Algeria calls for an urgent Security Council meeting on the Sahara issue

Under US pressure, Algeria pulls back public backing for the Polisario

On the eve of the Security Council’s vote on Thursday to adopt a new resolution extending MINURSO’s mandate in the Sahara for several more months, Algeria appears to be distancing itself from the Polisario, a move that marks a notable shift in Algiers’ long-standing foreign policy on the issue.

UK: Debate in the House of Lords on the links between the Polisario and Iran

Italian parliamentary delegation visits Morocco to support Sahara autonomy initiative

US Envoys optimistic about resolving Western Sahara and Morocco Algeria tensions

Morocco and EU to finalize Western Sahara budgetary mechanism by December deadline

The European Union continues to sideline the Polisario Front in discussions concerning the distribution of «financial benefits to the Sahrawi people» in relation to free trade agreements with Morocco. Brussels is conducting these negotiations exclusively with Rabat.

Polisario presence at AU-EU meetings in Brussels raises questions

Algeria criticizes France and the UAE amid UN efforts to resolve the Western Sahara issue

Amid Algeria’s cautious official silence over the fast-moving developments on the Western Sahara issue at the United Nations, authorities in Algiers have turned to media outlets close to them to voice their position. These outlets have launched sharp attacks on France and the United Arab Emirates, accusing both countries of exerting «intense pressure» within the Security Council to push through a resolution recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara.

Morocco braces for escalating locust outbreak as FAO issues warning

US Draft resolution pushes for Western Sahara settlement with Moroccan autonomy plan

On the eve of the UN Security Council meeting dedicated to discussing MINURSO’s mandate, the Polisario Front sent a letter to the Council’s president expressing its firm rejection of the U.S. draft resolution, describing the text as a «serious and unprecedented deviation» from the principles of international law.