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How Biden can undo Trump’s dirty deal with Morocco and Israel over Western Sahara
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Activists Warn Resumption Of Armed Conflict In Western Sahara
Above photo: Sahara Press Service. Morocco continues its violations. The Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA) has called on the International Red Cross to immediately establish its humanitarian operation in the region as the situation is deteriorating in the occupied territories due to Moroccan aggression against the Sahrawi people. The collective of the […]
‘Martian landscape’: Sahara sand covers Alpine snow as early desert wind from Africa turns Europe orange (PHOTOS)
Photographs from France showed orange skies above layers of snow as the sandy wind from the Sahara, known as sirocco, made its way across Europe weeks earlier than expected. While pictures of the surreal scenes flooded social media on Saturday, the French are actually quite used to the annual phenomenon: the sandy wind is “not […]
Western Sahara map in backdrop of Netanyahu clip said to spark fury in Morocco
A map delineating Morocco from Western Sahara hanging in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office — and seen in the background of a recent video clip — has reportedly sparked outrage in the Arab country, which signed a normalization detail with Israel last week In exchange for Morocco normalizing ties with Israel, the United States agreed […]
Trump Enables Occupation And Threatens Peace In Western Sahara
Above photo: Pro-independence graffiti in Smara, Western Sahara: Alice Wilson. The Trump administration’s announcement on December 10th 2020 that the USA recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the territory of Western Sahara disregards international law by endorsing colonialism and occupation. It also threatens prospects of future peace in northwest Africa. The decision reflects the priorities of Trump’s administration, but it […]
Morocco vs. Western Sahara: A look at the conflict central to normalization with Israel
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Russia says U.S. backing for Moroccan claim on Western Sahara breaches international law
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Sahara Climate Change Linked to 1000-Year Southeast Asian Megadrought
Climate researchers exploring the molecular-structure of stalagmites discovered in Laos caves have married their observations with models of the Sahara drying up 4,000 years ago to show the catastrophic global effects of climate change. Their results have demonstrated the fallout caused by this vast swathe of planet Earth turning from lush grassland to a barren […]
Sahara desert is 10 percent bigger than 100 years ago
READ MORE: Countdown to Day Zero: Why is Cape Town running out of water? (VIDEOS) Researchers from the University of Maryland studied rainfall data to measure boundary changes of the desert and found that higher summer temperatures coupled with dry winters are increasing the overall aridity of the land. The expansion of the desert also […]
Western Sahara Calls For Independence In Historic Symbolic Referendum
Western Sahara Calls For Independence In Historic Symbolic Referendum Above Photo: Sahawari women call for independence at protest on Feb. 26. (WNV/Matt Meyer) Early mornings in the desert are usually dry, dusty and warm — in the summer, sometimes excruciatingly hot. There was a bit of a wind on the morning of Feb. 26, one […]
Global Nigger Savior Brigade Now Saving Migrants in the Sahara Desert
Andrew AnglinDaily Stormer June 29, 2017 Dear White People: Who died and made you global savior of all niggers? Seriously, wtf is this? RT: The International Organization for Migration has launched a new initiative aimed at rescuing migrants as they traverse the harsh desert terrain of central North Africa, aimed at assisting […]
Brexit fantasy crushed…it took Obama to break the news
The US president destroyed one of the Vote Leave campaign’s core arguments, ending a week that may define the referendum debate. No wonder they were desperate that he keep his mouth shut. At hispodium in Downing Street Barack Obama flattered his hosts, paid lip service to the notion that the referendum on British membership […]
What’s Really Inside a Rattlesnake’s Rattle?
It’s a sound you dread hearing while out for a hike on a secluded trail — a rattlesnake. Aside from being known for their diamond-shaped heads, rattlesnakes have a distinctive rattle that warns intruders to stay far away. When vibrated, this highly evolved warning system creates a hissing sound. But have you ever wondered what’s […]
Why German FM came to Tehran once again?
The recent visit of German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Iran is important both to us and to the European country’s regional policy. A senior official with the German foreign ministry said, “We have rights and interests as much as others do. I think it is the time for Berlin to fulfill its international duties […]
Oakland sues Monsanto for ‘long Standing Contamination’ of San Francisco Bay
The State Water Resources Control Board determined that the presence of highly toxic polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) in Oakland’s storm water threatens the San Francisco Bay’s ecosystem and interferes with the bay’s use and enjoyment by Californians, the city said in a statement. PCBs were widely used for five decades to insulate electronics and were incorporated […]
Indigenous Mayans Win Stunning Repeal of Hated ‘Monsanto Law’
Photo Credit: Cristina Chiquin Alex Pietrowski, StaffWaking Times The success of the Guatemalan people in defending their food sovereignty and stopping “Monsanto Law” is an inspiring example that people, when united, can overpower even the largest of corporations. A new law was passed in Guatemala in June 2015 that would have given […]
Libyan army convoys flee across Sahara carrying cash and gold
David SmithGuardian September 7, 2011 The hunt for Muammar Gaddafi has widened across Africa after Libyan army convoys crossed hundreds of miles of desert into neighbouring Niger, rumoured to be bound for Burkina Faso. Tantalising clues of a possible escape route for Gaddafi filled the void created by the disappearance of the ousted leader whose face […]
Qaddafi is hiding in Targan Oasis, Sahara
DEBKAfile Sept 7, 2011 Western intelligence sources believe that if Qaddafi feels threatened there too, he will use a prepared escape route to Burkina Faso, whose president Blaise Compaoré and prime minister Luc Adolphe Tiao, despite their official denials, have promised him sanctuary. Burkina Faso is a member of the CEN-SAD (Community of Sahel-Saharan States) […]