The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), also known as Western Sahara, has ramped up calls on the global community to exert more pressure on the Kingdom ...

He described Morocco’s colonial adventure in Western Sahara as “very costly”, adding that the Kingdom loses from 3.5% to 4% of its GDP annually, as well as enormous expenses on military ...

The Saharawi Youth Union, advocating for the independence of Western Sahara, together with the International Service for Human Rights, urged the UN Human Rights Council on Monday to “take action” and ...

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 ...

Move follows visit by French Senate speaker to Laayoune, the main city in Western Sahara region Yusuf Alioglu and Rania Abu Shamala | 26.02.2025 - Update : 26.02.2025 ...

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

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.

Western Sahara was an overseas Spanish colony from the 1880s until the mid-1970s. Mauritania and Morocco both laid claim to the territory after Spain withdrew, partitioning it between them.

The population of Western Sahara is approximately 565,000, with over 200,000 Sahrawis still living in refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, where they have been since 1976.

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.

In 1975, colonial power Spain abandoned Western Sahara, and Morocco swooped in to claim the territory as its own. Some of the indigenous Sahrawi population rebelled against their new rulers ...