"One of the more difficult places to visit is the sparsely populated territory known as Western Sahara," writes John P. Smith ...

For the past 30 years, the UN has been maintaining a peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara to "monitor the humanitarian and security situation" and ensure compliance with the ceasefire agreement.

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.

A referendum must take place allowing the people of Western Sahara to decide their future freely, to uphold African solidarity, justice, self-determination and dignity ...

RABAT - The French Development Agency (AFD) said it would invest 150 million euros ($167 million) in Western Sahara in 2025-2026, following Paris' recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over the ...

Back to homepage / Live news European airlines hit turbulence over Western Sahara flights Madrid (AFP) – Direct flights from two European capitals to a city in a bitterly disputed north African ...

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati began a visit on Monday to the disputed Western Sahara, a sign of French support for Moroccan sovereignty over the desert territory. The long-frozen conflict ...

Ambassador Mouloud Said, the representative of Western Sahara in Washington, disputed Morocco’s claims of sovereignty over the territory at a Harvard Law School event on Monday.

The occupied Western Sahara Around 40,000 Sahrawis live in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, guarded by 150,000 Moroccan soldiers. They live in slums, as prisoners in their own towns, unable ...

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.

The European Court of Justice ruled on Friday that the European Commission had breached the right of people in Western Sahara to self-determination by concluding trade deals with Morocco.