Morocco celebrates defeat of UN resolution on Western Sahara
By Al Jazeera November 1, 2026 The mandate for UN mission that was tasked to monitor 1991 truce and hold referendum in disputed territory expires. A Sahrawi man at a closed school in Bir Lahlou in Western Sahara [File: Bernat Armangue/AP] Morocco has welcomed the defeat of a US-drafted resolution which sought to extend the mandate of the UN mission in the disputed Western Sahara. The mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) expired
UN's Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara Ends
The Associated Press November 2, 2026 FILE - A Sahrawi refugee boy stands in the shadow in the Boujdour refugee camp, Oct. 11, 2021. Bernat Armangue/AP CASABLANCA, Morocco — The U.N.'s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years, as a result of a U.S.-Russia standoff at U.N. headquarters over the territory's future. The end of the mission raises concerns about stability in the region. Rich in minerals and fisheries
The Associated Press
Nov 2
Morocco: Victims’ Rights Should Not Be Subject to Political Divisions
By Sara Zouiten October 30, 2026 CNDH’s statement follows controversy over remarks by MP and former police official Mahmoud Archane about allegations of human rights abuses during Morocco’s Years of Lead. Morocco's National Human Rights Council (CNDH) Rabat – Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has defended the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission amid renewed public debate over its work, saying its achievements should be recognized while acknowledging tha
Morocco World News
Oct 31
Egypt shuts down one of the last independent news outlets
By The Associated Press October 27, 2026 Credit: Roger Anis/AP An Egyptian court ordered the closure of one of Egypt’s last independent news outlets Tuesday after convicting its editor-in-chief of operating a website without a license, a major blow to the country’s shrinking press freedom. The publication, Mada Masr, said its editor-in-chief and founder, Lina Attalah, was released after paying a fine equivalent to about $53,400. She had been detained for seven hours after the
Associated Press
Oct 30
Child Recruitment and Militarization in MENA and West Africa (Part 1)
By Elisabeth Lucetta A boy poses with a Kalashnikov assault rifle during a gathering of newly-recruited Houthi fighters in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on 16 July 16, 2017 (AFP/Getty Images) Summary: Armed conflicts across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and West African regions have exposed millions of CAAFAG to violence, displacement, and prolonged social instability. In many conflict-affected communities, CAAFAG becomes involved with armed groups through coercion, e
Genocide Watch
Oct 30
US Seeks To End MINURSO Peacekeeping In Western Sahara
Throughout the year, Washington had repeatedly signaled that drawing down or streamlining MINURSO’s mandate, among other missions, was under consideration. By Adil Faouzi Oct, 26, 2026 US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz pictured alongside the Moroccan and US flags, with an aerial view of Western Sahara in the background. (Designed by MWN team) Marrakech – Washington is working to end the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, US Ambassador to the
Morocco World News
Oct 27
Morocco's first female prime minister targeted by anti- feminists
By Basma El Atti October 19, 2026 El Mansouri (left) was named by King Mohammed VI (right) as the country's first female prime minister (Reuters) The Islamic saying "a people who entrust their affairs to a woman will never succeed" has resurfaced in Morocco since King Mohammed VI named Fatima Zahra El Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister. Mustafa Ramid, a former justice minister in an Islamist-led government, cited the saying earlier this month, in a lengthy
BBC
Oct 23
Egypt to send troops to defend Saudis from Houthi attacks
By Ahmed Shawkat October 20, 2026 Credit: Ludovic Marin/AFP CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has asked the country's Parliament to authorize the military to help defend Saudi Arabia after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensified their attacks on the kingdom, targeting airports and oil infrastructure. Al-Sisi stressed that it would be a defensive mission and only if the kingdom requests assistance. "Egypt will take any measures requested by Saudi Arabia to
CBS News
Oct 23
Morocco: new finance minister; foreign, interior ministers unchanged
By Ahmed Eljechtimi October 16, 2026 A view of the parliament building in Rabat, Morocco, September 16, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ahmed Eljechtimi/File Photo King Mohammed VI of Morocco poses for an official group photograph with government members at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco, October 16, 2026. Moroccan Royal Palace/Handout via REUTERS RABAT, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Morocco's football federation chief and former budget minister Fouzi Lekjaa was app
Reuters
Oct 17
EU Expands Migration Cooperation With Eastern Libya
Reporting by Amina Ismail, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout and Alex Richardson October 13, 2026 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference, during her visit to Skopje, North Macedonia, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski Purchase Licensing Rights BRUSSELS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The European Union has signed an additional €25 million ($29 million) in funding to expand migration cooperation into eastern Libya, according to a letter fr
Reuters
Oct 15
Deadly air strikes highlight Egypt-Sudan border insecuritY
By Mohammad Mansour October 12, 2026 Repeated air raids targeting civilian gold miners reveal deepening regional instability as Sudan’s devastating conflict spills across porous borders. Credit: Mohnd Blal/AP An alleged air strike on a gold mining site in northern Sudan has killed at least 72 workers, according to a rights group, highlighting the severe security vacuum along the country’s increasingly lawless border with Egypt. The Khartoum-based rights group Emergency Lawyer
Al Jazeera
Oct 13
Petitioners on Western Sahara Highlight Human Rights Concerns
By United Nations Meetings Coverage and Press Releases October 7, 2026 United Nations Audiovisual Library Give Morocco’s autonomy plan a chance, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) heard from some petitioners today, even as others underscored that there should be no compromise on the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination. Western Sahara was inscribed on the list of Non-Self-Governing Territories in 1963. In 1991, the United Nations Mission for
United Nations
Oct 10
