84% of al-Jazeera polled support sahara as Moroccan territory

Originally published January 17, 2001

84% of people who took part in an Internet poll by Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite news TV said they support the Sahara as Moroccan territory.

The TV anchor, Faysal Al Qassem, announced on Tuesday the final results of the poll which revealed that 4,104 persons out of 4,886 persons who took part in the Internet poll backed Morocco's rights over its southern provinces. The poll started on Tuesday Jan.9 when the popular "Al Ittijah Al Moakiss" program was featuring the Sahara issue.

Previous Stories

Khaddafi, King Mohammed hold talks in Tripoli 1/16/2001
Morocco - France, exceptional ties, renovated partnership, says ambassador 1/12/2001
Some 81 % of People polled by Qatari TV Channel say Sahara is Moroccan 1/10/2001

Related coverage

Morocco Politics

Nicaragua vice-president confers with Moroccan officials

Later reporting documents diplomatic relations between Nicaragua and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), rather than a continuing suspension of…

Updated October 27, 2026 · First published 2000

Egypt Politics

Egypt renews backing to Morocco's territorial integrity

On April 6, 2026, Hespress reported that committee minutes expressed Egyptian support for Morocco’s territorial integrity. According to the report,…

Updated October 27, 2026 · First published 1999

Morocco Politics

Madagascar freezes recognition of so-called Sahrawi Republic

King Mohammed VI made an official visit to Madagascar from November 19 to November 30, 2016, according to a joint…

Updated October 27, 2026 · First published 2005