WORLD FACTBOOK (US)

• Who should control Western Sahara?
  The Economist
  Wednesday January 13, 2021 3:00 am EST

• US Consulate a Turning Point for Disputed Western Sahara
  U.S. News & World Report
  Sunday January 10, 2021 3:00 am EST

• Arabic press review: Morocco-Israel deal frozen until Biden's Western Sahara stance clear
  Middle East Eye
  Friday January 22, 2021 12:16 pm EST

• War resumes in occupied Western Sahara: An interview with Polisario representative Kamal Fadel
  Government, Public Sector
  Friday January 1, 2021 3:00 am EST

• Al Jazeera: Twisting the Truth of Western Sahara
  Morocco World News
  Wednesday January 20, 2021 9:31 pm EST

• Biden's Western Sahara Decision: Will He or Won't He?
  Morocco World News
  Friday January 22, 2021 9:26 pm EST

• Western Sahara: A migrant smuggling hotspot
  InfoMigrants
  Friday January 22, 2021 12:08 pm EST

• Morocco faces an ultimate test of government with Western Sahara | TheHill
  The Hill
  Monday December 28, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Western Sahara: Inhofe Continues to Promote Mischaracterizations on US Position
  Morocco World News
  Thursday January 21, 2021 9:04 pm EST

• Western Sahara: Morocco Denounces South Africa's Attempt to Mislead UN
  Morocco World News
  Wednesday January 20, 2021 9:31 am EST

• Boats emerge from Sahara sand to transport migrants to Spain
  Associated Press
  Wednesday January 20, 2021 2:37 am EST

• Western Sahara: Algeria's Bid to Secure Pro-Polisario Support Falls Flat
  Morocco World News
  Friday January 22, 2021 5:09 pm EST

• Trump's stance on Western Sahara "void of sense"
  Algeria Press Service
  Saturday January 23, 2021 11:33 am EST

• US begins process to set up consulate in disputed Western Sahara | Daily Sabah
  Daily Sabah
  Friday December 25, 2020 3:00 am EST

• U.S. Foreign Policy Hits a Crossroads in the Sahara
  Bloomberg
  Tuesday December 29, 2020 3:00 am EST

• South Africa: Reversing US position on Western Sahara is the most urgent move expected from Biden towards Africa
  Sahara Press Service
  Saturday January 23, 2021 12:27 pm EST

• Polisario, Algeria Share Fake News on US Western Sahara Proclamation
  Morocco World News
  Thursday January 21, 2021 4:36 pm EST

• Samir Bennis: Compromise Has Superseded Referendum in Western Sahara
  Morocco World News
  Tuesday January 19, 2021 8:48 pm EST

• New U.S. Policy, Same Human Rights Expectations: Companies Sourcing from the Western Sahara Are Still Obligated to Respect International Law
  JD Supra
  Monday December 28, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Western Sahara's diplomatic opening – in pictures | World news
  The Guardian
  Tuesday January 12, 2021 3:00 am EST

• David Fischer: Biden Will Build on Trump's Western Sahara Breakthrough
  Morocco World News
  Monday January 18, 2021 4:01 pm EST

• The Western Sahara wedding swept up in Morocco's crackdown on press freedom
  Middle East Eye
  Monday December 28, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Moroccan Islamists say Western Sahara comes before Palestinian cause
  Middle East Monitor
  Tuesday January 5, 2021 3:00 am EST

• U.S. to Open Consulate in Western Sahara After Recognizing Morocco's Claim on the Territory
  Democracy Now!
  Tuesday December 29, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Trump and US betray the people of Western Sahara
  Independent Australia
  Wednesday January 6, 2021 3:00 am EST

• Diplomacy Professor and Students Publish Article on Western Sahara in Foreign Policy
  Seton Hall University News & Events
  Thursday January 14, 2021 5:19 pm EST

• US provokes anger after Western Sahara consulate announcement
  Morning Star Online
  Sunday December 27, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Western Sahara: Burundi closes its "consulate general" in occupied Alyun
  Algeria Press Service
  Saturday January 23, 2021 2:02 pm EST

• Next Pentagon chief promises to closely review Western Sahara question
  Sahara Press Service
  Wednesday January 20, 2021 5:19 pm EST

• Western Sahara: Mauritania Moves to Avoid Escalation at Northern Borders
  Morocco World News
  Friday January 8, 2021 3:00 am EST

• US says it will open a consulate in disputed Western Sahara
  Bay News 9
  Thursday December 24, 2020 3:00 am EST

• UK position on Western Sahara and support to the right to self-determination remain unchanged
  Sahara Press Service
  Monday January 18, 2021 6:59 am EST

• Tough tests for Joe Biden in 'new' Middle East
  BBC News
  Thursday January 21, 2021 7:01 pm EST

• German government position on Western Sahara, "constant and unchanging"
  Sahara Press Service
  Monday January 18, 2021 1:15 am EST

• Morocco recognizing Western Sahara, admission of opposing party's existence
  Sahara Press Service
  Monday January 18, 2021 1:11 am EST

• Sahrawi Ambassador in Botswana affirms war in Western Sahara is open to all possibilities
  Sahara Press Service
  Tuesday January 19, 2021 11:50 am EST

• Moroccan occupier promotes fictitious victories in Western Sahara
  Sahara Press Service
  Sunday January 17, 2021 12:36 am EST

• As Morocco Arrests Journo Monjib UN Censors On Western Sahara Ignored by CPJ
  Inner City Press
  Tuesday December 29, 2020 9:09 pm EST

• Western Sahara: US to Open Consulate in Morocco's Dakhla on Sunday
  Morocco World News
  Friday January 8, 2021 3:00 am EST

• Outgoing Trump fetes Morocco king, rallies behind Western Sahara claim
  Region
  Saturday January 16, 2021 4:53 am EST

• Western Sahara conflict in 500 words
  Al Jazeera English
  Friday December 11, 2020 3:00 am EST

• The East Timor Model Offers a Way out for Western Sahara and Morocco
  Foreign Policy
  Wednesday December 9, 2020 3:00 am EST

• What's Next for the Western Sahara Conflict?
  Lawfare
  Friday December 18, 2020 3:00 am EST

• How the Western Sahara Became the Key to North Africa
  Foreign Policy
  Friday December 18, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Western Sahara Independence Group Ends Truce With Morocco
  The New York Times
  Monday November 16, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Western Sahara: Sahrawi Army Continues Attacks Against Moroccan Forces for 66th Day
  AllAfrica.com
  Tuesday January 19, 2021 6:55 am EST

• On the occasion of its 109th anniversary, ANC affirms freedom of Western Sahara remains a priority for Africa
  Sahara Press Service
  Saturday January 9, 2021 7:00 am EST

• Algerian-South African Joint Declaration in line with AU demands
  Sahara Press Service
  Monday January 18, 2021 3:27 pm EST

• Western Sahara: Who are the Polisario Front and what do they want?
  Euronews
  Tuesday November 17, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Disputed Western Sahara is in spotlight after US decision
  Associated Press
  Thursday December 10, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Renewed clashes in Western Sahara shed light on the plight of the Sahrawi people
  LifeGate
  Wednesday December 23, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Is Western Sahara on the Cusp of Another Conflict?
  Stratfor Worldview
  Monday November 23, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Human rights monitoring needed more than ever in Western Sahara
  Amnesty International
  Monday November 30, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Trump's decision still under review
  Sahara Press Service
  Monday January 18, 2021 3:47 pm EST

• Collapse of Western Sahara ceasefire threatens prospect of a peaceful solution to 45-year long conflict
  Algeria
  Tuesday November 24, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Donald Trump Has Just Traded Western Sahara Like a Victorian Colonialist
  Jacobin magazine
  Sunday December 20, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Morocco Sets Hard Line Over Ending Western Sahara Fighting
  Bloomberg
  Tuesday November 17, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Morocco High Court Reviewing Key Western Sahara Case
  Human Rights Watch
  Sunday November 8, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Military Clashes Erupt in Western Sahara After 30-Year Truce
  Bloomberg
  Friday November 13, 2020 3:00 am EST

• New African consulates cause trouble for Western Sahara
  DW (English)
  Tuesday March 31, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Is Western Sahara a no-go for trademark protection?
  World Trademark Review
  Thursday September 24, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Morocco and Western Sahara: Human rights component critical to UN Mission
  Amnesty International
  Thursday October 22, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Situation concerning Western Sahara
  Report of the Secretary-General (S/2020/938) [EN/AR]
  Monday October 5, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Jordan to open consulate in Western Sahara amid dispute
  Reuters
  Thursday November 19, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Not All Quiet on the Western Sahara Front
  Fair Observer
  Tuesday November 24, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Video contradicts Morocco’s justification of a brutal beating in Western Sahara
  The Washington Post
  Thursday March 12, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• UAE to open consulate in Morocco-controlled Western Sahara
  Reuters
  Tuesday October 27, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• South African president disavows Polisario over Western Sahara | | AW
  The Arab Weekly
  Monday December 7, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Increasing tensions around Western Sahara
  Africanews English
  Wednesday November 4, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Western Sahara: Polisario threatens to end ceasefire after Morocco 'provocation'
  Africanews English
  Tuesday November 10, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Morocco, Algeria: UN Condemns Algerian-Backed Forces in Western Sahara
  Stratfor Worldview
  Thursday October 22, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Tunisia and Algeria try to cool tensions over Western Sahara
  Middle East Eye
  Wednesday December 16, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Four Days in Occupied Western Sahara — A Rare Look Inside Africa's Last Colony as Ceasefire Ends
  Democracy Now!
  Friday November 27, 2020 3:00 am EST

• What We're Watching: Bolsonaro's setback, Western Sahara flare-up, Moldova's new president
  GZERO Media
  Monday November 16, 2020 3:00 am EST

• UNPO Statement on Western Sahara
  UNPO
  Friday December 11, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Unexpectedly large number of trees populate the Western Sahara and the Sahel
  Science Daily
  Wednesday October 14, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Frozen War: The Moroccan- Polisario Conflict
  smallwarsjournal
  Sunday October 25, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Morocco and Western Sahara: a decades-long war of attrition
  The Conversation Africa
  Thursday September 19, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• The Moroccan Claim on Western Sahara: Analysis and Critique
  The Media Line
  Friday September 18, 2020 3:13 am EDT

• Ceasefire Continues In Western Sahara Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic And Violations
  The Organization for World Peace
  Saturday October 10, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Deconstructing the Political and Legal Discourses on Western Sahara
  Morocco World News
  Wednesday December 2, 2020 3:00 am EST

• The Saharawi people of Western Sahara are still waiting for a homeland. Tensions are now rising among the young
  Geographical
  Wednesday June 17, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Blunt Dealmaking in Morocco Highlights US Disregard for African Affairs
  Council on Foreign Relations
  Friday December 11, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Morocco, Algeria face off at UN over Western Sahara
  Al-Monitor
  Sunday April 12, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Storm over the Western Sahara
  World
  Monday November 23, 2020 3:00 am EST

• The Silence of the International Community on Western Sahara
  Inter Press Service
  Monday November 16, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Moroccan authorities' smear campaign against Amnesty International underlines intolerance of scrutiny
  Amnesty International
  Saturday July 4, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Sahrawi refugees in COVID-19 lockdown hit by livestock epidemic
  UNHCR
  Tuesday September 1, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Voices of a lost homeland: The poetry of Western Sahara
  Middle East Eye
  Wednesday September 23, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Spain Stresses UN's 'Central Role' in Resolving Western Sahara Dispute
  Morocco World News
  Tuesday December 1, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Morocco and Western Sahara: End prosecution of activists under new health emergency law
  Amnesty International
  Tuesday June 9, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Morocco/Western Sahara: Detained journalists, peaceful protesters at risk of Covid-19, must be urgently released
  Amnesty International
  Tuesday April 7, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• The Morocco-Israel deal and its implications for Western Sahara | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
  The Hindu
  Friday December 18, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Algeria's FM Begs AU to 'Assume Responsibility' in Western Sahara
  Morocco World News
  Friday December 4, 2020 3:00 am EST

• UAE opens consulate in Morocco-controlled Western Sahara
  Arab News
  Wednesday November 4, 2020 3:00 am EST

• No to diminishing Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, nor to compromising on Palestine
  Middle East Monitor
  Wednesday December 16, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Morocco launches military operation in Western Sahara
  Middle East Eye
  Monday November 16, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Polisario Front & Morocco Renew War in Western Sahara
  Havana Times
  Monday November 30, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Bourita Expects Biden to Uphold 'Positive Dynamic' on Western Sahara
  Morocco World News
  Thursday December 24, 2020 3:00 am EST

• US to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara region in return for Israel normalization
  KVIA El Paso
  Thursday December 10, 2020 3:00 am EST

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