The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, made it clear on Thursday, that his former personal envoy to the Sahara, Peter Van Walsum, asked to quit his post.

The Kingdom’s southern provinces will benefit from the construction of 1,770 housing units under "Al Omrane" preliminary program to enable poor families access to housing.

U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice reiterated on Sunday her country's support to the Sahara negotiations, deeming that "there are good ideas on the table" and that "there is no need to start over" in an allusion to the Moroccan autonomy proposal.

Morocco relies on the clear-sightedness of US foreign policy in dealing with the Sahara issue, Spokesman for the Government, Khalid Naciri said on Thursday.

The National Electricity Office (ONE) and the Finnish company "Wartsila" signed Tuesday a contract for the extension of the Dakhla-based Central Gas Turbine to increase production the city’s electric power capacity by 16.5 MW.