The United Nations Security Council on Monday decided to extend the mandate of MINURSO for one year, while enshrining, once again, the preeminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative to settle the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.

Morocco reiterated its position before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa on Friday, highlighting the connections between terrorists and other criminal groups, separatists, and various entities associated with transnational organized crime.

The number of European Union member countries that appreciate and support the autonomy plan has risen to 14 following the position expressed on Thursday by the Czech Republic, thanks to the impetus of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita.

The Czech Republic considers the Autonomy Plan presented in 2007 as a serious and credible effort by the Kingdom of Morocco and as "good basis" for a mutually agreed-upon solution between the parties.

October 28 through 30, in the Sidi Ahmed Laroussi community in Smara, the Moroccan Camel Racing Federation is organizing the activities of the third edition of the Saguia El Hamra International Camel Racing Festival, in commemoration of the forty-eighth anniversary of the Green March Day.