August 2021

Dili (Timor-Leste), August 13th, 2021 - The President of National Parliament of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, H.E. Mr. Aniceto Guterres Lopez received Thursday the Ambassador of Saharawi Republic (S.A.D.R) in Dili, Mr. Malainin Abba.
Mr. Malainin was received Friday also by the former President of Timor-Leste and the laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize of 1996, H.E. Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, which was awarded to him for his work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor.

Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), August 12, 2021 (SPS) - The Speaker of the Saharawi National Council (Parliament), Mr. Hamma Salama, sent a letter to his Algerian counterpart, Mr. Brahim Bugali, in which he expresses his condolences for the victims of the forest fires that have struck several wilayas in Algerian territory.

Chahid El-Hafed, August 11, 2021 (SPS) - The Minister of Health reaffirmed Wednesday that the epidemiological situation in the Sahrawi Refugee Camps requires strict respect for prevention measures and the highest level of precaution.

Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), August 11, 2021 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Mr. Brahim Gali, sent a letter of condolences to his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebbounne, in which he expresses his condolences for the victims of forest fires in some wilayas in Algeria.

Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), August 10, 2021 (SPS) - The Security Council distributed yesterday Monday the letter sent by the President of the Republic, Brahim Gali, to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on the latest serious human rights events in the occupied areas of Western Sahara

Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), August 10, 2021 (SPS) -The Saharawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) continues its bombardment of entrenchments of the Moroccan occupation forces.
The Ministry of National Defense reported Monday in its 271st military communiqué that advanced detachments of our army launched intense bombardments at enemy positions contained in the Moroccan military wall.
According to the military report, the Sahrawi forces have bombed the areas of Udey Asfa, Smara sector, and the Adeim Um Ajlud area, the Auserd sector this Monday.

Algiers, August 08, 2021 (SPS) - The Algerian President, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has reiterated that the issue of Western Sahara was an issue of decolonization, during his regular meeting with the press to inform Algerian public opinion on a number of issues concerning internal and external affairs.
In response to a question about Algeria's international standing and its position on a number of external issues, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reiterated that the Sahrawi issue was clear and was on the agenda of the United Nations as an issue of decolonization.

London, 9 August 2021 (SPS)- For the second time in two weeks, wind energy products could be illegally exported from the Spanish city of Bilbao to occupied Western Sahara to build a windfarm in the Sahrawi city of Boudjdour by Spanish company Siemens Gamesa, warned Sunday the international observatory Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW).

Madrid, 8 August 2021 (SPS) - The scheduling of any flight to the occupied cities of Western Sahara constitutes a serious violation of international law, warned the Polisario Front, expressing its "indignation" following the announcement of the Spanish company "Binter Canarias" of the resumption of flights to the Sahrawi city of Laayoune.

Brussels, 7 August 2021 (SPS) - Morocco is facing mounting pressure over its crackdown on civilians and human rights activists in the occupied Saharan territories, the International Crisis Group has affirmed.
The Group highlighted in its July report - reviewed by Sumoud - that international pressure was aimed at forcing the Moroccan regime to end the repression against Sahrawis, which escalated dramatically after the outbreak of the war in Western Sahara in mid-November.

Shahid El-Hafed, August, 05 2021 (SPS) - 161 new cases of Coronavirus infections have been recorded in the Sahrawi refugee camps, the Ministry of Public Health announced today, Wednesday.The spokesperson of the National Committee for the Prevention of Coronavirus, Dr.

Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), August 04, 2021 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out a series of new attacks against various entrenchment points of the Moroccan occupation forces along the Wall of the shame.
According to War Report No. 266 issued by the Ministry of National Defense, Tuesday  units of our army carried out intense bombardments, which caused panic and fear within the ranks of the occupying forces entrenched in the following positions:
- The Udei Azayat region, Farsía sector.

Washington, 03 August 2021 (SPS) -  A spokesperson for the US State Department said Monday that Washington supports a "credible" political process in Western Sahara that will be led by the United Nations with a view to achieving stability in the region.

Occupied Aaiun, 03 August 2021 (SPS) - The Saharawi body against the Moroccan occupation (ISACOM) pleaded for the inalienable right of the Saharawi people to self-determination, independence and freedom, calling on the UN to exert pressure on Morocco to bring it to an end to its violations of the rights of Saharawi civilians.

Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), August 03, 2021 (SPS) - The units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) launched new attacks against various positions of the Moroccan occupation forces in the Hauza sector.
According to War Report No. 264 of the Ministry of National Defense, our army bombed enemy positions in the Ras Lagteitra Al-wistani (central) region and Ras Gasbat An-najal, in the Hauza sector.

Madrid (Spain), 03 August 2021 (SPS) - The delegate of the Frente POLISARIO in Spain, Abdulah Arabi, has addressed the recently appointed Director General for the Maghreb, Africa, Mediterranean and the Middle East, Alberto José Ucelay Urech, to convey its concern "at the brutal wave of repression exercised against the Saharawi civilian population by the Moroccan authorities in the occupied areas of Western Sahara."

Algiers, 2 August 2021 (SPS) - President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday sent a condolence message to President of the Republic Brahim Ghali on the death of the Minister of Security and Documentation Abdallah Lahbib Bilal.
President Tebboune offered heartfelt condolences and compassion to the deceased’s family and the Sahrawi brotherly people. (SPS)
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Shahid Al-Hafed, 1 August 2021 (SPS) - Member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Minister of Security and Documentation, Abdellah Lahbib, died Sunday following a Covid-19 infection.
The deceased held several positions within the Sahrawi State and the Polisario Front. He notably held the post of Minister of Defense, Commander of several military regions including the seventh and second regions and finally Minister of Security and Documentation, a position he held until his death.

Bir Lahlou, 1 August 2021 (SPS) - The Sahrawi government has affirmed that the speech of King of Morocco Mohammed VI on the Throne Day, completely contradicts the actions of Morocco and aims only to gain more time to bring in more military equipment and prepare all conspiracies and intrigues against the Sahrawi people, the peoples of the region and the African continent.

Paris, 1 August 2021 (SPS) - Sahrawi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Salem Ould Salek said that the involvement of Morocco in the "Pegasus" spyware scandal did not surprise the Sahrawi leadership, noting that Rabat tramples on international legality for decades.
"Spying is a crime against the Sahrawi government, it is one aspect of the war that Morocco has launched since 1975 against our country," Ould Salek said in an interview with the French magazine Marianne.