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President of Republic begins state visit to Venezuela

President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, began today, Sunday, a state visit to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, at the invitation of its President, Mr. Nicolás Maduro. The President of the Republic and his accompanying delegation were received at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas, by the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yvan Gil and Deputy Minister for Africa of at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Yuri Pimentel Moura. The visit, which comes within the framework of the commemoration of forty years of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Venezuela and the Sahrawi Republic, as an embodiment of the strength of brotherhood, friendship and solidarity between the two peoples and countries, will be an opportunity to strengthen relations of cooperation, consultation and joint coordination on various issues of common interest. The visit of the Saharawi President to the Latin American country also consecrates the...

Major General of Bangladesh appointed MINURSO Force Commander

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced Thursday the appointment of Major General Fakhrul Ahsan of Bangladesh as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), the UN said in a statement. Major General Ahsan succeeds Major General Zia Ur Rehman of Pakistan who completed his assignment at the end of March 2022, according to the statement published on the UN website. Major General Ahsan has over 34 years of national and international military leadership experience with the Bangladeshi Army. He served as General Officer Commanding, of the 10th infantry division, and as Area Commander of the Cox's Bazar Area, as Commander of the Bangladeshi Military Academy, and as Brigade Commander in the 16th and 69th Infantry Brigade. He was also the director of the Military Intelligence at the Bangladeshi Army Headquarter and as Assistant Defence Attaché at Bangladeshi High Commission in New Delhi, India. Major General Ahsan has previously serv...

SPLA carries out new attacks against Moroccan occupation forces in Farsia and Mahbes sectors

Birlahlou (Liberated Territories), 5 September 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out new attacks against positions of the Moroccan occupying forces in the two sectors of Farsia and Mahbes, indicated Sunday the Sahrawi Ministry of Defense in its communiqué N 622. According to the communiqué, SPLA units bombarded occupying forces in the regions of Oudiat Echedida (Farsia sector), Laakad and Agouira Ould Abelal, Oudi Dhamran and Akrara Fersik (Mahbes sector). Advanced detachments of the Saharawi Army had targeted the Moroccan occupation forces entrenched in the sectors of Aousserd, Atouizki and Mahbès as well as in the regions of Guelb Nos, Tadarourt, Mesmar, Laakad and Agouira Ould Abelal, the communiqué concluded.

Spanish Media Investigation Exposes Morocco’s Electronic Espionage and Targeting of Key Figures

The Spanish media outlet *Infobae España*, in an investigative report, has exposed what it describes as the methods used by the Moroccan regime to exert pressure and engage in political maneuvering through extensive electronic surveillance, targeting security officials, the flow of tons of hashish into Europe, allegations of cooperation between Moroccan gendarmerie officers and networks involved in drug trafficking, as well as the use of migration and African migrants as instruments of political pressure.** Details of the Moroccan regime’s alleged maneuvers emerge in an investigation published yesterday by *Infobae España*, written by journalist David Fernández, under the title “Morocco: A Story of Spies, Cyber Hackers, Waves of Migration and Thousands of Tons of Hashish.” The report draws on intelligence and security sources, official data, and journalistic investigations examining the activities of Moroccan state agencies in the areas of espionage, drugs and migration.** ...

Who Rules Morocco in the Absence of King Mohammed VI? Spanish Newspaper Reveals What Lies Beneath

Senior adviser Fouad Ali El Himma, security chief Abdellatif Hammouchi, intelligence chief Mohamed Yassine Mansouri, and others are said to be the figures controlling the levers of power in Morocco in the absence of King Mohammed VI. According to an article published by the Spanish newspaper El Independiente on Saturday, the Moroccan monarch spends most of his time in his palaces in the French capital, Paris. As a result, the affairs of the Makhzen are allegedly being handled on his behalf by a small group of state officials, most of whom are close friends of the king. The newspaper said that Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, who is the second-richest person in Morocco after the king, is merely the public face of a shadow power structure made up of Mohammed VI’s close associates and childhood friends. Among them is Fouad Ali El Himma, who is considered Mohammed VI’s unofficial deputy because he allegedly “controls everything” in the kingdom. He is also described as the architect of...

A Review of Global Newspapers and Media on the Latest Developments in Western Sahara

We take you on a tour of the leading international newspapers and media outlets today, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, examining the latest developments in the Western Sahara issue, which continues to feature prominently in the international media. International media coverage today focused on four main themes: the continuation of the conflict in Western Sahara and the reality of the military wall that divides Western Sahara, its territory and its people; Morocco’s attempts to entrench the colonial status quo in the occupied territory; Spain’s position on the issue; and the continuing international debate over the position of the international community and the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination and independence. 1. Science & Vie: A Sand Wall Dividing Western Sahara The French magazine Science & Vie published a report today on Morocco’s occupation wall in Western Sahara, describing it as one of the largest defensive structures of its kind in the world. The report states t...

Summer University for Polisario Front and Sahrawi State Cadres: A Platform for Training and a Forum for Solidarity

The 14th edition of the Summer University for cadres of the Polisario Front and the Sahrawi State concluded on Thursday in Algeria’s Boumerdes Province. Held from August 10 to 20, 2026, under the theme “Self-determination and independence are an inalienable right,” the event brought together Sahrawi cadres as well as Algerian and Sahrawi political, academic, human rights, and media figures. Hosted by university and training institutions in Boumerdes, the Summer University featured a ten-day program addressing political, legal, media, historical, and social issues, as well as human rights, natural resources, Sahrawi state-building, and international relations. For the organizers and participants, the Summer University provided an opportunity for training, the exchange of expertise, and discussion of the challenges facing the Sahrawi cause. Algerian History and the Sahrawi Struggle The program also included lectures examining key historical milestones of the Algerian Revolution and...

Spain Tightens Immigration and Asylum Laws After Ceuta Crisis, Accelerating Procedures for Irregular Migrants

The Spanish government approved on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at its weekly Cabinet meeting, two draft laws aimed at reforming the country’s immigration and asylum systems. The move is officially intended to align Spanish legislation with the European Pact on Migration and Asylum, while strengthening border management and speeding up procedures for people entering Spain irregularly. The reforms come amid the aftermath of the recent migration crisis in Ceuta, which witnessed a large influx of migrants from the Moroccan side, prompting Spanish authorities to reconsider mechanisms for dealing with irregular entry and international protection applications. One of the main proposed measures is the introduction of a mandatory 72-hour screening procedure for people who cross the border irregularly. The process will include identity verification, biometric registration, medical screening, an assessment of vulnerability, security checks, and a determination of the appropriate legal ...

Sahrawi Media Activist Taleb Ali Salem Exposes the Truth About the Spanish Left: When the Masks of “Solidarity” Fall

Amid the escalating political debate in Spain over Pedro Sánchez’s government policy toward Morocco, Sahrawi activist and journalist Taleb Ali Salem has returned to a question that has been present in Sahrawi political discourse for years: Has the Spanish left, which has long presented itself as supportive of the Sahrawi people, truly been an ally of the Sahrawi cause, or has this solidarity remained limited to slogans and occasional positions? Taleb Ali Salem argues that recent developments in Spanish-Moroccan relations reveal a deep contradiction between the discourse adopted by some sectors of the Spanish left regarding Western Sahara and their political positions when the Sahrawi cause conflicts with Spain’s political interests and calculations. The Sahrawi activist says that Sánchez and the Spanish Socialist Party are now facing growing anger on the Spanish streets over what he describes as their submission to Moroccan pressure, their retreat from traditional Spanish ...

Between the Justice of the Cause and the Courage to Carry It: Self-Reflection and Institutional Renewal for Shaping the Future

By: Mohamed Helleb There are causes in the history of peoples that do not need to repeatedly prove their justice as time passes, because they have transcended the limits of a particular political moment and become part of memory, collective consciousness, and history. They are causes rooted in the human right to freedom and dignity, and in the right of peoples to self-determination and independence. As generations succeed one another and circumstances change, a just cause does not need to prove its justice as much as it needs people capable of carrying it forward, understanding the transformations of time, and knowing how to preserve its essence while developing the tools with which to defend it. Our national cause is one such cause. It is the cause of a people that has held firmly to its land despite division, preserved its identity despite attempts to strip it away, and paid a heavy price for its freedom and right to live with dignity. Since the outbreak of the revolution and t...

Orange Announces Withdrawal of Advertisement Featuring Western Sahara as Part of Morocco Following Polisario Front Protest

Orange telecommunications company has announced its intention to withdraw an advertising billboard installed along the AP-7 motorway in the Elche–Valencia direction after it featured a map depicting the occupied territory of Western Sahara as part of Moroccan territory. The decision came following an official protest submitted by the Polisario Front Representation in Spain. In a press statement issued yesterday, Wednesday, the Polisario Front Representation in Spain said that its representative in Spain, Abdallah Arabi, had submitted an official complaint to the company’s management on August 25, following the installation of the billboard, which included an unlawful depiction of Western Sahara within a map of the Moroccan occupying state. The statement explained that, following the formal complaint and media coverage of the incident, the company informed the Polisario Front Representation of its intention to withdraw the advertising campaign “within the next few days.” Abdallah ...

Polisario Front Congresses Since Its Founding: A Chronology of Key Positions and Decisions

Since its founding on May 10, 1973, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro (Polisario Front) has held sixteen general congresses, in addition to an unprecedented extraordinary congress in its history, convened in July 2016 in Dakhla Province to elect a new Secretary-General following the death of President Mohamed Abdelaziz. The Front has previously held congresses under exceptional circumstances, such as the Third and Eighth Congresses. It is now preparing to convene its 15th Congress next December. The Third Congress was prompted by the death of the Polisario Front's founder, El-Ouali Mustafa Sayed, while the Eighth Congress was held in circumstances resulting from the ceasefire and preparations for a referendum. The congress is the supreme body within the organizational structure of the Polisario Front. It adopts decisions and positions concerning major tasks across all areas of the struggle, including the political, organizational, military, so...

“Jabroot” Leaks Shake Morocco’s Security Image

For years, the Makhzen has portrayed its intelligence agencies as the “ever-watchful eye” — a security apparatus that monitors everyone, pursues its opponents, and knows the details of what is happening inside Morocco and abroad. But the emergence of massive leaks allegedly linked to the “Jabroot” group has put this image through one of its most embarrassing tests. The group published data it said contained tens of thousands of names associated with Moroccan security and intelligence services, along with administrative information and personal data. If the authenticity and scale of this data are confirmed, this would not be an ordinary leak, but rather a major security breach that strikes at the very heart of the image of the highly controlled system that the Makhzen has long sought to project. What is particularly damaging for the Makhzen is that “Jabroot” did not limit itself to names and personal data. The group also referred to information concerning assignments, ranks, and w...

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