'Alawi dynasty , which rules the country to this day, seized power in 1631, and over the next two centuries expanded diplomatic and commercial relations with the Western world . (explained.today)
  • Also elsewhere in Morocco people were not happy with how the country was governed. (riftime.com)
  • Smaller companies, incubators and startups could not match the salaries that the full time CFO commanded on the world financial stage. (aeroplane-games.info)
  • They are offered with the hope that the U.S. government will find in them ideas that can help it resolve old conflicts and defuse new ones, all in the service of a more peaceful world. (cemas.org.uk)
  • Yes, the past twelve months did bring some good news. (cfr.org)
  • At the end of the day it's the GOOD NEWS of John 3:16 that they don't want us speaking about! (dontspeaknews.com)
  • When Spain left, Morocco laid claim to the area triggering a resistance movement by the indigenous Sahrawi people refusing annexation of their lands. (finalcall.com)
  • Resistance to power has a long history in Morocco. (riftime.com)
  • This armed resistance, which lasted from 1912 to 1933, is seen as the fiercest anticolonial battle waged against the western powers. (riftime.com)
  • He was a leading broker in the US-Mexico-Canada agreement, for which he was awarded honors by the Mexican government. (wikipedia.org)
  • The issue is virtually unknown in America that has a history of chiding nations for undemocratic practices. (finalcall.com)
  • As well known, the Wagner Group operates in some African countries, responding to requests made by the local governments themselves. (dontspeaknews.com)
  • Appropriate financial controls can provide many benefits including accurate financial statements, improved control of company assets and the reduced risk of fraud. (aeroplane-games.info)
  • The plan was leaked by sources to an important western media outlet. (dontspeaknews.com)
  • However this does not happen regularly, or may exclude very important issues that the government chooses to avoid. (ti-defence.org)
  • The government co-organises discussions with independent think tanks or civil society organisations, or through joint media briefings. (ti-defence.org)
  • Initially, the Moroccan people rebelled against the occupying forces of France and Spain who had occupied Morocco at the 1906 Convention of Algeciras (Spain) with the consent of the Alaouite dynasty. (riftime.com)
  • The Marinid and Saadi dynasties otherwise resisted foreign domination, and Morocco was the only North African nation to escape Ottoman dominion. (explained.today)
  • Sam McQuade CFO has successfully scaled his decades old ideas into an innovative full-service Financial Partner Solution for incubators, startups, emerging business concepts as well as well-established international companies, corporations and organizations with the introduction of Panterra Finance. (aeroplane-games.info)
  • For much of his career, Kushner worked as a real-estate investor in New York City , especially through the family business Kushner Companies . (wikipedia.org)
  • It is as legitimate to target Western security firms that assist Israel in the West Bank as boycotting arms dealers who sell weapons to the brutal regimes of Egypt and Libya. (greenleft.org.au)