Largest city: Laayoune . Area: 266,000 sq km. Population: 565,000. ... Some key dates in the history of Western Sahara: 1884 - Spain colonises Western Sahara, an area formerly populated by Berber ...

The French company Engie is under scrutiny from Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW), an NGO closely linked to the Polisario. The energy firm is accused of refusing to disclose details of an ...

In Dakhla, the Western Sahara's second city some 530 kilometres (330 miles) south of Laayoune, Dati said she is set to sign a cooperation agreement in the field of cinema and audiovisual art.

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, 2015.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is preparing to close its office in Laayoune, a well-informed source told Yabiladi. «Contracts expiring in September will not be renewed.

As part of the agreement, Trump agreed to recognise Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara. Morocco became the fourth country to strike a deal aimed at normalising relations with Israel.

The visit was Staffan de Mistura’s first to the Western Sahara since he was appointed in 2021 to oversee U.N. efforts to guide negotiations that date back more than three decades.

The U.N. envoy to Western Sahara is suggesting that dividing the territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front could be one way to settle the decades-long conflict ...

Largest city: Laayoune . Area: 266,000 sq km. Population: 565,000. ... Some key dates in the history of Western Sahara: 1884 - Spain colonises Western Sahara, an area formerly populated by Berber ...

The visit was Staffan de Mistura’s first to the Western Sahara since he was appointed in 2021 to oversee U.N. efforts to guide negotiations that date back more than three decades.

The visit was Staffan de Mistura’s first to the Western Sahara since he was appointed in 2021 to oversee U.N. efforts to guide negotiations that date back more than three decades.