The violations against women at the hands of the Polisario separatist militia in the Tindouf camps were condemned at an event organized Wednesday in New York by the International Network of Liberal Women.

The autonomy initiative for the kingdom’s southern provinces has gained international consensus to resolve the Moroccan Sahara issue, Comorian Ambassador to Rabat Yahya Mohamed Ilias affirmed on Thursday, lauding the region’s ongoing development and stability.

Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita reaffirmed on Thursday in Makkah the Kingdom's determination and firm will to forge ahead in consolidating the fruitful strategic partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.

Albania has backed Morocco’s autonomy initiative as a "serious and credible basis to settle this regional dispute” over the Moroccan Sahara.

The autonomy plan proposed by Morocco to settle the artificial conflict created around its territorial integrity is the "only solution" to bring this regional conflict to a definitive close, Former Spanish Defense Minister, José Bono, said on Thursday.