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Explore the water sports, sands and seafood of Western Sahara
Park Rapids Enterprise - Minnesota
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July 8, 2025
Editor’s note: Retired judge John P. Smith, who lives in Nevis, will share his traveling adventures with the Enterprise, as he concludes the last leg of his quest. “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years...
Rights groups sound alarm over alleged exploitation of Sahrawi children in Polisario’s 'holidays for peace' program
Hespress
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July 8, 2025
The controversial “Holidays for Peace” program, overseen by the Polisario Front and supported by sympathetic European organizations, is under fire from Moroccan and Sahrawi rights activists who accuse the initiative of using Sahrawi children for...
Peace Holiday group arrives in Italy
Sahara Press Service
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Rome, July 7, 2025 (SPS) – A group of Sahrawi children arrived Sunday at Rome International Airport from the Sahrawi refugee camps to spend their summer in various Italian cities, as part of the Holiday in Peace program. The initiative is...
Group of Holiday in Peace children arrives in United Kingdom
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed Hafed, July 7, 2025 (SPS) – Messengers of peace have arrived in the British capital, London, as part of the Holiday in Peace program flights, after an interruption of more than twenty years. Upon their arrival, the children were welcomed...
Children of "Holidays in Peace" arrive in Spain
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed Al Hafed, July 5, 2025 (SPS) – Two planes arrived today, Saturday, in Spain carrying children from the "Peaceful Vacation" program, supervised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in coordination with the Polisario Front representation in...
Privileged thrill-seeking teen travels the world broke to find adventure — and altruism
The Times of Israel
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July 5, 2025
After he graduated from a fancy private high school, Tal Dooreck Aloni was living it up on a yacht off the coast of southern France with friends, all expenses paid, when he realized he wanted to do something different with his life. “I looked...
Despite Mounting Evidence, Bolton Downplays Polisario’s Terrorism Against Morocco
Morocco World News
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June 30, 2025
Rabat – Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton– a vocal advocate for Polisario and its separatism claims targeting Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara – recently attempted to downplay Polisario’s terrorist...
Supercharge your summer holiday with these 15 adventurous breaks
The Times
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I don’t get it. What’s the appeal of a fly-and-flop holiday? You spend your whole life glued to seats: at home, at work, in restaurants, on a train. Then, when you finally get some time off, you find the nearest sunlounger and sit down. What’s so...
Sahrawi NGOs Condemn Polisario Attack on Es-Smara, UN Mission Launches Field Investigation
Morocco World News
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June 28, 2025
Rabat – A coalition of Sahrawi NGOs has strongly condemned the recent projectile attack near the southern Moroccan city of Es-Smara, calling it a “hostile act” and a grave violation of Morocco’s sovereignty and international law. The incident,...
Sand and dust storms pose growing threat to global health and economy, WMO reports
Muser Press
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July 11, 2025
Sand and dust storms are affecting hundreds of millions of people across more than 150 countries, with rising consequences for public health, transportation, and agriculture, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization...
New report: massive sand export from Western Sahara to the Canaries
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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June 11, 2025
Near a million tonnes of sand was exported from occupied Western Sahara to the Canaries during the last five years, a new WSRW report reveals. Tourists visiting the beaches of the Canary Islands remain blissfully unaware of the troubling history...
UN Sounds Alarm: Critical Malnutrition Crisis Grips Polisario Captives in Tindouf
Morocco World News
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June 26, 2025
Marrakech – Catastrophic malnutrition rates now plague the Polisario-run, Algerian-controlled Tindouf camps, according to a new UN investigation. The findings reveal the brutal reality faced by thousands of Sahrawis held hostage in these desolate...
Unity and Resilience Flow Through Taquen’s Gestural Compositions
Colossal
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July 10, 2025
In large-scale minimalist compositions, street artist Taquen covers the sides of houses, hospitals, and street barriers with reminders of strength and mutual understanding. Often depicting animals in motion, kinetic portraits, and expressive...
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra: Morocco’s Desert Frontier Finds Its Voice
Morocco World News
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June 13, 2025
In 1927, famous French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was posted to the edge of nowhere. Cape Juby, now Tarfaya, sat between the Atlantic’s restless surf and the brooding stillness of the Sahara. Then a driven, promising young...
Here Are The Countries With The Highest Rabies Risk As Doctors Warn UK Holidaymakers
HuffPost UK
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June 20, 2025
Plane window Speaking on This Morning, Dr Zoe Williams recently advised holiday makers to “check which countries you’re at risk for rabies.” Whether you’ll be going for a long period of time, expecting to work with animals, or hoping to try some...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Morocco prevents journalists, Spanish human rights activist from accessing occupied El Aaiun
Sahara Press Service
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Occupied El Aaiun, 9 July 2025 (SPS) - Moroccan occupying authorities expelled two journalists and a Spanish human rights activist on Tuesday who were on a mission to investigate the situation in Western Sahara. The individuals involved are...
All 9 countries on the UK Foreign Office ‘no go’ travel list
Metro
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June 15, 2025
There are many reasons the FCDO may advise against travel (Picture: Getty Images) The holiday checklist goes something like this: think about your budget, Google the weather, and check that your passport and travel insurance are in date. But it’s...
Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
Manchester Evening News
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June 18, 2025
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...