The dotted lines illustrating the border between Western Sahara and Morocco, indicating the former's disputed territory status, have never been visible to people using Google Maps in the latter, the company told AFP on Tuesday.
Morocco claims Israel recognizes its sovereignty over Western Sahara
Dubai, UAE--Morocco said that Israel has recognized its sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara and is mulling opening a consulate there, according to media reports. A statement from Morocco's Royal Palace said Israel's position was expressed in a letter to King Mohammed VI from Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin...Spanish PM in Morocco on visit to cement ties
Spain's North African enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta - which both border Morocco - have long been magnets for people fleeing violence and poverty across Africa, seeking refuge via the continent's only land frontiers with the European Union. Sanchez said the sides also aimed to "completely normalise the passage of...
Morocco king discusses Western Sahara with UN chief
The King of Morocco Mohammed VI has reaffirmed its position on the Western Sahara dispute to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a meeting in the Moroccan city of Fez. The king said the regional dispute should be settled "within the framework of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the kingdom."
Polisario warns Africa auto rally against crossing W. Sahara
The organisers had announced the October 15-30 auto rally would cross through Moroccan-controlled areas of the North African territory. A swathe of mineral-rich desert on Africa's Atlantic coast, the former Spanish colony is disputed between Morocco and the Algeria-backed Polisario, which claims it as the Sahrawi Arab Republic.
Polisario breaks ties with Spain as Western Sahara crisis deepens
Spain on March 18 said it had agreed to publicly recognize Rabat's autonomy plan — a longtime demand from Morocco — for the territory, ending a decades-long stance of neutrality.
Spain’s Sanchez visits Morocco as tensions ease
The move came after Madrid reversed decades of neutrality on the Western Sahara conflict in a U-turn that has angered Algeria.Morocco seeks to impose solution in Western Sahara conflict
Earlier this month, Spain dramatically reversed decades of policy, backing Rabat’s 2007 ‘autonomy’ plan in what Moroccans hailed as a ‘diplomatic coup’.
Morocco backs UN talks on Western Sahara as new envoy visits
Staffan de Mistura, a former UN envoy to Syria, met the North African kingdom's top diplomat Nasser Bourita in Rabat, the foreign ministry said.
The Western Sahara conflict timeline is heating up
The Western Sahara conflict pits Morocco against the Polisario Front independence movement.
Algeria urges Morocco to quit Western Sahara buffer zone
Algeria is the main backer of the Polisario Front independence movement in Western Sahara.
