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Christopher Nolan criticised for filming in occupied Western Sahara city
The Guardian
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July 28, 2025
The organisers of the Western Sahara international film festival (FiSahara) have criticised Christopher Nolan for shooting part of his adaptation of the Odyssey in a Western Saharan city that has been under Moroccan occupation for 50 years,...
Christopher Nolan criticised for shooting The Odyssey in occupied Western Sahara
Middle East Eye
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July 26, 2025
Sahrawi activists and filmmakers have condemned director Christopher Nolan over his decision to shoot part of his upcoming production, The Odyssey, in the Morocco-occupied Western Sahara. The forthcoming film, based on Homer's ancient Greek epic...
We won’t attack Zuma publicly, even if he takes arms with Morocco, Western Sahara’s Beisat says
Mail & Guardian
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July 22, 2025
Former president Jacob Zuma. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G The Polisario Front has said it will not speak ill of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party leader Jacob Zuma’s sudden decision to support the continuation of Morocco’s occupation of the Sahrawi Arab...
The Community of Madrid under Díaz Ayuso cancels the Arabic Language and Moroccan Culture Programme
Atalayar
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July 28, 2025
The Community of Madrid, governed by Isabel Díaz Ayuso of the Popular Party (PP), has decided to cancel the Arabic Language and Moroccan Culture Programme, as announced by Emilio Viciana, Regional Minister of Education, to the Spanish Ministry of...
Communist Party of China joins Liberation Movements Summit in South Africa
Friends of Socialist China
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August 1, 2025
The Communist Party of China (CPC) joined the Liberation Movements Summit that was hosted by the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa in Johannesburg, between July 25-28, under the theme, ‘Defending the Liberation Gains, Advancing...
Zuma’s Western Sahara stance flip-flop contradicts SA policy
SABC News
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July 23, 2025
Former President Jacob Zuma’s newly articulated support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara is a sharp departure from his previous statements in that regard, made on several occasions during his addresses to the United Nations General...
Portugal expresses its full support for Morocco's Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara
Atalayar
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July 23, 2025
Portugal has reached a new milestone in Moroccan foreign policy with the announcement of its full support for the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara proposed by King Mohammed VI of Morocco in 2007. With this announcement, more than 120...
Portugal Backs Morocco’s Western Sahara Autonomy Proposal
StratNews Global
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July 22, 2025
Home Africa Portugal Backs Morocco’s Western Sahara Autonomy Proposal The dispute, dating back to 1975, pits Morocco - which claims sovereignty over Western Sahara - against the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, which seeks an independent state...
Portugal signals support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara
SRN News
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July 22, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal joined other Western countries in expressing a positive view of Morocco’s autonomy proposal for the disputed Western Sahara region, after Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel...
The MKP’s two-faced foreign relations on Western Sahara
Sunday Independent
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July 22, 2025
Siyabonga Hadebe|Published 49 minutes ago 9min THE Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a complete African Union (AU) member state and is recognised by more than 40 United Nations (UN) member states. Despite decades of occupation by Morocco and the...
Alliance for Water Stewardship legitimises illegal occupation
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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July 31, 2025
AWS post on LinkedIn, 26 June 2024 [or download].“Azura Group has received the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Certification for its horticultural sites in Agadir and Dakhla cities in Morocco. The AWS Standard aims to drive social, cultural,...
Sahrawi Observatory for Children and Women in Occupied El Aaiun condemns Moroccan occupation's attempts to erase national and cultural identity of Sahrawi children
Sahara Press Service
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Occupied El Aaiun, July 25, 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Observatory for Children and Women in Occupied El Aaiun has strongly condemned the Moroccan occupation's attempts to erase the national and cultural identity of Sahrawi children in the occupied...
Municipality of Logroño holds reception in honor of Sahrawi children on Holidays in Peace program
Sahara Press Service
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Logroño (Spain), 23 July 2025 (WAS) – The Spanish municipality of Logroño organized a welcoming ceremony in honor of Sahrawi children arriving from THE refugee camps as part of the Holidays in Peace program, coordinated by solidarity movements in...
Mayor of Mérida warmly welcomes Sahrawi children
Sahara Press Service
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Mérida (Spain), 23 July 2025 (SPS) – The Mayor of Mérida, Antonio Rodríguez Osuna, accompanied by Allali El Mami, the Polisario Front's representative in Extremadura, and Juan Eusebio Solís, president of the solidarity association "NUR" with the...
Ghana, Morocco reaffirm strengthening bilateral relation
Ghanaian Times
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August 1, 2025
Ghana and the Kingdom of Morocco have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations in areas such as trade, agriculture, education, sports, and diplomacy for mutual benefit. The reaffirmation was made at the event to mark the...
Paramount & Warner Bros Impact: International Insider
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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August 1, 2025
Good afternoon Insiders, the summer holidays have arrived but it’s been a busy old week, and Max Goldbart is here to guide you through. After today, we’re going to take a little August break from both the International Insider newsletter and our...
International Insider: C-Suite Reorgs Hit International; UK Agency Shakeup; Mubi Investor Spotlighted
Deadline
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August 1, 2025
Good afternoon Insiders, the summer holidays have arrived but it’s been a busy old week, and Max Goldbart is here to guide you through. After today, we’re going to take a little August break from both the International Insider newsletter and our...
Morocco plans massive AI center in occupied Western Sahara
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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July 13, 2025
A 500 MW hyperscale data center for Artificial Intelligence is being envisaged in the occupied territory. The above picture is, for once, AI generated. In a move that deepens its hold over Western Sahara, Morocco has announced plans to build a...
Moroccan Embassy celebrates 26th anniversary of King Mohammed VI’s Reign
Graphic
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August 1, 2025
The Royal Kingdom of Morocco’s Embassy in Ghana has held a ceremony to commemorate the 26th anniversary of King Mohammed VI’s accession to the throne as the leader of the North African country. The celebration aimed to honour the visionary...
Emirati wind farm planned in occupied Western Sahara
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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July 9, 2025
A company from the UAE is set to develop a new controversial wind farm in occupied Western Sahara later this year. Photo: Electrical post in the outskirts of El Aaiún, occupied Western Sahara, 2024. In June, Moroccan media reported that YNNA, a...