https://freerepublic.com/tag/polisariaofront/ en-us Sun, 2 Aug 2026 13:47:27 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4390291/posts Moroccan King Mohammed VI said his decision to give US President Donald Trump’s name to a US$1 billion (S$1.28 billion) highway that crosses into the disputed Western Sahara expresses his “deep appreciation” of the American leader. Hailing Trump’s “historic recognition” of Moroccan rule of the Western Sahara in 2020, the king said it “will forever be etched in the memory of Moroccans” and has “given unprecedented momentum to our bilateral relations”. A resource-rich territory about the size of the UK, the Western Sahara has been disputed by Morocco and an Algerian-backed independence movement since former colonial ruler Spain withdrew in... straitstimes.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4390291/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2026 13:47:27 GMT