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Shaheed Al Hafed (refugee camps), Dec 31, 2011 (SPS) - The Prime Minister, Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar, organized Friday night at the guest house “Hosein Tamek” a farewell ceremony in honor of Mr. Mohammad Arif, Director, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Sahrawi refugees camps, after the end of his duties.

The ceremony was attended by members of the Saharawi National Secretariat and Government as well as representatives of international NGOs working in the Saharawi refugee camps.

Shaheed Al Hafed (refugee camps), Dec 31, 2011 (SPS) - The issues related to human rights violations and natural resources looting in Western Sahara marked the debate over the conflict in Western Sahara in 2011, one year, which ends with achievements in the diplomatic front for the Saharawi people, according to observers.

Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), Dec 31, 2011 (SPS) - The Malian government reiterated that it allowed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to go after terrorists on its territory, the Saharawi Minister of Information said Friday in a statement, said Friday the Ministry of Information in a statement.

Nouakchott, Dec 31, 2011 (SPS) - Mauritania without borders has learned that the Mauritanian authorities decided Thursday to expel the Moroccan journalist and correspondent of Moroccan Press Agency (MAP), Hafid Bagali, and gave him 24 hours to leave the country without giving reasons.

Algeria, Dec 31, 2011 (SPS) - The Algerian author, Dr. Smail Debeche, confirmed that the diplomatic gains achieved by the Saharawi cause during last month “reinforce the right of self-determination of the Saharawi people to self-determination and independence,” reported Thursday the magazine “Algerian.”

Algiers, December29. 2011 (SPS) Members of a delegation of activists of human rights from  the occupied territories of Western Sahara reaffirmed, in testimony Wednesday in Algiers, their "determination" to continue the "struggle" and "resistance" until achieve the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination .
 

These militants spoke on the occasion of a demonstration of solidarity with the Saharawi people, held at the headquarters of the Algerian National Committee of Solidarity with the Saharawi people (CNASPS).
 

Bir Lehlue(liberated territories) December29,2011(SPS)  - The Polisario Front denied Wednesday in a communiqué the allegations published from Bamako involving it in cases relating to terrorism and drug trafficking in the region, pointing out that these allegations are part of "slanderous" campaign.
 

Montevideo , December 28, 2011 (SPS) the Uruguayan Association of Friendship with SADR, celebrated Monday, the 6th anniversary of the recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic(SADR) by the Uruguayan government, According to Saharawi embassy in Montevideo.

The ceremony was attended by  the Foreign Minister of Uruguay, Luis Almagro, the president of the Association, Emiliano Gomez, Secretary Marisa Raymundo in addition to   the Saharawi ambassador in Montevideo, Cheibani Abbas and the first secretary of the embassy, ​​Mohamed Salem Abdelfatah (Ebnu).

Washington, Dec 26, 2011 (SPS) - The Western Sahara issue has again obtained support from the UN General Assembly and the Security Council that reaffirmed this year the solution to self-determination of the Sahrawi people, but the negotiation process still stumbles on the differences between the Polisario Front and Morocco.

Algiers, Dec 26, 2011 (SPS) - “The Pan-African Parliament intends to send a parliamentary delegation to the occupied territories of Western Sahara to assess human rights situation there,” said Sunday in Algiers Mr. Laroussi Hammi, Vice-President of Pan-African Parliament in charge of International relations.

Tifariti (liberated territories), Dec 26, 2011 (SPS) - The Thirteenth Congress of the Frente Polisario, held on Dec 15-21 in the liberated territory of Tifariti, praised the firm positions of Algerian leadership and civil society in supporting the Saharawi cause, in a letter sent addressed to the Algerian President, Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Madrid, Dec 25, 2011 (SPS) - The Spanish Popular Party (PP), ruling party, confirmed that it supports the course of negotiations between Morocco and the Frente Polisario in order to reach a solution in conformity with the Security Council resolutions that guarantee right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.

Melbourne (Australia), Dec 26, 2011 (SPS) - The American filmmaker, Carlos Gonzalez, has launched last week a new documentary, which debunks the claims in Stolen of the existence of slavery cases in the Saharawi refugee camps and exposes the fabrications that based on a propaganda funded by Moroccan intelligence.

Tifariti (liberated territories), Dec 26, 2011 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Frente Polisario, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, has ruled out the possibility of the occurrence of any remarkable developments in the Saharawi cause with the new Moroccan government to be formed during the forthcoming days under leadership of Justice and Development’s Party, in an interview published on the Al-Jazeera network.

Tifariti (liberated territories), Dec 26, 2011 (SPS) - The election committee has announced on Thursday evening the final results of elections of members of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, during the closing session of the Thirteenth Congress held, Dec 15-22, in the liberated territory of Tifariti.

Tifariti (liberated territories), Dec 23, 2011 (SPS) - The Thirteenth General Congress of the Polisario Front, held between 15 and 21 December 2011 in liberated Tifariti under the slogan The independent Sahrawi state is the solution, has called the Moroccan people “to reflect on the serious consequences of more than 36 years of occupation of Western Sahara,” in a letter to the people of Morocco.

The Congress recalled to the “unfortunate implication of Moroccan capabilities in a conflict outside its borders, in an absurd war.”

Tifariti (liberated territories), Dec 23, 2011 (SPS) - The thirteenth Congress of the Frente POLISARIO, celebrated from 15 to 21 December 2011 in liberated Tifariti under the slogan “the Saharawi independent state is the solution”, reminded the new Spanish government to its historical, legal, moral, and political responsibilities in respect to the Saharawi people, in a letter addressed to Mr. Mariano Rajoy, president of Spain’s new government.

Tifariti (liberated territories), Dec 23, 2011 (SPS) - Works of the Polisario 13th Congress concluded Thursday evening in Tifariti, Saharawi Liberated territories, held from 15 to 22 December 2011 bearing name of the martyr Mahfud Ali Beiba, under the slogan “the Saharawi independent state is the solution,” in the presence of tens of foreign delegations.

Tifariti (liberated territories), Dec 22, 2011 (SPS) - SADR President and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, ensured Wednesday the Saharawi security forces arrested criminal group involved with kidnapping of three European aid workers in Saharawi refugee camps, asserting "a great efforts are paid to release the kidnapped".

Speaking to media in Tifariti where he was re-elected as Secretary General of Polisari Front, President Mohamed Abdelaziz cited the arrested criminals "are in the hand of Saharawi security forces ".

Tifariti (liberated territories), Dec 22, 2011 (SPS) - President of Republic and SG of  Polisario Front, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, asserted Wednesday in liberated territory of Tifariti that his re-election as the head of the Polisario Front reflects the desire of Congress to renew confidence in him, confiming he will not spare any efforts to serve the saharawi people.