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Full list of 72 'do not travel' countries as Foreign Office warns UK tourists
Chronicle Live
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August 19, 2025
The Foreign Office has put a series of countries on a "do not travel" list in advance of the summer holiday season. Out of 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, 72 are presently marked as having no-go areas owing to...
Foreign Office puts 72 countries on 'do not travel' list with UK tourists warned
Birmingham Live
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August 17, 2025
Of 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, 72 are currently flagged as having no-go zones due to security issues, health risks and legal differences with the UK. The Foreign Office has placed a string of countries on a "do...
More reasons for the Polisario Front to be designated a terrorist group in the United States
Atalayar
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August 16, 2025
Several initiatives have been registered in the US Congress by congressmen such as Joe Wilson to designate the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organization. A new legislative initiative is currently being considered by Republican Risch,...
Morocco using economic clout to strengthen grip on disputed Western Sahara territory
The Conversation
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August 12, 2025
Christopher Nolan, known for directing blockbusters like Memento, Interstellar and Oppenheimer, is facing public backlash for filming scenes of his new film, The Odyssey, in part of north Africa called Western Sahara. The territory, formerly known...
FEALAC and Mongolia
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, August 19, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Mongolia will serve as Co-Chair (East Asia Regional Coordinator) of the Forum for East Asia–Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) for the 2025–2027 term. Mongolia will host the 10th FEALAC Foreign Ministers’...
Morocco promotes the classification of the Polisario Front as a terrorist group
Atalayar
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August 14, 2025
Morocco enjoys broad international support for its Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara and is now moving forward with a new initiative related to this issue, which is to label its rival, the pro-independence Polisario Front, as a terrorist...
UK hosts top Polisario official after backing Morocco’s Western Sahara plan
Middle East Eye
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August 8, 2025
A Sahrawi delegation led by the Polisario Front’s top diplomat met British Middle East and North Africa Minister Hamish Falconer in London this week amid increasing international efforts to address the Western Sahara conflict. Falconer invited...
CASO plans to sue French companies operating illegally in Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Paris (France), August 7, 2025 (SPS) – The Western Sahara Analysis Center (CASO) announced on Tuesday its intention to file a lawsuit in France against companies operating illegally in occupied Western Sahara. In a statement, the center confirmed...
US exploring an economic solution to Western Sahara conflict after 50 years of stalemate
El País
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August 5, 2025
King Mohammed VI of Morocco had an unusual outstretched-hand message for Algeria in his recent speech to the nation on Throne Day, when he called for negotiations towards a solution “without victors or vanquished” in the long-running conflict over...
The El Mordjene hunt: Paris chases the banned hazelnut spread
The New Arab
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August 19, 2025
Trying to buy a jar of El Mordjene in Paris since 2024 has been like looking for a needle in a haystack. But in Barbès, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, known to be an Arab and specifically Algerian neighbourhood, The New Arab found one. “We...
Moroccan think tank urges global push to classify Polisario as terrorist group
Hespress
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August 12, 2025
The National Observatory for Strategic Studies has called on Morocco’s partner and allied states to launch legislative initiatives within their parliaments to classify the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization. In a statement released...
Researchers warn of foreign ‘content tourism’ targeting Morocco’s endangered reptiles
Hespress
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August 12, 2025
Herpetology researchers have sounded the alarm over a growing trend of “content tourism” in Morocco, in which foreign visitors, some from Spain, collect endangered and endemic reptiles in the triangle between Sidi Ifni, Assa, and Laayoune to film...
Sri Lanka and Israel: Tourism and Impunity
Groundviews
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August 10, 2025
Photo courtesy of Tamil Guardian In Dr. Punsara Amarasinghe’s article, Creeping Rise of Anti-Semitism is Dangerous for Sri Lanka, he claims that Sri Lanka is witnessing a dangerous rise in anti-Semitism driven by pro-Palestinian activism that...
Online booking platform removes references to "Morocco" in its listings for accommodations in occupied Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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London, 31 July 2025 (SPS) – Under pressure from the Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW), the booking platform Airbnb has been compelled to remove references to Morocco in its listings for accommodations located in occupied Western Sahara. "The...
Sahrawi Observatory calls on Irish Airline Ryanair to withdraw from occupied Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Occupied Dakhla, 31 July 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Observatory for the Protection of Natural Resources and the Environment has called on the Irish airline Ryanair to withdraw "immediately" from occupied Western Sahara, rejecting any complicity in...
Algeria fires back at France ending visa-free travel for French diplomats
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Algeria has canceled a longstanding visa exemption agreement for French diplomats and service passport holders, responding to what it described as France’s “provocation, intimidation, and bargaining” in an escalating diplomatic dispute....
Festival asks Nolan to cut Western Sahara scenes from upcoming film
Daily Sabah
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July 31, 2025
The Sahara International Film Festival has called on director Christopher Nolan to exclude scenes filmed in Western Sahara from his upcoming movie, citing concerns over shooting in the disputed territory. Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony,...
Airbnb kicks Morocco out of Western Sahara
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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July 30, 2025
The home-sharing company has removed references to “Morocco” from locations in occupied Western Sahara. Cities in Western Sahara, such as the capital El Aaiún, the fishing city of Dakhla and the town of Boujdour are no longer listed by Airbnb as...
Christopher Nolan under fire over Western Sahara shoot in film starring Matt Damon and Zendaya
Malay Mail
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July 31, 2025
TUNIS, July 31 — The Sahara International Film Festival has called on director Christopher Nolan to exclude scenes filmed in Western Sahara from his upcoming movie, citing concerns over shooting in the disputed territory. Western Sahara, a former...
Christopher Nolan Under Fire for Filming THE ODYSSEY in Controversial Western Sahara Region
GeekTyrant - California
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July 30, 2025
Christopher Nolan, known for crafting cinematic epics like Inception and Oppenheimer, is now at the center of an unexpected controversy. The acclaimed director has come under fire for filming scenes from Universal’s upcoming adaptation of The...