Spain postpones Sahrawi nationality bill debate until September

Bahi Larbi Ennass: «Granting Spanish citizenship to Sahrawis is a discreet tool for resolving the conflict»

The proposal to grant Spanish nationality to Sahrawis is generating significant interest both in the Sahara and in the Tindouf camps. In this interview with Yabiladi, Bahi Larbi Ennass, a former Polisario member and president of the Laayoune Center for Strategic Studies, examines the stakes behind the initiative, explores the motivations driving it, and assesses its potential implications for the main actors involved in the Western Sahara issue.

Spain moves toward granting citizenship to Sahrawis without Polisario documents

Spain’s lower house will vote on July 23 on a bill granting nationality to Sahrawis born before 1976, after Pedro Sánchez’s PSOE ended months of deadlock by backing the Sumar-led initiative. The proposal, however, excludes Polisario-issued documents as proof, a condition likely to fuel political controversy.

Algerian army kills two Sahrawi gold prospectors in Tindouf camps

Spain denies blocking citizenship for Sahrawis born before 1976

Polisario dodges US call to dismantle Tindouf camps

Brahim Ghali condemns the international outcry over the Polisario's attack on Smara

Dismantling of the Tindouf camps: Algiers proposes transfer to buffer zone

Under pressure from the Trump administration, Algiers has put forward an option regarding the future of the Tindouf camps, according to Moroccan sources. This proposal has raised concerns in both Rabat and Washington.

The Algerian army kills three Sahrawis from the Tindouf camps

Sahrawis excluded from Spain’s mass regularization, lawmakers protest