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Western Sahara: Security Council meets on MINURSO

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Algiers, November 03, 2016 (SPS) – Security Council has held Thursday a meeting about the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), during which UN deputy secretary general for peacekeeping operations, Herve Ladsous, will present a report on his latest visit to the headquarters of the MINURSO in occupied El Aaiun and Saharawi refugee camps.

The President chairs Council of Ministers meeting

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ChahId El Hafed (Saharawi refugee camps), November 03, 2016 (SPS) –  The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente Polisario, Mr. Brahim Gali today has chaired the expanded meeting of Council of Ministers to discuss various issues on the agenda of the government.
The meeting discussed the final report of balance of annual national action programme of government for presenting it  to the Saharawi National Council and other issues on the agenda as the artistic event of ARTifariti and other activities at national level.

UN Agencies In Algeria Appeal For Continued Food Assistance To Western Saharan Refugees

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 Algiers, November 03, 2016 (SPS) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), together with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Children’s fund (UNICEF) is appealing for continued donor support for refugees from Western Sahara living in Algeria. The three agencies say that insufficient funding makes a cut in basic food rations imminent.

Copenhagen International Conference on Western Sahara issue calls for the decolonization of the last colony in Africa

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Copenhagen (Denmark), November 03,  2016 (SPS) - the Danish capital of Copenhagen has hosted  on Wednesday, an international Conference on the Sahrawi issue  organized by the Afrika Kontakt and the majority of youth of  the Danish parties, in which a number of experts,  specialists, political figures, journalists and representatives of associations and civil society organizations from United States, France, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Denmark .took part.
 

Ministry of Information holds its annual conference 2016

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Chahid El Hafed, November 02 2016 (SPS) - Ministry of Information has held its specialized conference under the theme "specialized conference on Media ... towards the set up of training policy in information field" at the Media Archive, with the presence of the Prime Minister, Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar and minister of Information, Mr. Hamada Salem as well as cadres and staff of the Ministry of Information.

Prime Minister receives EU Socialist Group delegation

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ChahId El Hafed (Saharawi refugee camps), November 02, 2016  (SPS) – the  Prime Minister, Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar received Tuesday at the headquarters of the ministry, a delegation from the Socialist Group in the European Parliament led by the chairman of committee of Maghreb Arab in the European Parliament, Mr Antonio Banzirí.
 
The visit is of great importance and will give good results for the national cause, PM told the national media following his meeting with EU delegation

"We hope that the visit of the European Parliamentary delegation gave good results for the national cause" (Saharawi coordinator with MINURSO)

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ChahId El Hafed (Saharawi refugee camps), November  02, 2016 (SPS) - The Saharawi coordinator with MINURSO and member of the National Secretariat, Mr. Mohamed Jadad told the national press, on Tuesday, after his meeting with the delegation of Parliament Socialist Group chaired by Mr Antonio Banziri, the Polisario Front hopes that this visit will give good results for the national cause in the European Parliament.
 

Prime Minister receives PSOE delegation

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Shaheed El Hafed, October 29, 2016 (SPS) - Prime Minister Abdelkader Taleb Omar received Thursday a delegation composed of Ander Gil Vega and Laura Berja from Spanish Socialist Party.
The meeting addressed aspects of cooperation and solidarity with the Saharawi people and means of improving them.
The Spanish position on the question of Western Sahara was also analyzed in the meeting. (SPS)
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National Committee prepares launch of ARTifariti 10th edition

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Shaheed El-Hafed, October 28, 2016 (SPS) – The national committee in charge of the organization of the 10th edition of the cultural event ARTifariti held Thursday a meeting chaired by Minister of Culture, Khadija Hamdi, at the ministry.

EUCOCO conference on Nov. 18-19 in Spain's Vilanova

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Madrid (Spain), October 27, 2016 (SPS) - The 41st European Conference for Support and Solidarity with Saharawi People (EUCOCO) is to be held on November 18-19 in the Spanish city of Vilanova, Barcelona, organizers said on Thursday.
"This annual event organized every year, since 1975, in different European cities (like Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Brussels, Valence and Madrid) is undoubtedly the most important international movement for solidarity with the Saharawi people, as it brings together participants from every parts of the world," organizers stressed.

Expulsion of MINUSRO members, threat on regional security

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Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), October 27, 2016 (SPS) - The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) affirmed that the expulsion of members of the United Nations Mission for the self-determination referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) "is an approach that threatens regional peace, hinders regional and international efforts, and freezes the peace process."

Adala UK denounces Morocco's strategy for Sahrawis isolation

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London, October 26, 2016 (SPS) - The British organization for human rights defence in Western Sahara, Adala UK, has denounced Wednesday Morocco's continuing strategy for the isolation of Sahrawi people by denying entry to international observers, journalists and pro-Sahrawi activists.
Adala UK said that dozens of activists, journalists and international observers who attempted to enter the occupied city of Al Ayun in response to calls from the Sahrawi NGO community to lift the blockade imposed by Morocco on the region "were expelled."

Sahrawi ambassador received by Sam Nujoma

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Windhoek (Namibia) October 26, 2016 (SPS) Saharawi Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Angola and Namibia, Bah Deih Sheikh Mohamed, wad received Monday by Namibia’s  Founding President  Sam Nujoma, in the Namibian capital, Windhoek.

President of Republic congratulates President Edgar Lungu on National Day

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Bir Lahlou (liberated territories), October 25, 2016 (SPS) The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, has sent a congratulatory message to his Zambian counterpart, Edgar Lungu Chagwa, on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the independence of his country.

President of Republic congratulates new FLN Secretary-General

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Bir Lahlou (liberated territories), October 24, 2016 (SPS) The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, sent a congratulatory message to the new Secretary General of the Algeria National Liberation Front party  (FLN), Djamel Ould Abbes.
In this message, the President expressed, on behalf of the Polisario Front, to Mr. Ould Abbes, warm congratulations and sincere wishes, following his election as the Secretary General of Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN).