Chahid El Hafed, January 20, 2016 (SPS) .- The Prime Minister, Abdelkader Taleb Omar, received Tuesday a parliamentary delegation from Germany which finished a working visit to the Saharawi refugee camps.
Abdelkader Taleb Omar asserted the importance of this visit by the German role in world policy to exert pressure on the Moroccan government to respect and comply with international law.
Tanzania, January 20, 2016 (SPS) - Tanzania Sahrawi Solidarity Committee (TASSC) has denounced on Monday the decision of the Board of Grans Montana to hold for the second time its annual session in the city of Dakhla from 17thto 22nd March 2016, in a letter a copy of which obtained by SPS.
El Aaiun (Occupied Western Sahara), January 19, 2016 (SPS) .- 63 foreign visitors expelled from Western Sahara and South Morocco last 2 days., reported the website of Norwegian Support Commitee for Western Sahara.
The expulsion of 63 foreigners happened in 20 different incidents. They were from Norway (56 people), Sweden, the Netherlands, Lithuania, US, Canada and Poland.
London, January 19, 2016 (SPS) .- The British NGO Adala on Tuesday urged the European Parliament to include the situation of human rights in Western Sahara between the priorities of the report which EU will submitted to the Human rights Council of the United Nations and will be subject to vote tomorrow, Wednesday, January 20, 2016.
Chahed el Hafed, (Saharawi refugee camps), January 19, 2016 (continued) - A delegation from the German parliament consist of Mrs. Tack Kerstia of the Social Democratic Party, and Mrs. Katja Kuel for the Green Party., on Saturday started a working visit to Sahrawi refugee camps, scheduled for three days
The visit aims to enable the delegation to review the situation of the Sahrawi refugee camps.
The delegation will visit the Sahrawi Wilayas and institutions and hold meetings with SADR authorities and senior officials. (SPS)
Chahid El Hafed, January 18, 16 (SPS) .- The member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front and Prime Minister, Abdelkader Taleb Omar on Monday oversaw the transfer of functions to the new Minister of Water and Environment, Mr. Brahim Mokhtar under the provisions of the decree issued by the Presidency of the Republic to form the new government.
it should be recalled that along with the Prime Minister officers and directors of the Ministry of Water and Environment took part in the ceremony. (SPS)
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Algiers, January 18, 2016 (SPS) The President of the Pan African Youth Union (PYU), Francine Mymbuya, reiterated the position of her organization with regard to the question of Western Sahara, which is in line with position of the African Union, calling for the decolonization of the last colony in Africa.
Shaheed El-Hafed, January 2016 (SPS) - The Ministry of Public Health held Sunday the first meeting of coordination and consultation ground for the year 2016.
The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Public Health, Mohamed Lamine Deddi, and the President of the Sahrawi Red Crescent, Bouhebeini Yahya, in the presence of representatives of supporting organizations in the health field.
Shaheed El-Hafed, January 16, 2016 (SPS) The preparatory committee of the 40th anniversary of the proclamation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) held Saturday its first meeting at the headquarters of the Prime Ministry.
The Chairperson of the Committee, Khatri Addouh, recalled the importance of this event and its role in the unification of the Sahrawi people under the name of SADR, adding that this step is an opportunity to discover the gains achieved during the last forty years."
Brussels (Belgium), January 17, 2016 (SPS) - Members of the European Union (MEP) reaffirmed that the Western Sahara conflict is “a decolonization issue,” to settle in accordance with international law, which grants the Sahrawi people the right to self-determination, reiterating their call to provide the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) with a mandate to monitor Human Rights.
Algiers, January 17, 2016 (SPS) - Sahrawi youth delegation took part in African Youth Dialogue Conference held Saturday in the Algerian capital, Algiers.
The event which will last two days and in which a Sahrawi youth delegation will take part, addresses the challenges that face youth in the continent.
Brussels, January 17, 2016 (SPS) - President of the Belgian Committee of support to the Sahrawi people Pierre Galand called on Friday to refuse the “gagging” operated by Morocco, after the “cancellation,” in Liège, of the screening of a documentary on the resistance in Western Sahara.
The decision to cancel the screening was taken “following the several pressures exercised by Morocco,” said the communiqué of the committee.
Shaheed El Hafed, January 16, 2016 (SPS) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Salem Ould Salek, noted Saturday that Sweden considers "Morocco a colonial state that does not have sovereignty over Western Sahara" in a statement to the national press.
London, January 16, 2016 (SPS)- The European Union (EU) is considering a revision of the controversial agricultural agreement with Morocco by presenting a new version in accordance with the international law which emphasizes the need for consultation and agreement of the Saharawi people for all activities relating to the exploitation of its natural resources, reports the London newspaper Al Quds Al-Arabi.
Shaheed El Hafed, January 15, 2016 (SPS)– Some foreign delegations will begin as from Saturday working visits to the Saharawi refugee camps, said the Central Directorate of Protocol.
According to the source, delegations including American congressmen and German parliamentarians will visit the camps and hold meetings with Sahrawi personalities and officials of the Polisario Front.
BRUSSELS, January 14, 2016 (SPS) .-The European Parliament reiterated its call for the extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) to monitor the compliance with human rights likewise the peacekeeping missions.
In a report released Wednesday, the European Parliament expressed surprise that MINURSO remains "the only UN mission in Africa that lacks a mandate to monitor respect of human rights," which "does not allow have a mechanism for reporting violations of human rights."
BRUSSELSJanuary 15, 2016(SPS).-The European Parliament reiterated its call for the extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) to monitor the compliance with human rights likewise the peacekeeping missions.
In a report released Wednesday, the European Parliament expressed surprise that MINURSO remains "the only UN mission in Africa that lacks a mandate to monitor respect of human rights," which "does not allow have a mechanism for reporting violations of human rights."
Chahid El Hafed, January 13, 2016 (SPS) .- Prime Minister Abdlkader Taleb Omar on Tuesday oversaw the handover ceremony for the new Minister of Information, Mr. Hamada Salma, and the new Secretary General of the Ministry Mr. Mohamed Salek Bulsan pursuant to a decree issued by the Presidency of the Republic, on the formation of the new government.
The ceremony was attended by directors of the branches of the ministry, it should be recalled.(SPS)
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Chahid El Hafed, January 13, 2016 (SPS) .- The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front and head of the Armed Forces, Mohamed Abdelaziz has overseen Wednesday the transfer of functions of the former defense minister, Mohamed Lamin Elbuhali, to the new minister, Abdlahi Lehbib, pursuant to Presidential Decree for the formation of new government.
The ceremony, held at the Ministry of Defence, was attended by the Staff of the General Command of Saharawi People’s Liberation Army. (SPS)
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El Aaiun(occupied territories of Western Sahara), January 13, 2016 (SPS) .- The Court of First Instance of the occupying regime in El Aaiun, the occupied capital of Western Sahara, sentenced Tuesday to six years of prison to journalists and Saharawi political prisoner, Mohamed Banbari.