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 not-so publicized 36-year-old simmering conflict between Morocco and the disputed territory of Western Sahara is ... The phosphate rock mine is in Boucraa, southeast of the city of Laayoune.

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 ...

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.

Four explosions in the city of Smara in Morocco-controlled Western Sahara late on Saturday killed one man and injured three others, Moroccan local authorities said.

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.

Israel has recognised Morocco's sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara and is mulling opening a consulate there, a statement from the Israeli prime minister's office said on Monday.

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 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 ...