Morocco declares holiday to mark UN resolution on Western Sahara

A hilltop manned by Moroccan soldiers in the Western Sahara. (AFP/File)
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Updated 04 November 2025
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Morocco declares holiday to mark UN resolution on Western Sahara

  • UN Security Council resolution backed the North African country’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara

RABAT: Morocco’s royal palace on Tuesday declared October 31 starting next year as a national holiday marking the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution backing the North African country’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara.
The resolution, adopted last Friday, states that genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty for Western Sahara could be “a most feasible” solution to Rabat’s 50-year conflict with the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, which seeks an independent state in the territory.


Children from Gaza return home after medical treatment in Jordan

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Children from Gaza return home after medical treatment in Jordan

  • The group, which included 10 children and 18 members of their families, crossed King Hussein Bridge on the border between Jordan and the West Bank on Wednesday
  • Authorities in Jordan have been organizing medical evacuations from Gaza since March last year

LONDON: A group of Palestinian children are returning home to Gaza after medical treatment in Jordanian hospitals.

The patients, who included 10 children and 18 members of their families, crossed King Hussein Bridge on the border between Jordan and the West Bank on Wednesday, the Jordan News Agency reported.

Jordanian authorities said the group was returning to Gaza after treatment in line with Jordan’s commitment to support for Palestinians and the prevention of displacement from their land.

Jordan has been organizing medical evacuations from Gaza since March last year, during which time 635 children and 1,598 caregivers have been taken to hospitals in Jordan.