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Prime Minister receives Spanish parliamentary delegation of intergroup in support for Saharawi people

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Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories), March 11, 2018 (SPS) - Prime Minister Mohamed Alouali Akeik on Saturday received a Spanish parliamentary delegation of the intergroup in support the Sahrawi people, in the locality of Bir Lehlou in the SADR liberated territories.
The Prime Minister informed the delegation of the latest developments of the Saharawi issue and victories achieved at national, regional and international levels, including the recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

President of Republic urges AU to call upon EU member states to implement CJEU ruling

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Bir-Lehlou (Liberated Territories), March 10, 2018 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, has urged the African Union (AU) to call upon the European Union (EU) member states to put into effect the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the partnership agreement in the fisheries sector (the Fisheries Agreement) concluded between the European Union and Morocco in 2006.

International Women Day: NUSW pays tribute to Saharawi woman role in liberation struggle

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Chaheed El Hafed , March 08, 2018 (SPS) - The National Union of Saharawi Women (UNMS) praised the historic role played by Saharawi women in the struggle for liberation in a statement issued  Thursday on the occasion of March 8, International Women's Day, coincides with the anniversary of the first martyr of the Frente POLISARIO, Bashir Lehlawi.

Western Sahara conflict resolution: Morocco is afraid of negotiation

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Algiers, March 08, 2018 (SPS) -Member of the Frente POLISARIO National Secretariat and Sahrawi coordinator with the Minurso M’hamed Khadad said Wednesday that Morocco was “afraid of negotiation” to settle the Western Sahara conflict and underlined “a lack of willingness” to engage in the UN-backed process.

Settlement of Western Sahara conflict: Kohler meets with Moroccan delegation in Lisbon

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Lisbon, March 07, 2018 (SPS) -  The Personal Envoy of the UN General Secretary for Western Sahara Horst Kohler has met on Tuesday in Lisbon a Moroccan delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Nasser Bourita, announced the Moroccan Foreign Ministry on his tweeter account.
"The meeting should continue all day, followed by a working dinner," added the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international cooperation.

Commemoration of 10 years after arrest of Sahrawi human rights activist Yahya Mohammed Al-Hafed Izzah

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Tantan (South of Morocco) 5 March 2018 - Sahrawi masses organised Sunday a solidarity platform to mark the 10th anniversary of the arrest of Sahrawi human rights activist Yahya Mohamed Al-Hafed Izzah at his family home in Tantan, southern Morocco.
The platform witnessed the arrival of sympathizers from the occupied territories, southern Morocco and the university sites, who declared their support for the Saharawi political detainee and their solidarity with his family, and demanded the Moroccan state to immediately release him and all Sahrawi political prisoners.

EU-Morocco fisheries agreement: CJEU decision “turning point” in Sahrawi people’s struggle

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Brussels, March 3, 2018 (SPS) - The decision made by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 27 February and excluding the territorial waters of Western Sahara from EU-Morocco fisheries agreement is a “turning point” in the struggle of the Sahrawi people for self-determination and independence, said Thursday, in Belgium, Euro-MP Paloma Lopez.

Western Sahara conflict resolution process continues despite obstacles Morocco puts

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Algiers, March 3, 2018 (SPS) -The prospects for the resumption of talks on the settlement of the Western Sahara conflict have brightened since the appointment of German Horst Kohler as Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, who is holding a series of meetings with the parties to the conflict (Morocco and the Polisario Front) as well as the two observer countries, Algeria and Mauritania.

Western Sahara: Algeria calls for providing MINURSO with human rights section

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Geneva, March 02, 2018 (SPS) – Algeria has renewed on Wednesday in Geneva during the 37th session of Human Rights Council, call for integrating a Human Rights section in the UN Mission for referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). It has also called for sending regular missions of the UN High Commission Office in the Sahrawi occupied territories.

Sahrawi coordinator with MINURSO received at UK Foreign Office

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London, March 02, 2018 (SPS) - UK Foreign Office has reaffirmed Wednesday UK unwavering position regarding Western Sahara, as it supports the efforts of the United Nations (UN), General Secretary and Special Envoy to reach lasting political solution that guarantees the right to self-determination to the Sahrawi people.

Sidati calls, in Geneva, international community to support peace process in Western Sahara

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Geneva, March 02, 2018 (SPS) - Sahrawi Minister delegate for Europe Mohamed Sidati called Wednesday, in Geneva, the international community to “support UN peace process and respect the international law concerning Western Sahara.”
Speaking in a conference at the headquarters of the United Nation Human Rights Council, Sidati said that “the international humanitarian law is clear on Western Sahara, the Moroccan occupation is illegal and the exploitation of our natural resources is the biggest threat for peace,”

“Morocco’s membership to AU, recognition of Sahrawi reality,” says Gali

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Smara (Sahrawi Refugee Camps) ), Feb 28, 2018 (SPS) - Sahrawi President Brahim Ghali affirmed Tuesday, in Smara, that “Morocco has to be convinced that its membership to the African Union alongside the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is in itself a recognition of the Sahrawi reality.”

CJEU’s decision complies with international law, international humanitarian law

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Smara (Sahrawi Refugee Camps), Feb 28, 2018 (SPS)- The Decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which excludes the territorial waters of Western Sahara from EU-Morocco fisheries agreement has come to confirm its previous decision and complies with the requirements of the international law and the international humanitarian law, said Tuesday President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO Brahim Gali.  

President of Republic hails Algeria's steadfast position towards Sahrawi issue

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Wilaya de Smara, Feb 27, 2018 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali, praised on Tuesday the "firm" position of Algeria towards the Sahara issue.
President Ghali said in his speech during the celebration of the 42nd anniversary of the declaration of the Republic, "The Sahrawi state celebrates its forty-two-year anniversary today, proud of its broad international relations and its brothers, friends and allies all over the world."

President Brahim Gali praises Occupied Territories masses resistance

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Wilaya de Smara, Feb 27, 2018 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Ghali, praised the steadfastness of the masses of the occupied territories, southern Morocco and the university sites that today reflect their struggles, sacrifices and courageous resistance.