UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years

THE 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara region will come to an end after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, the UN chief said on Sunday. Morocco, which claims the Western Sahara as its own, welcomed the decision, while its opponents in the Algeria-backed Polisario Front expressed concern. The Polisario Front … The post UN peacekeeping…