Bahrain will open a consulate in Morocco-controlled Western Sahara, Morocco’s Royal palace said, joining other Arab states in supporting Rabat after the disputed territory’s Polisario independence movement said it had resumed its armed struggle, Reuters reports. The consulate will be in Laayoune, the largest city in Western Sahara, and the decision to open it came after a phone call between King Mohammed VI and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain. The Algeria-backed Polisario seeks independence for Western Sahara, a vast desert region Morocco has held since Spain withdrew in 1975 and which Rabat considers Morocco’s southern provinces. The UAE was the first Arab state to open a diplomatic mission in Laayoune earlier this month, and Morocco said Jordan … Continue reading Bahrain to open consulate in Western Sahara, Morocco says