According to Werenfels, Spain's support for Morocco's position on Western Sahara may well be due to that. The UK, on the other hand, is likely to have economic interests above all, Werenfels said.

An archway in the entrance of Dakhla carries an image of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, in Western Sahara, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Africanews Posted: 7 June 2025 | Last updated: 18 June 2025 ...

According to Werenfels, Spain's support for Morocco's position on Western Sahara may well be due to that. The UK, on the other hand, is likely to have economic interests above all, Werenfels said.

The dispute over Western Sahara – roughly 100,000 square miles of sparsely populated land to the south of Morocco and Algeria ...

British Foreign Minister David Lammy said Sunday that Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara is the "most credible" solution, reversing UK policy. The mineral-rich territory, largely ...

The UK has backed Morocco's plan for ending a territorial conflict in Western Sahara, as part of a deal that will secure lucrative investment projects in the 2030 men's football World Cup.

FILE - An archway in the entrance of Dakhla carries an image of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, in Western Sahara, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy, File) ...

Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy has declared the UK’s support for Morocco’s 2007 autonomy proposal for Western Sahara, marking a significant diplomatic shift likely to anger Algeria.

In a major policy shift, the UK government has thrown its backing behind Morocco’s plan for resolving the Western Sahara dispute, mirroring support by the United States, France, Spain and other ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government has thrown its backing behind Morocco’s plan for resolving the Western Sahara dispute ...

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The United Kingdom on Sunday became the latest country to back Morocco’s position on the disputed Western Sahara, calling its plan to keep the territory under ...