# Moroccan king's letter confirms major highway will be named for Trump

https://mins.news/en/item/12353

- BBC News, 2026-08-03 12:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r0vg88zr2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A letter from Morocco’s king confirms that a major highway will be named in honour of Donald Trump. The highway extends into Western Sahara. The territory is disputed, and Morocco claims sovereignty over it. The naming links a prominent infrastructure project to Trump while touching on the contested status of Western Sahara.

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