The United Nations envoy for the Western Sahara on Monday called on the Security Council to capitalize on what he called momentum toward resolving the long-standing conflict in the territory. The ...

Spain has renewed support for Morocco's Autonomy Plan describing it as the most serious, credible, and realistic solution for ...

On July 31, with little fanfare or attention, France formally recognized Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, abandoning its decades-long support for the United Nations-mandated referendum ...

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Morocco’s recent diplomatic breakthroughs in the Western Sahara dossier have decisively put the kingdom in the driver seat.

Trump at the end of his first term in office recognized Moroccan claims to Western Sahara as part of a deal under which Morocco agreed to normalize its relations with Israel. Trump's successor Joe ...

Western Sahara sits on the Atlantic coast and has a desert rich in phosphates. Morocco annexed the former Spanish colony in 1975, sparking a conflict with the pro-independence Polisario Front.