October 2018

Berlin (Germany), Oct 30 , 2018 (SPS) - The representative of the Frente POLISARIO, Aliyen Habib Ketaoui, pointed out that Germany is the scene of a broad campaign to paralyze the illegal exploitation of the natural resources of Western Sahara, as long as it does not end to the process of decolonization sponsored by the UN. "The campaign is being promoted by politician, members of committees supporting the Saharawi people and parliamentarians in several federal states," said the Saharawi representative.

Shaheed Al-Hafed, October 28, 2018 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, on Sunday presided over a meeting of the Council of Ministers, at the Presidency of the Republic.
The agenda of the meeting includes the evaluation of the annual program of the government for 2018 and the preparation of the annual program for 2019, examining the latest developments related to the Sahrawi issue, and the achievements made by the Sahrawi state.

Wellington (New Zealand), October 27, 2018 (SPS) - Mohamed Fadel Kamal, Representative of the Polisario Front in Australia on Thursday called on New Zealand companies involved in the looting of Western Sahara phosphate to cease their activities which are in violation of international laws, hinder "the UN peace process and encourages the Moroccan regime to continue its illegal occupation of Western Sahara."

Wellington (New Zealand) Oct 24, 2018 (SPS)- The Frente POLISARIO representative in Australia, Mohamed Fadel Kamal, has held series  of meeting with representatives of the government, Parliament, Association of Phosphate Importers, the Council of Trade Unions, New Zealand academics and journalists as well as members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the country.
Mohamed Fadel Kamal  will also give lectures at the New Zealand Institute for International Relations and the Peace Group of Bojato.

Ferrara (Italy) Oct 24, 2018 (SPS) - An high ranking delegation of Saharawi Trade Union (UJTSARIO) led by the Secretary-General, Mr. Salama Al-Bashir, undetook a visite to Italy at the invitation of the Confederation of Italian Workers to take part at the Ferrara Trade Union Conference
Speaking at the event, Ujtsario SG has briefed the attendees on the latest developments of the national cause in addition to the situation of Saharawi Trade Union , praising the continued support of the Italian trade union to the struggle of the Sahrawi people

Al-Ayoun (Refugee Camps), October 22, 2018 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, affirmed that the Moroccan occupier is in an international isolation, despite its prevarications, stubbornness and obstacles, pointing out that Morocco has no other choice but to negotiate with the Polisario Front to  seek a formula leading, inevitably, to the independence of the Sahrawi people.

Shaheed Al-Hafed, October 22, 2018 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the POLISARIO Front, Brahim Ghali, has issued a presidential decree, in which he conducted a partial reshuffle at the level of the National Secretariat of the POLISARIO Front.

Algiers, 22 October 2018 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Republic is taking part in the African Union’s 3rd Specialized Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sports, held from 21 to 25 October, in Algiers.
The session opened Sunday and is chaired by the Saharawi Republic. It session brings together experts of youth, culture and sport ministries from AU’s member States around workshops. It is the opportunity to emphasize the expected results of the implementation of the programmes and strategies adopted under the aegis of AU, notably in sports, youth and culture.

Gonfreville-L'Orcher (France), October 22, 2018 (SPS) Polisario Front lawyer Gilles Devers warned on Saturday in Gonfreville-L'Orcher (France), that European companies operating in the territory of Western Sahara, must now choose between negotiating with the Polisario Front or stop their activities and leave.

Shaheed Al-Hafed, October 21, 2018 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the POLISARIO Front, Brahim Ghali, has issued a presidential decree, in which he conducted a partial reshuffle at the level of SADR ambassadors.

Al-Ayoun, October 20, 2018 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the POLISARIO Front, Brahim Ghali, has restated that any negotiations with the Polisario Front will be on how to enable the Sahrawi people to exercise their right to self-determination and independence, in speech in the wilaya of Al-Ayoun, Sahrawi refugee camps, on the occasion of the 17th Conference of the Northern Sahrawi Community.

Gonfreville-L'Orcher (France), October 20, 2018 (SPS) - The Polisario Front said Saturday in Gonfreville-L'Orcher, near the Havre, France, that he will henceforth take legal actions against the French groups operating on the territory of Western Sahara.
The Frente Polisario lodged a complaint with the public prosecutor in Paris Thursday (division specialized for war crimes) against six French groups namely, BNP Paribas SA, Societe Generale, Credit Agricole, AXA Assurances, Transavia and UCPA.

Gonfreville-L'Orcher (France), October 20, 2018 (SPS) - The Polisario Front announced Friday, in Gonfreville-l'Orcher, that it lodged on Thursday six complaints against French groups accused of “colonization crime” for setting up their subsidiaries in the territory of Western Sahara, occupied by Morocco.

XGonfreville L'Orcher (France), October 20, 2018 (SPS) - Sahrawi Coordinator with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) M’hamed Kheddad denounced Friday, in Gonfreville-L'Orcher, the European Union’s complicity vis-à-vis Western Sahara’s conflict.

Smara (Refugee Camps) October 20, 2018 (SPS) - Sahrawi Workers Union (UGTSARIO) celebrated, on Saturday in the wilaya of Smara in Sahrawi refugee camps, the National Day of Sahrawi Workers.
The celebrations were attended by Prime Minister Mohamed Al-Wali Akeik, Governor of Samara Abeida Sheikh, and General Secretary of UGTSARIO Salama Al-Bashirm in addition to members of the Executive Bureau of UGTSARIO, the authorities of the Wilaya, and the people of the host Daira.

New York (United Nations), October 19, 2018 (SPS) - The Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) has adopted a draft resolution on Western Sahara, reaffirming the inalienable right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination.
Under this resolution adopted without a vote, the UN General Assembly supported the resumption of the negotiation process "with a view to achieving a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution which allows self-determination of Western Sahara people."

New York, Oct 18, 2018 (SPS) - The Republic of Zimbabwe on Tuesday expressed its support for the efforts of Secretary-General Kohler's Personal Envoy to allow the Saharawi people to exercise their right to self-determination to independence.
The Republic of Zimbabwe expressed its satisfaction with the resumption of the Western Sahara peace process through the preparation of the talks in Geneva and the initiative of the African Union to establish a mechanism to contribute to the solution of the Saharawi cause. SPS
 
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Guelmim, (Southern Morocco), Oct 18, 2018 (SPS) ¬ The Court of Appeal of the city of Guelmim, issued, on Monday, harsh and unjust sentences against media activists and Sahrawi human rights activists, according to the League for the protection of Saharawi prisoners in Moroccan prisons.
The convicted Saharawi activists are Abdullah Mouloud Al-Husain (Ferdous), who was sentenced to 30 months in prison and Abdel Karim Lemhmeden to 30 days in prison, suspended his execution.

New York, Oct 18, 2018 (SPS) -. The Republic of Uruguay has firmly defended the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.

New York, Oct 18, 2018 (SPS)-The Western Sahara conflict is a decolonization issue between the Frente POLISARIO and Morocco, affirmed Tuesday in New York Algeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Sabri Boukadoum.