Former German President Horst Köhler and former UN envoy for Sahara dies at 81

HESPRESS English – Morocco News International Hespress ENSaturday 1 February 2025 - 13:24 Former German President Horst Köhler passed away early Saturday at the age of 81 after a brief illness, the presidential office in Berlin announced. Köhler was …

Radioactive Plutonium In Sahara Dust Came From An Unexpected Source

Every now and again, the Sahara Desert in North Africa will kick up a storm and spread dust clouds across Europe and other parts of the world. Remarkably, the sand still carries traces of radioactive isotopes from the atomic bomb tests of the Cold War. In …

EU institutions have legal responsibility to ban Western Sahara products, French Court rules

The French Court's confirmation comes a week after representatives of the Spanish agricultural sector called on the EU to end tomato imports from Western Sahara. Earlier this week, on 28 January 2025, the French Conseil d'État confirmed the ruling …

Western Sahara: Sao Tome and Principe Renews Support for Morocco's Territorial Integrity>

Belgium supports the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara

‘A very good solution for both parties’ Full support for the Atlantic Facade Morocco and Belgium reaffirm their willingness to continue and strengthen Morocco's rise in international politics is increasingly present in the foreign policy decisions of …

Western Saharan melons and cherry tomatoes: correct labelling required, but no import ban in France

Conseil d’État – Decision of 28 January 2025 "Western Saharan melons and cherry tomatoes must be correctly labeled to indicate their true territory of origin, but their import cannot be prohibited by France," ruled the Conseil d'État in its …

U.S. Intelligence Report: Rising Tensions Between Morocco and Algeria Over Western Sahara (1985)

Watan-A newly declassified CIA report from 1985 highlights the escalating tensions between Morocco and Algeria over the Western Sahara dispute. Both nations are vying for regional influence, forging new alliances, and expressing frustration over U.S. …

Former Peruvian FM: Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara is legally, historically indisputable

In a recent article published by Peruvian news outlet Expreso, former Foreign Minister of Peru, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Mackay, argued that “certain interests have ignored the fact that Western Sahara, the southernmost part of Morocco’s territory, is not …

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Horst Koehler, German ex-president and IMF chief, dead at 81

Germany’s former president Horst Koehler, who also once headed the International Monetary Fund and was a strong backer of Africa, died Saturday aged 81 after a brief illness. Koehler, head of state from 2004 to 2010, passed away in Berlin in the early …