Sahara Spotlight via Culture: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg turned up at the Zurich Film Festival for “My Home of Wind and Sand,” a documentary on Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara, calling out “hypocrisy” and “betrayal” over the lack of attention and action. Morocco Governance & Local Mobilisation: Morocco’s election results keep reshaping the political map, with PAM winning 97 seats and Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri set to lead government as the first woman in the role, while turnout in the southern provinces stayed high (Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra 77%, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab 61%). Aid, Industry & Human Needs in Tindouf: UNHCR warned that conditions in the Tindouf camps are “intolerable” and “unsustainable,” as reports also raise new allegations about mismanagement of humanitarian aid—an issue with direct knock-on effects for health, logistics and local production. Defense & Aerospace Linkages: Morocco is preparing to host major Israeli defense firms at next month’s Marrakech Airshow, signaling deeper industrial and technology ties beyond diplomacy. Diplomacy & Development Claims: The US reaffirmed commitment to Western Sahara development under Moroccan sovereignty at the UN, while Peru announced it will open a consulate in Dakhla with an economic-commercial mandate.