King Mohammed VI optimistic about latest developments on the Sahara issue

12 october 2024 - 12:20:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco spoke on Friday about the latest developments in the Western Sahara [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: 2023/24 CAF Conf. Cup: Algeria appeals to CAS against CAF decision to sanction USM Alger

03 may 2024 - 11:24:34
Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - Algeria has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision taken by the Confederation [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Conf. Cup: Algeria's USM Alger sanctioned 0-3 for failing to play second leg semi-final match

03 may 2024 - 08:41:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has sanctioned Algerian club USM Alger [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: RS Berkane vs USM Alger second-leg semi-final match cancelled

29 april 2024 - 07:50:38
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The second-leg semi-final CAF African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane of Morocco and Algerian side [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: Zamalek thrash Dreams FC 3-0 to reach final

28 april 2024 - 18:03:07
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Egyptian club Zamalek on Sunday reached the final of the 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup competition when [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Conf Cup: CAF sanctions Algerian club USM Alger 3-0 over failed first-leg semi-final match

25 april 2024 - 11:52:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has awarded Moroccan football club, RS [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of its Mission for Referendum in Western Sahara

31 october 2023 - 11:19:41
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for [...] Full text...

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European Council rejects judgment of EU Court of First Instance annulling agricultural agreements between Morocco and the EU

25 october 2023 - 18:09:32
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Court of Justice of the European Union recently examined appeals lodged by the European Union [...] Full text...

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Moroccan foreign minister Bourita holds talks with UN envoy for Western Sahara

09 september 2023 - 13:27:20
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Resident Abroad, Nasser Bourita, held talks [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper denounces unisian president's statements on Bouri oil field, as an attempt to export his problems abroadT

26 march 2023 - 17:55:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper -Alsabaah - has derided Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statement concerning the Bouri oil [...] Full text...

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Iranian drones on Moroccan-Algerian border threaten stability in the region, says Military Africa

10 march 2023 - 15:37:43
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The presence of Iranian drones on the border between the Kingdom of Morocco and Algeria represents [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat to visit Algeria, Morocco

21 january 2023 - 07:39:09
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A senior US diplomat will undertake a visit to Algeria and Morocco from 21-26 January [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper criticises Algeria's actions that have prevented Morocco from participating in CHAN 2023

20 january 2023 - 17:09:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algeria, by preventing a plane carrying the Moroccan football team to fly directly from Rabat to [...] Full text...

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Civil society delegation from Morocco's southern provinces exposes Polisario's human rights violations

04 december 2022 - 13:32:42
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A delegation of civil society from the southern provinces of Morocco revealed this week in Berlin [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say 19 Sahrawi activists continue t languish in Moroccan jail

08 november 2022 - 08:39:32
RightsTunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Nineteen Sahrawi activists languish in prison years after Moroccan courts convicted them in unfair proceedings, Human Rights [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of UN Mission in Western Sahara

28 october 2022 - 08:37:23
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday voted to extend the mandate of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Algerian President invites Mohammed VI to Arab League Summit

28 september 2022 - 19:54:18
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has received an invitation from Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to [...] Full text...

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MSP calls for strengthening role of the UN for solution of Western Sahara dispute

24 september 2022 - 11:29:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP) pleaded Friday for the strengthening of confidence in the role [...] Full text...

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Polisario held responsible for violations in Tindouf camps

23 september 2022 - 18:16:09
Genève, Switzerland (PANA) - The 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council, meeting on Thursday in Geneva (Switzerland), called [...] Full text...

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Diplomatic row erupts between Tunisia and Morocco over Western Sahara

27 august 2022 - 17:37:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A diplomatic row has erupted between Tunisia and Morocco following the invitation by the Tunisian president , [...] Full text...

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Moroccan King indicates willingness to mend fences with Algeria

31 july 2022 - 20:17:11
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has indicated his willingness to mend fences with Algeria saying, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council in Geneva to discuss alarming situation in Tindouf camps

23 june 2022 - 21:14:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The international NGO "Unity for Development Network" Thursday submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...

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Situation of child soldiers in Tindouf at centre of symposium in Geneva

18 june 2022 - 12:13:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The situation of children in the camps of Tindouf (Algeria) was one of the main issues [...] Full text...

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Moroccan civil society groups allege recruitment of child soldiers by Polisario Front

18 march 2022 - 12:15:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the human rights group, New Generation Foundation and Sahrawi activist, Nour Bouhanana, has [...] Full text...

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Civil society actors deplore Polisario's exploitation of child soldiers

17 march 2022 - 14:45:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Several actors of the African, American and European civil society denounced Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland, the [...] Full text...

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Former Pan-African Parliament President calls for removal of controversial document from European Parliament website

17 february 2022 - 14:28:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The former president of the Pan-African Parliament, Roger Nkodo Dang, has asked the Chair of the [...] Full text...

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UN chief's personal envoy for Western Sahara visits region

13 january 2022 - 12:34:49
New York, US (PANA) - The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, has begun [...] Full text...

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Western Sahara is 'not negotiable', says Moroccan king

07 november 2021 - 16:36:42
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Western Sahara "is not negotiable", the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI has said. "Today as in the [...] Full text...

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Algeria moving on dangerously slippery slope in relations with Morocco

04 november 2021 - 20:52:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Algeria is moving on a dangerously slippery slope in its relations with Morocco that could plunge [...] Full text...

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'Restoration of Algeria-Morocco relations vital to Africa’s free trade ambition'

30 september 2021 - 12:15:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – As the diplomatic spat between Algeria and Morocco widened last week with the banning of [...] Full text...

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Libya convenes meeting of AMU foreign ministers in Cairo

25 august 2021 - 21:30:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has, by virtue of its position as current president of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), [...] Full text...

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Rabat and Madrid have worked calmly to overcome dispute, says Mohammed VI

21 august 2021 - 15:10:20
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, revealed here Friday that his country and Spain had worked [...] Full text...

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Morocco ready to help Algeria fight fires, says King Mohammed VI

12 august 2021 - 09:40:03
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has expressed the readiness of his country to help Algeria [...] Full text...

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Malawi opens Consulate General in Laayoune, Morocco

30 july 2021 - 17:44:12
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Malawi on Thursday opened its Consulate General in Laayoune, thus marking its firm support to Morocco's [...] Full text...

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Sahrawi activist accuses Polisario leader of torturing prisoners

28 july 2021 - 19:45:23
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A Sahrawi civil society activist, Ahmed Tarouzi, said Wednesday in a statement before the Spanish judge, [...] Full text...

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Pan-African Parliament asks European Parliament to remain neutral in Rabat-Madrid dispute

11 june 2021 - 17:56:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Pan-African Parliament has asked the European Parliament not to get involved in the crisis between [...] Full text...

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Rabat summons Spanish ambassador over admission of Polisario leader in Spanish hospital

26 april 2021 - 09:42:53
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan foreign ministry has summoned the Spanish Ambassador, Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner, to explain the circumstance under which [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate slams Morocco for cracking down on activists in Western Sahara

18 december 2020 - 06:51:01
New York, US (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Friday called out Morocco for cracking down on pro-independence activists in Western Sahara after [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian newspapers highlight relations with Morocco

21 november 2020 - 16:49:24
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian press this week addressed various issues including Mauritania-Morocco relations, in a context of new [...] Full text...

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AU chief 'deeply concerned' about deteriorating situation in Western Sahara

15 november 2020 - 13:26:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep concern [...] Full text...

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Guterres expresses 'grave concern' at developments in Western Sahara

14 november 2020 - 06:49:44
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has expressed “grave concern” at the possible consequences which could arise from an [...] Full text...

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Morocco deploys security cordon around Guerguarat border crossing with Mauritania

13 november 2020 - 22:49:19
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Royal Armed Forces of Morocco (FAR) from Thursday to Friday set up a security cordon [...] Full text...

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Morocco decides to secure Guerguarat border buffer zone, Polisario elements retreat

13 november 2020 - 21:31:03
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - In the face of provocations by Polisario militias in the buffer zone of Guergarat, Morocco has [...] Full text...

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Mauritania/Morocco border closure highlighted in the media this week

07 november 2020 - 18:31:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week covered a variety of issues, including the closure of the [...] Full text...

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UAE opens consulate in Laayoune, Moroccan Sahara

04 november 2020 - 21:04:00
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) -  The United Arab Emirates Wednesday opened its consulate in the city of Laayoune, Southern Morocco, an [...] Full text...

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Mozambique withdraws statement on decolonization before UN commission

04 november 2020 - 16:51:26
New York United Nations (PANA) - Mozambique's permanent representative to the UN has withdrawn a statement on decolonization in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Prices of fruits, vegetable rise sharply

26 october 2020 - 17:05:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's fruit and vegetable market is experiencing serious disruptions, leading to high scarcity and soaring prices [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Polisario accused of embezzlement of humanitarian aid

10 july 2020 - 11:19:46
Brussels,  Belgium (PANA) -  Members of European Parliament (EMEPs) have raised suspicions of alleged embezzlement of humanitarian aid intended for Sahrawi [...] Full text...

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Tunisia reaffirms commitment to Arab Maghreb Union

18 february 2020 - 12:06:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has reaffirmed its commitment to continue joint efforts with Maghreb states to revitalise the institutions [...] Full text...

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Two Mauritanian gold miners killed in clash with POLISARIO Front

09 december 2019 - 16:52:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Two Mauritanian gold miners were killed on Sunday following a pursuit with elements of the POLISARIO [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president receives Saharawi envoy

21 november 2019 - 23:34:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani Thursday granted audience to the Saharawi minister of foreign affairs, [...] Full text...

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Morocco king calls for new relations with Algeria

30 july 2019 - 11:24:54
Rabat Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco reaffirmed, on Monday, his country's sincere commitment to the policy of [...] Full text...

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France regrets the resignation of the UN envoy for Western Sahara

24 may 2019 - 18:25:53
Paris, France (PANA) - France has expressed its regret following the resignation of Horst Köhler, Personal Envoy of the UN [...] Full text...

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Polisario Front demands annulment of EU/Morocco association agreement

10 may 2019 - 10:21:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Polisario Front, which considers itself as the "legitimate representative" of the people of Western Sahara, [...] Full text...

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Algerian FM, AU Commission chairman meet in Tunis

30 march 2019 - 18:25:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Algerian deputy Prime Minister, also minister of foreign affairs, Ramtane Lamamra, and the chairman of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Morocco closely monitoring continuing demonstrations in Algeria

29 march 2019 - 22:47:12
Algiers, Algeria (PANA)  -  Demonstrations continued to rock Algeria Friday for the sixth consecutive week against the government of President [...] Full text...

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Second roundtable on Western Sahara ends in Geneva with hope for future

23 march 2019 - 15:37:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Delegates to the second roundtable on Western Sahara Saturday welcomed the new impact made by the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president receives Sahrawi envoy

11 march 2019 - 16:56:04
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Monday received at the Palace of the Republic, [...] Full text...

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UN envoy says 'peaceful solution’ to Western Sahara conflict possible

07 december 2018 - 04:11:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first UN-led talks in six years over the disputed Western Sahara-region concluded on a positive [...] Full text...

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First Western Sahara talks at UN in six years, begin in Geneva

05 december 2018 - 22:23:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Talks have begun at the UN on the future of Western Sahara – the first in [...] Full text...

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Morocco ready for direct dialogue with Algerian authorities on bilateral issues

07 november 2018 - 16:26:26
Rabat Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI has said Morocco is ready for direct dialogue with Algeria to overcome bilateral [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President Aziz receives Moroccan foreign minister

02 november 2018 - 19:36:18
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Friday received in audience the Moroccan minister of foreign [...] Full text...

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Security Council extends mandate of UN peace mission in Western Sahara by six months

01 november 2018 - 04:34:17
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council, on Wednesday, extended the mandate of the UN Mission for [...] Full text...

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Security Council renews UN mission in Western Sahara

30 april 2018 - 04:45:12
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western [...] Full text...

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Western Sahara: UN chief urges easing of tensions in Guerguerat area

07 january 2018 - 11:46:37
Smara, Western Sahara (PANA) - Deeply concerned over rising tensions near Guerguerat in the buffer strip in southern Western Sahara [...] Full text...

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Morocco expels three MEPs visiting Western Sahara

27 october 2017 - 18:14:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Three Members of European Parliament (MEPs) were on Friday expelled by Moroccan authorities soon after their [...] Full text...

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UN: UN welcomes withdrawal of Polisario Front from Guerguerat area

29 april 2017 - 05:47:46
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Friday hailed the withdrawal of all Polisario Front elements from the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: UN peacekeepers in Western Sahara urged to monitor human rights

19 april 2017 - 10:49:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The UN must prioritise human rights monitoring for the situation in Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi [...] Full text...

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US: UN chief urges Morocco, Polisario Front to de-escalate tensions in buffer strip

26 february 2017 - 12:03:07
New York, US (PANA) - Deeply concerned about increased tensions in the vicinity of Guerguerat in the buffer strip in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN peacekeeping chief pushes for ceasefire in Western Sahara

20 october 2016 - 14:27:59
New York, US (PANA) - UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous will on 21 to 25 October embarked on a diplomatic [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU calls for resumption of talks on Western Sahara referendum

05 september 2016 - 17:55:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Monday urged Morocco and the Polisario Front [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief worried over tension in south-western Western Sahara

29 august 2016 - 13:38:33
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has said he is deeply concerned over the tense situation [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Morocco seeks readmission to AU

18 july 2016 - 17:03:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Leaders of the African Union (AU) ended their 27th Assembly on Monday in Kigali, Rwanda, welcoming [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief saddened by death of Polisario Front leader

01 june 2016 - 22:04:09
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his sadness over the death on Tuesday of Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU mourns death of Saharawi President Mohamed Abdelaziz

31 may 2016 - 19:35:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council extends UN mission in Western Sahara mandate

29 april 2016 - 20:16:04
New York, US (PANA) - UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution extending for one year the UN Mission [...] Full text...

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UN: Amnesty Int'l tasks UN on human rights in Western Sahara refugee camps

26 april 2016 - 16:01:02
New York, US (PANA) - International human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, said human rights monitoring by the UN must be [...] Full text...

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US: Ban meets Morocco Foreign Minister on Western Sahara

15 march 2016 - 06:53:08
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday in New York met with Salaheddine Mezouar, the [...] Full text...

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Algeria: Ban draws attention to 'unacceptable' plight of Sahrawi refugees

07 march 2016 - 07:12:59
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Calling to alleviate the plight of Sahrawi refugees in Algeria who are dealing with an “unacceptable [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief reiterates call for true negotiations to settle Western Sahara conflict

05 november 2015 - 16:57:06
New York, US (PANA) - As the conflict over the future of Western Sahara nears its fortieth year, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council extends UN Western Sahara mission to April 2016

28 april 2015 - 20:10:21
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended for another year the mandate of the UN [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Experts caution Nigeria, Morocco over diplomatic spat

13 march 2015 - 09:46:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Political and international relations experts have cautioned the Nigerian and Moroccan governments not to allow the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Did Nigeria's President speak with Moroccan King?

12 march 2015 - 09:26:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As the diplomatic spat between Nigeria and Morocco worsens, leading to the recall of the Moroccan [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Mezouar, Ross discuss western Saraha issue

13 february 2015 - 13:47:40
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, Salaheddine Mezouar, on Thursday held talks with [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban lauds Morocco's support for peace in Africa

25 january 2015 - 10:43:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has lauded King Mohammed VI of Morocco for his country's valuable support [...] Full text...

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Morocco: UN Chief reassures Morocco about UN neutrality on Western Sahara issue

23 january 2015 - 15:16:07
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Morocco on Thursday received "formal guarantees" from the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon that the world [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 'Egyptian-Moroccan relations to be consolidated'

17 january 2015 - 13:43:33
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – Relations between Egypt and Morocco are taking a positive turning point, enabling the two States to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Algerian president calls for closer ties with Morocco

18 november 2014 - 20:59:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, on Tuesday called for the strengthening of relations with Morocco, which [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Moroccan King to visit Tunisia 30 May

27 may 2014 - 16:17:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohamed VI, is expected in Tunisia Friday for an official visit, at [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council extends Western Sahara mission

29 april 2014 - 20:15:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended for another year the mandate of the UN [...] Full text...

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UN: Family visit flights resumed in Western Sahara

17 april 2014 - 22:11:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Thursday that following many months of [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Western Sahara family visit flights resume next month'

12 march 2014 - 22:09:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency announced on Wednesday that the family visit flights between Sahrawi refugees [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: Morocco rules out return to AU until...

31 january 2014 - 09:00:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco has ruled out any plan to return to the African Union (AU) until the [...] Full text...

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UN envoy for Western Sahara dispute launches 'new phase' in negotiations

31 october 2013 - 07:58:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Christopher Ross said he planned to return to [...] Full text...

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Indonesian General appointed force commander of UN Western Sahara Mission

27 august 2013 - 21:52:17
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday announced the appointment of Major-General Imam Edy Mulyono of [...] Full text...

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Agreement on visitation for separated Sahrawi families reached - UN

04 july 2013 - 07:29:15
New York, US (PANA) - A meeting involving the UN refugee agency, Morocco, Frente Polisario, Algeria, and Mauritania ended on [...] Full text...

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Gabonese president calls for return of Morocco into AU

01 june 2012 - 21:45:51
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba says several African countries, including Gabon, have expressed the wish for [...] Full text...

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UN launches first flight for Western Saharan family visits

13 april 2012 - 07:54:36
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched the first flight in an expanded [...] Full text...

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UN envoy to embark on regional tour to resolve W/Sahara dispute

14 march 2012 - 17:19:40
New York, US (PANA) - Christopher Ross, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, announced on Wednesday that he [...] Full text...

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Talks on Western Sahara dispute holds next month in New York

25 february 2012 - 08:59:40
New York, US (PANA) - The next round of UN-backed informal talks aimed at reaching a settlement in the Western [...] Full text...

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Western Sahara human rights activists visit European Parliament

01 december 2011 - 18:26:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Parliament’s Human Rights Commission on Wednesday received a delegation of the Association of Victims [...] Full text...

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UN: Morocco ready to resolve Western Sahara dispute

28 september 2011 - 15:44:29
New York, US (PANA) - Morocco on Wednesday in New York reiterated it readiness to intensify talks to resolve the [...] Full text...

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Morocco reaffirms support for new Libyan authorities

07 september 2011 - 22:42:01
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Moroccan minister of Communication, Khalid Naciri, on Wednesday reaffirmed his country’s support for the new [...] Full text...

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Morocco to receive Algerian gas from September

01 august 2011 - 20:39:11
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Morocco is to receive natural gas from Algeria from September under an agreement between the two [...] Full text...

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Parties to Western Sahara conflict end talks in New York

22 july 2011 - 18:54:42
New York, US (PANA) - The parties to the Western Sahara dispute, Morocco and the Frente Polisario, on Friday concluded [...] Full text...

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UN-backed talks on Western Sahara open in New York next week

14 july 2011 - 20:28:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN-backed informal talks between the parties to the Western Sahara dispute, Morocco and the [...] Full text...

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France backs steps to normalise Algeria-Morocco ties

06 july 2011 - 21:40:46
Paris, France (PANA) – France is pleased about the willingness of rapprochement between Algeria and Morocco, the spokesperson for the [...] Full text...

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UN-backed talks on Western Sahara deadlocked again

08 june 2011 - 14:51:52
New York, US (PANA) - Representatives of the parties to the Western Sahara dispute, Morocco and the Polisario Front on [...] Full text...

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UN-backed talks on Western Sahara hold 5-7 June in New York (Corrected)

27 may 2011 - 19:48:07
New York, US (PANA) - The seventh round of UN-backed informal talks between the parties to the conflict in Western [...] Full text...

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UN-backed talks on Western Sahara holds 5-7 June in New York

27 may 2011 - 19:45:47
New York, US (PANA) - The seventh round of UN-backed informal talks between the parties to the conflict in Western [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Polisario to resume talks in US June

13 may 2011 - 16:36:53
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Taib Fassi Fihri, has announced that talks between [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends Western Sahara mission

27 april 2011 - 19:03:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended for another year the mandate of the UN [...] Full text...

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UN chief expresses concern over deadlock on W/Sahara talks

19 april 2011 - 18:34:28
New York, US (PANA) -The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday expressed concern over the lack of progress in the [...] Full text...

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UN-backed talks on Western Sahara deadlocked

10 march 2011 - 16:39:58
New York, US (PANA) - Representatives of the parties to the Western Sahara dispute, Morocco and the Polisario Front on [...] Full text...

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UN-backed talks on Western Sahara to hold in Malta

04 march 2011 - 19:33:20
New York, US (PANA) - Representatives of parties to the Western Sahara dispute -- Morocco and the Polisario Front -- [...] Full text...

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UN reports progress in reuniting Western Sahara families

11 february 2011 - 17:52:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Friday reported "significant" progress on measures to increase the number of family visits [...] Full text...

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UN-backed talks on Western Sahara end in New York

24 january 2011 - 16:51:38
New York, US (PANA) - The fifth round of UN-backed informal talks on the dispute over Western Sahara ended in [...] Full text...

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UN-backed talks on W. Sahara opens next week

14 january 2011 - 21:23:12
New York, US (PANA) - The next round of informal talks between the parties to the conflict over Western Sahara [...] Full text...

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France backs UN efforts to solve Western Sahara conflict

20 december 2010 - 22:16:56
Paris, France (PANA) – France backs efforts of the United Nations special envoy in Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, to reach [...] Full text...

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UN-backed Western Sahara talks to reconvene next month

10 november 2010 - 17:56:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The third round of UN-backed talks on the dispute over Wes tern Sahara has ended, [...] Full text...

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UN-backed Western Sahara talks begin in New York

09 november 2010 - 14:36:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The parties to the dispute over Western Sahara on Monday i n New York began [...] Full text...

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Morocco suspends activities of Al-Jazeera

29 october 2010 - 20:34:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The Moroccan authorities on Friday suspended the activities of Al-Jazeera, an international news network, in the [...] Full text...

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Burundi says no recognition for SADR

26 october 2010 - 11:27:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Burundi has decided not to recognise the Sahrawi Arab De mocratic Republic (SADR), proclaimed by the [...] Full text...

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Ban's envoy for Western Sahara, Morocco's FM in "secret" talks

25 october 2010 - 16:55:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The personal envoy of the UN Secretary General for Weste rn Sahara, Christopher Ross, met here [...] Full text...

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UN Special representative for Western Sahara arrives in Nouakchott

21 october 2010 - 22:52:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The special representative of the UN secretary-g eneral for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, arrived in Nouakchotton [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Morocco to increase trade volume to US$ 500m

08 may 2010 - 11:09:00
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Tunisia and Morocco are taking the volume of their trade to US$ 500 million during 2011, [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone backs Moroccan plan for Western Sahara

19 march 2010 - 21:28:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Sierra Leone's minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mrs Zainab Hawa Bangura, on Friday in Rabat [...] Full text...

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King Mohammed rules out self-determiation referendum in Western Sahara

18 march 2010 - 20:46:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Thursday again ruled out the principle of a self-determination referendum [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Gabon sign several cooperation agreements

18 march 2010 - 13:08:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Wednesday ended a three-day visit to Morocco during which he [...] Full text...

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UN special envoy for Western Sahara arrives in Rabat

17 march 2010 - 22:51:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The UN special envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, arrived in Rabat on Wednesday as part [...] Full text...

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UN-backed talks on Western Sahara hold in New York (Corrected)

11 february 2010 - 19:36:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The latest round of UN-backed talks between the parties in the dispute over the status [...] Full text...

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UN-backed talks on Western Sahara holds in New York

11 february 2010 - 18:36:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The latest round of UN-backed talks between the parties in the dispute over the status [...] Full text...

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More alleged terrorists arrested in Mauritania

26 january 2010 - 23:45:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian security forces stationed in the reg ion of Zouerate in the north on Tuesday arrested [...] Full text...

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More alleged terrorists arrested in Mauritania

26 january 2010 - 23:32:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian security forces stationed in the reg ion of Zouerate in the north on Tuesday arrested [...] Full text...

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UN chief happy with return of Western Sahara activist

18 december 2009 - 20:13:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday expressed "great relief" that an pro-independence activist from Western [...] Full text...

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Morocco criticises Polisario for "inapplicable" vision

13 august 2009 - 00:18:00
Rabat- Morocco(PANA) -- Morocco's minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Taib Fassi Fihri, said Wednesday criticised the Polisario Front for [...] Full text...

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Western Sahara: Parties pledge support for UN-backed talks

12 august 2009 - 20:13:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The latest UN-backed talks between Morocco and the Frente Polisario over the disputed territory of [...] Full text...

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Morocco optimistic Western Sahara conflict will be resolved

28 february 2009 - 16:13:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Moroccan Minister of Communication and Spokesperson of t he government, Khalid Naciri, says his country is [...] Full text...

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Moroccan King receives Ross

21 february 2009 - 17:55:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The special envoy of the UN Secretary General for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, on Friday called [...] Full text...

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Morocco closes embassy in Venezuela

16 january 2009 - 18:13:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Morocco closed its embassy in Venezuela to protest again st the support given by Caracas to [...] Full text...

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Morocco "satisfied" with Ross' appointment in Western Sahara

14 january 2009 - 12:46:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Morocco has expressed "satisfaction" at the appointment of Christopher Ross' by the United Nations Secretary-General as [...] Full text...

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