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AU Commission President: Morocco Emerges as ‘True African Hub’
Morocco World News
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July 31, 2025
Marrakech – The President of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, declared Morocco has developed into a “true African hub” through its active economic diplomacy. “Morocco has distinguished itself by developing economic...
John Bolton’s Defense of Gaza’s Siege and Starvation Exposes Algeria’s Double Standard
Morocco World News
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July 31, 2025
Rabat – Hypocrisy has become a lifestyle for many political advocates who once allegedly claimed to be justice crusaders, but have in recent weeks revealed their true colors by either justifying Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza or blaùing...
Rights groups sound alarm over alleged exploitation of Sahrawi children in Polisario’s 'holidays for peace' program
Hespress
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July 8, 2025
The controversial “Holidays for Peace” program, overseen by the Polisario Front and supported by sympathetic European organizations, is under fire from Moroccan and Sahrawi rights activists who accuse the initiative of using Sahrawi children for...
Group of Sahrawi children arrive in France
Sahara Press Service
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Rezé (France), July 7, 2025 (SPS) – A group of Sahrawi children arrived in the city of Rezé, near Nantes, to spend their summer vacation as part of the Holidays in Peace program. The children were welcomed at a center affiliated with Nantes, in...
Group of Holiday in Peace children arrives in United Kingdom
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed Hafed, July 7, 2025 (SPS) – Messengers of peace have arrived in the British capital, London, as part of the Holiday in Peace program flights, after an interruption of more than twenty years. Upon their arrival, the children were welcomed...
Don’t pretend that education’s neutral and more letters to the editors
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 5, 2025
Don't pretend that education's neutral The Supreme Court rules 6-3 that parents have an opt-out right when LGBTQ+ books are introduced in their children's classrooms (June 29 TFP), and Justice Sotomayor dissents that "civic vitality" is...
Opening of Sahrawi Women's Festival in Mostaganem, Algeria
Sahara Press Service
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Mostaganem (Algeria), July 5, 2025 (SPS) – The official launch of the Sahrawi Women's Festival took place on Saturday evening in Mostaganem province. The festival will run for four days and is hosting a Sahrawi delegation of around 400...
King Mohammed VI Recommits to Reconciliation with Algeria, Touts Sahara Momentum
Morocco World News
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July 29, 2025
Rabat – King Mohammed VI has once again renewed his stance that Morocco’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding its sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara should not be interpreted as enmity toward Algeria. On the contrary, the...
Why Christopher Nolan Is Facing Backlash For Shooting ‘The Odyssey’ In A Disputed...
iDiva
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July 30, 2025
Instagram/and Instagram/christophernolan_officialpageA few parts of Christopher Nolan’s ambitious production of The Odyssey have been reportedly shot in Dakhla, a city located in Western Sahara in the Moroccan-administered Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab...
American channel highlights latest developments in Sahrawi cause
Sahara Press Service
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Washington, 29 July 2025 (SPS) – The American news outlet Break Through News shed light on recent developments in Western Sahara, Africa’s last colony, and Morocco’s strategy against the Sahrawi people through "systematic repression" and the...
US Ambassador Nominee Hails Autonomy Plan, Vows to Facilitate Negotiations on Sahara
Morocco World News
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July 29, 2025
Rabat – During a confirmation hearing held today for ambassador nominees, Richard Duke Buchan III put forth his commitment to facilitating negotiations toward a peaceful solution for the Western Sahara dispute. In particular, the nominee to lead...
The former liberation movements: The imperative of pan-African refoundation and amílcar cabral’s thoughts of the battle against our own weakness
Windhoek Observer
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PAUL T. SHIPALE (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) Abstract This article critically examines the contemporary relevance and challenges facing Southern Africa’s former liberation movements, specifically in the context of the...
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Filming Controversy Explained
/FILM - Indiana
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July 31, 2025
Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" is currently shooting on location all around the world. Matt Damon is playing Odysseus, with Tom Holland portraying Odysseus' son, Telemachus. In addition, Charlize Theron is reported to...
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ wades into African territorial dispute
Edmonton Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Entertainment Movies The Odyssey is a $250-million epic starring Matt Damon as the Greek hero Odysseus alongside Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Lupita Nyong’o. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Souhail Karam Published...
Sahrawi people prepare to commemorate 50th anniversary of National Unity and historic national occasions
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed El Hafed, July 29, 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi people are preparing to commemorate the 50th anniversary of National Unity amid successive victories achieved by the national cause, which embodies a struggle marked by numerous gains and...
Is another world possible? The Basque struggle in a changing world
An Phoblacht
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July 31, 2025
A Basque militant once said that national liberation struggle and socialism are two sides of the same coin—words that still ring true today. The Basque people have endured great challenges in the pursuit of freedom. Conor Murphy once remarked at a...
Christopher Nolan Criticized for Filming 'They Odyssey' in Western Saharah
Movie Web
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July 29, 2025
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is already a complex story to film without the Oscar-winning director being urged to shut down filming and move to a new location by the Western Sahara International Film Festival. The criticism of Nolan shooting...
ANC hosts Fatah representatives to reaffirm solidarity with Palestine
The Post
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July 31, 2025
Monishka Govender and Nadia Khan|Published 1 hour ago 6min IN A DISPLAY of international solidarity, the KwaZulu-Natal African National Congress (ANC) hosted a delegation from Fatah, a Palestinian political party, at its offices in Dr Pixley...
Christopher Nolan criticized for filming in occupied Dakhla amidst Sahrawi and international outcry and extensive global Media coverage
Sahara Press Service
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Occupied Dakhla (Sahrawi Republic) 29 July 2025 (SPS) – British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan is drawing fire from international and Sahrawi organizations for shooting scenes of his new film, "The Odyssey," in Dakhla, Occupied Western...
Morocco's King Mohammed VI calls for addressing regional inequalities
Times LIVE
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The new reforms should aim at improving social services, education, health care and water management as well as promoting employment, he said. Morocco created just 82,000 jobs last year, which falls short of reducing the country's high...