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An UN vehicle arrives to the headquarters of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) on May 13, 2013 in Laayoune (AFP Photo/Fadel Senna)

Guterres Plans to Launch Negotiations on Western Sahara Dispute

by Jordan Dakamseh | Apr 26, 2017 | Middle East

New York – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he was planning to relaunch negotiations over the Western Sahara dispute “with a new spirit.” The UN Security Council is expected to vote Thursday on a draft resolution backing a UN bid to re-start talks on...

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Morocco’s King Mohammed VI holds a book during a visit, at the presidential palace in Abidjan June 2, 2015. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

‘Western Sahara’ Crisis Looms over Africa-Arab Summit Preparatory Meetings

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Nov 23, 2016 | World

Malabo – Several countries announced they would withdraw from the 4th Africa-Arab Summit to be held on Wednesday in the Republican of Equatorial Guinea, due to the insistence of African Union to include delegation of the Western Sahara in the annual meeting. During a...

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Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Salaheddine Mezouar, is shown in an April 2, 2014, file photo taken at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. (AFP Photo/Thierry Charlier)

Algeria responsible for obstructing Maghreb Union: Morocco FM

by Hatim Betioui | Aug 6, 2014 | Middle East

Rabat, Asharq Al-Awsat—Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar blamed Algeria for the ongoing “stagnation” and “obstruction” within the Arab Maghreb Union, warning that Algeria’s position towards the issue of the Western Sahara is threatening the future of the...

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This March 8, 2013 photo provided by the French Army Communications Audiovisual Office (ECPAD) shows French soldiers patrolling the Mettatai region in northern Mali. Source: AP Photo/ECPAD/Arnauld Roine

UN Extends Peacekeeping Force in Western Sahara

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2013 | World

United Nations, AP—The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to keep a U.N. peacekeeping force in Western Sahara for another year, but without a mandate to monitor human rights in the disputed territory that the United States had sought. The US abandoned...