Paris, November 23, 2011 (SPS) - Former French first lady Danielle Mitterand died on Tuesday at the age of 87. AFP news agency quoted unnamed sources close to the widow of Socialist president Francois Mitterand as saying she passed away in the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris during the night.
Mitterand was admitted to hospital on Friday suffering from anemia and extreme fatigue. Doctors put her in an induced coma.
Brussels, November 23,2011(SPS) The Polisario Front, Tuesday , denounced the vote by the European Pariament’s Fisheries Committee to recommend the entry into force of the proposed one-year renewal of the EU’s Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Morocco, which is used by EU fishermen to fish illegally in Western Sahara's waters.
Badajoz (Spain), Nov 22, 2011(SPS)- the Spanish International Association for the Observation of Human Rights (AIODH) organizes sensibilization days concerning the Western Sahara conflict in November 22-30 at the University of Badajoz, according to a statement of the association.
Rome, Nov 22, 2011 (SPS) - A new Saharawi representation devoted to the victims of Gdeim Izik camp was opened in the Italian city of Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) to strengthen the Saharawi diplomatic efforts in Tuscany, the Polisario Front representative in Italy, Omar Mih, told Monday the Algerian Press Service (APS).
“The inauguration of this new representation is a sign of support for the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination by the elected officials of Sesto Fiorentino, " the Mayor Gianni Gianassi underlined.
Bir Lahlu ( liberated territories) November22,2011(SPS) the Polisario Front and the Government of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Sunday expressed full condemn to the inclusion of the occupied part of Western Sahara in the Moroccan elections planned to be held on November 25, considering this inclusion "flagrant violation" of international legitimacy according to non -autonomous territory registered in the list of UN decolonization committee.
Rabat, Nov 21, 2011 (SPS) - The Saharawi students in Rabat denounced Monday the elections which Moroccan government plans to extend it to the Saharawi occupied territories, renewing their adherence to the Polisario Front a sole representative of the Saharawi people, informed a source in the Ministry of the Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad.
Shaheed Al Hafed (refugee camps), Nov 21, 2011 (SPS) - “Recognition of the Saharawi cause is one of my party’s biggest concerns within the Swedish parliament,” asserted Ms. Sara Karlsson, member of the Swedish Parliament from the Social Democratic Party.
The Swedish MP told SPS that her visit to the Saharawi refugee camps with the Party’s youth “aims to closely observe the situation of the Saharawi refugees in order to convey a comprehensive image to the Swedish society.”
Madrid, Nov 21, 2011 (SPS) - The general elections organized Sunday in Spain has resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Popular Party at the expense of Socialist Party, whilst the United Left and Union for Progress and Democracy (UPyD) achieved tangible progress.
The Popular Party won 186 seats in the 350-seats lower chamber of Parliament, whereas the Socialist Party plummeted from 169 seats to 110, their worst performance ever, according to the observers.
Nouakchott, Nov 21, 2011 (SPS) - The Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Mohamed Salem Ould Salek, received Sunday at presidential palace in Nouakchott by the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mr. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.
During the meeting, head of the Saharawi diplomacy expressed deep satisfaction for the relations existing between the Saharawi and Mauritanian peoples and for good handling and neighborhood.
Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), Nov 21, 2011 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, congratulated Mr. Mariano Rajoy on the victory of his party in the Spanish general elections held Sunday.
In a telegram addressed to Mr. Rajoy, the President of the Republic affirmed that this brilliant victory achieved by the Popular Party “reflects the trust placed by the voters in his government programme for the future of Spain.”
Shaheed Al Hafed (refugee camps), Nov 20, 2011 (SPS) - Member of the Preparatory Committee for the 13 th Polisario Congress, Mr. Mohamed Moulud Mohamed Fadel, that adoption of the theme “Independent Saharawi state is the solution” is consistent with the decisions and guidelines set by the Saharawi state under leadership of the sole and legitimate representative of the Saharawi people, Polisario Front, and enshrined in the programme of national action and the constitution issued in the 12th Congress of 2007.
Shaheed Al Hafed (refugee camps), Nov 20, 2011 (SPS) - The deliberations of the preparatory political conferences for the Polisario 13th Congress continue for the second day in the wilayas and institutions of the Saharawi Republic.
The process has also launched in the sixth military region with the examination and evaluation of the working documents submitted by the Preparatory Committee.
Doha (Qatar), Nov 20, 2011 (SPS) - The Minister of Culture and Member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Ms. Khadija Hamdi, confirmed Sunday that the Saharawis “have great hopes on the ability of the Qatari diplomacy to convince Morocco to heel for peace as to put an end to the conflict, through adopting the international charters and resolutions,” in an interview with the daily Qatari newspaper “Al-Arab”.
Stockholm, Nov 20, 2011 (SPS) - The Ex-Political Prisoner, Human Rights Activist and President of the Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights Violations Committed by the Moroccan State (ASVDH), Brahim Dahan, is visiting Sweden at the invitation of NGOs, reported Polisario Representation to Sweden.
A Estrada (Galicia), Nov 20, 2011 (SPS) - The Institute of Secondary Education, Manuel García Barros, in A Estrada (Galicia) handed Thursday funds of 8,000 Euros to the Galician Association of Solidarity with the Saharawi people for the benefit of building a school in the Saharawi refugee camps, according to website “forodevigo.es”.
Rome, Nov 19, 2011 (SPS) - The Saharawi activist, Sultana Jaya, is currently touring Italy to give her testimonies on the human rights abuses in Western Sahara perpetrated by Morocco, Polisario Representation in Rome informed.
The activist has met elected and representatives of NGOs supporting the Saharawi people in Torcana and other cities. She was also received by Mr. Andrea Barducci, president of the Florence County,
Shaheed Al Hafed (refugee camps), Nov 19, 2011 (SPS) - The political preparatory conferences for the Polisario 13th Congress launched Saturday morning in all constituencies at the wilayas and institutions of the Saharawi Republic.
Members of the Preparatory Committee have supervised the political conferences at every constituency in Shaheed Al Hafed, the 4 wilayas and schools of October 12 and February 27. They are also expected to launch Sunday in all regions of the Saharawi People’s Liberation Army, according to the Agenda of organizing committee.
Lima, Nov 19, 2011 (SPS) - The Vice-President of the Andino Parliament, Mr. Alberto Adrianzén Merino, asserted Friday that he is in favor of the re-establishment of the diplomatic relations between Peru and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), in a meeting with the Minister Delegate of SADR in charge of Latin America, Mr. Hach Ahmed, and Mr. Sidi Alisalem Zein, ambassador in charge of mission to Lime, according to Peruvian news agency (Andina).
Strasbourg (France), Nov 19, 2011 (SPS) - In a letter addressed Wednesday, The European Parliament's Intergroup for Western Sahara has called on the European High Representative, Ms. Baroness Ashton, to pressure the Moroccan government for immediately and unconditionally release the 21 Saharawi prisoners of conscience have been on hunger strike in Sale prison near Rabat in Morocco on October 31, 2011.
February 27th School (refugee camps) Nov 17, 2011 (SPS) - Prime Minister, Abdelkader Taleb Omar, has overseen on Tuesday the inauguration of the first publishing house in the Saharawi refugee camps, “L'Harmattan -RASD", which is branch of Saharawi Journalists and Writers Union (UPES).
The opening ceremony was attended by members of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, ministers and parliamentarians.
The Prime Minister praised the UPES for this achievement, “which will join the efforts serving the national culture."