Author Archives: Abdelhak Kettani

UN-Western Sahara: Köhler receives Tuesday in Lisbon a Moroccan delegation

A Moroccan delegation, led by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, is expected Tuesday (March 6) in Lisbon, Portugal, for “bilateral talks” with the UN Secretary General’s personal envoy for the Sahara, Horst Köhler. According to a…

Sahara: Polisario separatists’ Conference in Brussels collapses into ridicule

A conference organized Monday evening at the European Parliament’s headquarters in Brussels by the Polisario separatists and their traditional European sponsors collapsed into ridicule, as only some fifteen people showed up at the conference hall.…

Polisario maddened by young Algerians’ participation at a summit in Laayoune

The leaders of the Polisario could hardly hide their irritation when they learnt that an Algerian delegation was taking part in the 2nd Summit of Maghreban young leaders, held over the weekend in Laayoune. The…

Polisario acts as the spoiler before opening of AU-EU Summit

The Polisario delegates, who bear an Algerian passport, started complaining as soon as they arrived in Abidjan to attend the AU-EU summit. They complained about their accommodation “in hotels other than the Hotel Ivoire” where…

Sahara: London ignores complaint of pro-Polisario MEPs turned away from Laayoune airport

British Minister of State Alistair Burt, who was questioned last week by a member of the Scottish National Party, Alan Brown, on the issue of the Members of the European Parliament who were banned from…

Algiers, Polisario dismayed by firmness of royal speech on the Sahara

In the wake of the speech delivered by King Mohammed VI on Monday night on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of the historic Green March, which led to Spain’s retrocession of the Saharan provinces…