Morocco deports two more Norwegian activists amid growing controversy over renewable energy projects in occupied Western Sahara
El Aaiun (Saharawi occupied territories) 4 November 2024 (SPS)- In a rapidly escalating series of incidents, Moroccan authorities deported two more Norwegian activists from the occupied territory of Western Sahara this afternoon.
Maja Rønningsbakk, 26, and Kevin Fossnes, 27, were detained and forcibly expelled on Monday afternoon after meeting with Sahrawi human rights defenders in the occupied city of El Aaiun.
UK Official reaffirms commitment to self-determination for Western Sahara during Parliamentary debate
London (UK) 30 Oct 2024 (SPS)— Responding to a spirited parliamentary debate, UK Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, Mr. Hamish Falconer, reiterated the UK’s long-standing support for the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination, emphasizing Britain’s alignment with United Nations-led peace efforts for Western Sahara.
Falconer’s statements came as several MPs raised questions about the UK’s stance, following calls by some to endorse Morocco’s claims over the occupied territory.
Moroccan authorities of occupation deport two Norwegian activists amid controversy over renewable energy projects and resources exploitation in Western Sahara
Aaiun (Occupied Territories) 02 November 2024 (SPS) – The Moroccan authorities of occupation in occupied Aaiun, forcibly deported two Norwegian citizens early Saturday morning, highlighting tensions surrounding Morocco’s controversial renewable energy initiatives in the occupied territory of Western Sahara.
A total of 25 plainclothes Moroccan police officers detained the Norwegian activists, Ingeborg Sævik Heltne and Vivian Kaulen Nedenes, while they were visiting the home of Sahrawi human rights activist Sidi Mohamed Daddach.
President Brahim Ghali receives Deputy Minister of Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
Algiers, November 02, 2024 (SPS) – The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, received today, the Deputy Minister of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, General Joaquin Quintas Solá, during his participation in the celebrations commemorating the seventieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Algerian Revolution.
Polisario Front Representative at UN: Sahrawi people are determined to continue and escalate their legitimate struggle for independence
New York (United Nations), November 2, 2024 (SPS) – Member of the National Secretariat, Polisario Front Representative at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, reaffirmed, in an interview with the Sahrawi National Television yesterday, the determination of the Sahrawi people, led by the Polisario Front, to continue and escalate their legitimate struggle for independence.
President Brahim Ghali receives solidarity personalities from Latin America
Algiers, November 02, 2024 (SPS) – The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, received Mr. Esteban Silva Cuadra, President of the Associations of Solidarity with the Sahrawi People in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Mr. Pablo Sepulveda Allende, grandson of former Chilean President Salvador Allende, a doctor who heads the Latin American Foundation, which bears the name of the late Chilean President.
President of Republic sends good wishes to his Algerian counterpart
Bir Lahlou, 1 November 2024 (SPS) - President of Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, sent received a message of wishes to his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on the sidelines of the 70th anniversary of the Glorious Liberation War outbreak.
Elysée's diplomatic about-face influenced by Morocco's covert intelligence gathering
Paris, 1 November 2024 (SPS) - News website Afrik.com reported that Elysée's diplomatic shift—manifested through its backing of the alleged Moroccan “autonomy plan” for Western Sahara—might be driven by sensitive intelligence that Rabat covertly acquired, noting that as global criticism mounts, France risks becoming isolated on this issue.
President Brahim Ghali received by his Algerian counterpart
Algiers, November 1, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, was received by his Algerian counterpart, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on the sidelines of the celebrations commemorating the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the glorious 1st November Revolution.