London, Oct 20, 2013 (SPS) - In its Africa Today program, broadcasted today, Press TV hosted the London-based human rights campaigner, Stefan Simanowitz, and POLISRIO Deputy Representative to the UK, Sidi Breika Brahim, to talk about the struggle of Western Sahara and the right of its people to self-determination.
Smara (occupied territories), Oct 20, 2013 (SPS) - UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Mr. Christopher Ross arrived Sunday morning in the occupied Saharawi city of Smara, as part of a tour in the region, amid tight Moroccan security measures, said Saharawi Ministry of Occupied Territories and Diaspora.
El Aaiun (occupied territories), Oct 20, 2013 (SPS) - The Trade Union Confederation of Saharawi Workers, led by its Secretary General Sidi Ahmed Daya, held Saturday at MINURSO headquarters in the occupied city of El Aaiun a meeting with Mr. Christopher Ross, UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, as part of his tour in the region.
This meeting addressed several unresolved social, economic and political issues, especially those relating to the rights of Saharawi workers and the issue of natural resources.
Caracas, Oct 20, 2013 (SPS) - A group of Venezuelan poets and artists have expressed solidarity, commitment and support to the Saharawi people, in an act organized by the Venezuelan poet Siboney del Rey and SADR embassy to mark the 38th anniversary of Saharawi National Unity Day, celebrated every October 12th, informed the Venezuelan Association of Solidarity with Western Sahara (ASOVESSA).
This act was attended by Miky Poche, Pedro Paracare, Carlos Zerpa, José Leonardo Riera, Henrique Millán, Dennys Garcés and the gitarist Miguel Regalado.
El Aaiun (occupied territories), Oct 20, 2013 (SPS) - Moroccan forces of occupation violently cracked down Saturday evening on a peaceful demonstration in the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara, in parallel with the visit of the UN Envoy for Western Sahara, reported the Saharawi Ministry of Occupied Territories and Diaspora.
This peaceful demonstration comes in a response to a call by the Coordination of Saharawi Human Rights Organizations in Western Sahara.
El Aaiun (occupied territories), Oct 19, 2013 (SPS) - The UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Mr. Christopher Ross held Saturday at MINURSO headquarters in occupied El Aaiun a meeting with the Committee of Families of Saharawi Political Detainees of Gdeim Izik, informed Saharawi Ministry of Occupied Territories and Diaspora.
The Committee represented at this meeting by Fatimatu Dahwar and Ali Roubiu.
El Aaiun (occupied territories), Oct 19, 2013 (SPS) - The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Western Sahara Mr. Christopher Ross met today, Saturday, at MINURSO headquarters in the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara, with Saharawi civil society organizations, said the Saharawi Ministry of Occupied Territories and Diaspora.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Oct 19, 2013 (SPS) - The Saharawi Coordinator with the MINURSO Mr. Mhamed Kkaddad said Thursday that his talks with the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, focused mainly on how to work for organizing the referendum and to revive the path of negotiations between the Polisario Front and Morocco under UN aegis.
Maputo, Oct 19, 2013 (SPS) - Mr. Wadadi Cheikh Ahmed Lheiba presented Wednesday his credentials to H.E. Mr. Armando Emílio Guebuza, President of Mozambique, as an extraordinary ambassador of the Saharawi Republic (SADR) to this African country.
The ceremony was also attended by the Foreign Minister, as well as the advisors and assistants at the Mozambican Presidency.
Midrand (South Africa), Oct 19, 2013 (SPS) - The Second Vice-President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Ms. Sueilma Beiruk, also the rotating president of PAP, has meet with the Norwegian ambassadors accredited to South Africa, Ethiopia and the African Union.
These talks focused on PAP’s mechanisms of action and functions, in addition to the challenges faced by the rest of the AU institutions.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Oct 19, 2013 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente Polisario Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has reiterated POLISARIO’s willingness to cooperate with UN efforts and endeavours aiming at reaching a just and lasting settlement to Western Sahara conflict, ensures the right of Saharawi people to self-determination, during a meeting on Thursday evening with Mr. Christopher Ross, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara.
Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), Oct 19, 2013 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has sent a letter of felicitation to H.E. Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the occasion of his country’s election into non-permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Oct 14, 2013 (SPS) - Like all the Muslim peoples around the world, the Saharawi people will celebrate tomorrow, Tuesday, Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) by accomplishing the sacrifice of a sheep as an act of submission to Allah’s command and the Sunna of Prophet Mohamed (Peace Be Upon Him).
Sermons and prayers will be organized on the occasions in all wilayas of the Saharawi Republic (SADR) to mark this holy day, as to pray for Allah the Almighty for victory, reunification and independence.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Oct 14, 2013 (SPS) - On the eve of the visit by the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara to the region, Polisario Front has called on the Security Council and UN to assume responsibility in resolving the Western Sahara conflict, through creating a new dynamic to accelerate the organization of the referendum, blocked by Morocco.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Oct 14, 2013 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz received Sunday evening Mr. Michel Mujica, after the end of his duties as an ambassador of Venezuela to the Saharawi Republic (SADR), said a source in the Presidency of the Republic.
Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), Oct 14, 2013 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has sent a letter of felicitation to Mr. Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, which falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, 15 October 2013.
Bir Lahlou (liberated territories), Oct 14, 2013 (SPS) - Saharawi Government has described the speech delivered Friday by the Moroccan King as “intransigent and a proof of the lack of political will and commitment as well as a disregard to international legitimacy.”
“The speech of the King of Morocco before Moroccan parliament ignores international efforts to find a solution to the Western Sahara conflict,” said the Saharawi government in a statement issued Saturday by the Ministry of Information.
Addis Ababa, Oct 13, 2013 (SPS) - Embassy of the Saharawi Republic (SADR) in Ethiopia and African Union (AU) has launched an official website, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 38th anniversary of the National Unity, celebrated on October 12th each year, and African Union golden jubilee.
Dakhla (refugee camps), Oct 13, 2013 (SPS) - “The national unity of the Saharawi people is continuing to close ranks and preserve the gains achieved through blood and tears,” said Saturday, in the Saharawi refugee camp of Dakhla, Mr. Bachir Mustapha Sayed, Head of Polisario’s Political Organization Secretariat.
New York, Oct 13, 2013 (SPS) - The Kingdom of Lesotho has reiterated its well-known position of support to freedom and self-determination for the people of Western Sahara, adding that achieving a just and lasting solution that would provide for the self-determination of the Saharawi people “is an imperative of our time.”