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.”
Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), Oct 13, 2013 (SPS) - President of the Republic Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has sent a letter of congratulation to his counterpart of Algeria Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika on the occasion of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).
Addis Ababa, Oct 13, 2013 (SPS) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Mohamed Salem Ould Salek was received Saturday by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, at her office in Addis Ababa, on the sidelines of the AU Extraordinary Summit.
New York, Oct 13, 2013 (SPS) - The Republic of Angola has condemned the human rights violations occurring in Western Sahara, appealing to the end of the illegal exploration of its natural resources by Morocco.
In the intervention of its delegation at the UN Fourth Committee, Angola said that it is certain that the people of Western Sahara “are entitled to self-determination through open reform, adding that it is “an inalienable right, and it is based on the principles embodied in the UN Charter.”
New York, Oct 13, 2013 (SPS) - The Polisario Front reiterated Thursday in New York its unwaivering commitment to cooperate with Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross to reach a solution that will allow the Saharawi people to exercise their right to self-determination.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Oct 7, 2013 (SPS) - The Minister of Culture Ms. Khadija Hamdi said, in a press conference held Monday morning at the Ministry’s headquarters, that the International Film Festival in Western Sahara (FiSahara) “has achieved global status” in terms of the number and quality of participants, as well as the media influence it created internationally.
Algiers, Oct 7, 2013 (SPS) - A meeting of solidarity with the Saharawi people was held Sunday in Algiers by the Embassy of South Africa to once again denounce the violations of human rights in the Saharawi territories and support to the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.
Murcia (Spain), Oct 6, 2013 (SPS) - Murcia’s General Union of Workers has reiterated its solidarity with the legitimate struggle and just cause of the Saharawi people, during the opening ceremony of its 13th congress, taking place on October 5-6, informed Polisario office in Murcia.
Representatives of the political parties, trade unions and civil society organizations, who took the rhetoric floor, expressed support to the just struggle waged for decades by the Saharawi people for freedom and self-determination.
Algiers, Oct 6, 2013 (SPS) - A delegation of the Algerian National Committee of Solidarity with the Saharawi People (CNASPS) will take part at the 4th Committee of the United Nations in New York, to be convened from 7 to 13 October, 2013.
“Members of the delegation will, in this meeting, call for the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and independence, and the respect for human rights in the occupied Western Sahara,” announced CNASPS, in a statement on Sunday.
Washington, Oct 6, 2013 (SPS) - The U.S. Congress expressed strong concerns about the continuing violations of human rights by the Moroccan government, and not only in occupied Western Sahara but also in Morocco.
Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), Oct 5, 2013 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente Polisario Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz sent Saturday a letter of condolences to H.E. Mr. Truong Tan Sang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and on the death of General Vo Nguyen Giap, who died in Hanoi on Friday.
New York, Oct 5, 2013 (SPS) - The United Nations Committee in charge of special political issues and decolonization, also known as the Fourth Committee or Committee of 24, unanimously adopted Friday its work program which will focus on the issue of decolonization of 16 non-autonomous territories, including the Western Sahara , said the UN.
The Committee will begin its work with a general debate to be held from October 7 to 14, which focus on the decolonization issues of the 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories concerned.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Oct 5, 2013 (SPS) - The Council of Ministers has strongly condemned and deplored the brutal and repressive practices carried out by Moroccan authorities against the defenseless Saharawi civilians, most atrocious of which was the assassination of the young Saharawi Rashid Shin Al-Mamoun in Assa, renewing the words of condolences and solidarity with the family of the martyr and with the Saharawi people as a whole.
Montevideo, Oct 5, 2013 (SPS) - The Faculty of Humanities and Sciences at the University of the Republic of Uruguay hosted Friday a conference under the theme “the Spanish and Hassanya, story of an encounter”, presented by the First Secretary of SADR Embassy in Uruguay Mohamed Salem Abdelfatah.
Boujdour (refugee camps), Oct 4, 2013 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz oversaw Thursday evening a ceremony to bid farewell to the sixth batch of Saharawi pilgrims, travelling to the holy sites in Mecca to perform the rituals of Hajj (pilgrimage) for the year 1434 AH.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Oct 4, 2013 (SPS) - The Moroccan filmmaker, photographer and human rights activist Nadir Bouhmouch will participate in the 10the edition of the Western Sahara International Film Festival (FiSahara), to take part in the Saharawi refugee camp of Dakhla on October 8-13, 2013.