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Dakhla harbour off limits for UN staff?

21.05.2013 09:08

The Moroccan authorities have allegedly barred the UN Peace Mission in Western Sahara from entering the harbour of Dakhla, located in the south of the occupied territory.

EU-Moroccan deep trade talks have begun

30.04.2013 16:29

The European Commission and Morocco commenced first round negotiations for a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area last week in Rabat.

Russia once again violates its own fish deal with Morocco

26.04.2013 08:32

The text of the Russia-Morocco fish accord reveals that Russian vessels are supposed to fish in the Moroccan Exclusive Economic Zone � that should preclude Western Saharan waters. WSRW has made an English translation of the Russian-Moroccan agreement.

Morocco against human rights in UN - silent vis-�-vis the EU

23.04.2013 09:54

While Morocco is lobbying hard against a proposal to have the UN monitor human rights in Western Sahara, the EU Commissioner for Fisheries states that she is still awaiting Rabat's response to the proposal for including human rights safeguards for the Western Sahara territory in a new EU-Morocco fisheries protocol.

CDM refuses early denials of Sahara projects

12.04.2013 11:32

The Clean Development Mechanism insists on following normal approval procedures regarding Morocco's for projects in Western Sahara.

WSRW comments on UN Secretary General's report on Western Sahara

12.04.2013 09:41

While recommending Ban Ki-Moon for expressing the need for human rights monitoring in Western Sahara, WSRW laments that his report fails to address the full extent of the issue of Morocco's plunder of the territory's natural resources.

A Saharawi resource watch group established

11.04.2013 13:54

'Saharawi Natural Resources Watch', dedicated to monitor the Moroccan plunder of the occupied parts of Western Sahara, was created in the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria 9 April 2013.

Total fails to answer on future options in occupied Sahara�

11.04.2013 10:26

....and other questions relating to the Western Sahara operations. Total has just emailed WSRW.

WSRW raises contentious phosphate imports with PotashCorp... again

09.04.2013 11:32

As the US-Canadian company PotashCorp tomorrow receives yet another vessel filled with phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara, WSRW writes the company for the fourth time, requesting answers.

Swiss grocery chain will re-label Western Sahara melons

09.04.2013 08:27

One of Switzerland's largest supermarket chains has stated it will replace the �Morocco' labels with �Western Sahara' on melons that are imported from the occupied territory.

Dakhla farms depleting underground water reserves?

06.04.2013 16:54

The underground water reserves of occupied Western Sahara are allegedly being drained by the agricultural industry in the territory.

Morocco: �European Parliament is a dinosaur�

05.04.2013 14:25

The Moroccan Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Youssef Amrani, says that the European Parliament is a �dinosaur� that obstructs efforts to reach a new EU-Morocco fisheries agreement.

MEPs ask EU Commission to respect international law in Western Sahara

19.03.2013 11:04

A group representing over 60 MEPs has sent a letter to EU diplomacy chief Catherine Ashton and Commissioner for Fisheries Maria Damanaki, requesting them to respect the Saharawi people's wishes and interests when seeking to conclude a new fish deal with Morocco.

Total request renewed

15.03.2013 15:11

Western Sahara Resource Watch today again asked Total, for the third time, for explanations of their operations in the waters of occupied Western Sahara.

Deep trade hits the fan on 22 April

14.03.2013 15:48

Morocco and the European Union are to begin talks over a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement in Rabat on 22 April.

Dutch government repeats: Western Sahara products are not from Morocco

13.03.2013 19:16

The new Dutch government has reiterated the position of their predecessors: Products from Western Sahara cannot enter the EU market labelled as from Morocco.

BGP confirms seismic work for Total in Western Sahara

05.03.2013 17:41

Chinese company BGP affirms to WSRW undertaking seabed research on behalf of French oil firm Total. This article has been updated: Seismic study to end 30 March 2013.

Siemens starting up controversial wind project on occupied land

05.03.2013 06:18

Despite ongoing protest, German multinational Siemens is currently in the process of shipping windmill parts to El Aaiun, occupied Western Sahara. The company is partnering with the same royal family that brutally occupied the territory.

EU launches talks on deepening economic relations with Morocco

04.03.2013 11:14

"Just announced the launch of negotiations for a free-trade agreement with Morocco,'' European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso tweeted on Friday, after his meeting with Morocco's prime minister Abdelillah Benkirane. That Free Trade Agreement will have consequences for Western Sahara.

Western Sahara slows down EU-Morocco fish talks

27.02.2013 11:35

Money and Western Sahara - the two obstacles that hamper the EU-Morocco negotiations for a new fisheries agreement.