Morocco’s royal palace said on Tuesday that October 31 will become a national holiday starting next year.
The holiday will mark the U.N. Security Council’s recent decision to support Morocco’s plan for Western Sahara.
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The resolution, passed last Friday, says that “genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty for Western Sahara could be ‘a most feasible’ solution” to Morocco’s 50-year conflict with the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, which wants Western Sahara to become an independent country, Reuters reported.
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