Dati, accompanied by Moroccan Culture Minister Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, launched a French cultural mission in Laayoune, Western Sahara's main city. She promised to open the territory's first French ...

Western Sahara is also believed to have as yet untapped offshore oil deposits. Read more country profiles, external - Profiles by BBC Monitoring, external Largest city: Laayoune Area: 266,000 sq ...

President Macron's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara ... for the European market. In his August 20, 2022 speech, King Mohammed VI emphasized that «the Sahara issue is ...

France recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara, a historic shift that may spur more investment in the disputed mineral-rich territory but inflamed tensions with neighboring Algeria.

LAAYOUNE, Western SaharaLAAYOUNE, Western Sahara — After the final whistle of every match Morocco won in its history-making World Cup run, crowds poured out of homes and cafes in the biggest ...

Morocco's King Mohammed VI, 2nd right, flanked by his brother prince Moulay Rachid, inspects the royal guard in Laayoune, the capital of disputed territories of the Western Sahara, Nov. 7 ...

The biodiversity decline in the region, in tandem with the uptick in fisheries activities in Western Sahara, means that those working in Morocco are doubly feeling the impact. One Laayoune native, who ...

LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara (AP) — After the final whistle of every match Morocco won in its history-making World Cup run , crowds poured out of homes and cafes in the biggest city of Western Sahara, ...

Sub-Saharan African women celebrate Morocco's World Cup victory against Portugal in the Morocco-administered Western Sahara city of Laayoune, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Noureddine Abakchou) ...

Women wearing a Sahrawis traditional outfit celebrate Morocco’s World Cup victory against Portugal in the Morocco-administered Western Sahara city of Laayoune, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022 ...