The head of MINURSO, Alexander Ivanko, has cast serious doubt on the Polisario's narrative of «war» in the Sahara, which it has promoted over the past four years. Speaking before the Security Council, the Russian diplomat highlighted the Front’s «inability» to alter the status quo through military action, while praising the restraint shown by the Royal Armed Forces (FAR).
A new wave of cyberattacks is reigniting tensions between Moroccan and Algerian hacker groups. On Saturday, an Algerian collective claimed responsibility for a large-scale operation that targeted several Moroccan government websites, disrupting various online services.