For the record, the Polisario had already publicly condemned Deutsche Welle’s coverage of the projectile attack on civilians in Es-Smara on October 28, 2023. The German daily Die Welt also faced ...

Home; Politics; the explainer The 50-year battle for Western Sahara. UK is latest country to back Moroccan plan to end decades-long dispute with Algerian-backed Polisario Front ...

06/06/2025 June 6, 2025. The UK has joined other European countries in endorsing Morocco's position in the Western Sahara conflict. Algeria and the independence-seeking Polisario are losing out.

A media outlet affiliated with the Polisario also reported on the incident, acknowledging that a Mauritanian army patrol had intercepted «civilian Sahrawi travelers» at the border zone between ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government has thrown its backing behind Morocco’s plan for resolving the Western Sahara dispute ...

It hosts the Polisario leadership and around 176,000 Sahrawi refugees in camps near Tindouf. Algiers has sharply criticised Western support for Morocco’s plan.

British Foreign Minister David Lammy said Sunday that Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara is the "most credible" solution, reversing UK policy. The mineral-rich territory, largely ...

Britain's foreign minister, David Lammy, said on Sunday that the UK considers Morocco's autonomy proposal as the most feasible basis to resolve the conflict over Western Sahara.

The UK has backed Morocco's plan for ending a territorial conflict in Western Sahara, as part of a deal that will secure lucrative investment projects in the 2030 men's football World Cup.

The United Kingdom is shifting its stance on the disputed Western Sahara, backing Morocco's plan to offer its people limited autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty ...

The UK has backed Morocco's plan for ending a territorial conflict in Western Sahara, as part of a deal that will secure lucrative investment projects in the 2030 men's football World Cup.

RABAT - Ghana said on Thursday it views a Moroccan autonomy plan as the sole basis to settle the Western Sahara dispute within the framework of the UN, aligning itself with a growing number of ...