Bir Lehlu (SADR Liberated Territories), December 13, 2016 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali on Monday sent a message of condolences to his counterpart in Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta following the Karai accident that caused dozens of deaths and injuries.

Bir Lehlu (SADR Liberated Territories), December 13, 2016 (SPS) - The President of the Republic , Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali, expressed his sincere condolences to his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, following the Brutal explosion in the Coptic church of Cairo that occurred, on Sunday, causing dozens of dead and wounded.
The President of the Republic condemned, in his message, this suicide attack against civilians, highlighting the solidarity of the Saharawi people with Egypt.

Bir Lehlu (SADR Liberated Territories), December 13, 2016 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Gali congratulated his Kenyan counterpart, H.E Uhuru Kenyatta, on the occasion of the celebration of the National Day of his country.
 
President Brahim Gali transmitted on behalf of the Saharawi people and the Government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic his warmest congratulations and best wishes to his counterpart in Kenya.
 

Madrid (Spain), Dec 11, 2016 (SPS) - Spanish trade union confederation condemned Saturday the systematic human rights violations committed by Moroccan occupation authorities in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, calling the United  Nations to set a date for a referendum on Western Sahara people's self-determination.
In an address marking the International Human Rights Day, Jaime A. Tonda, A confederation's member, "strongly condemned the unfair trials against Saharawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik group."

EL-Aaiun (Occupied Territories), December 11, 2016 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupation forces on Saturday evening intervened violently against Sahrawi demonstrators in the occupied city of EL-Aaiun, after responding to an appeal launched by the Coordination of Human Rights Activists in Western Sahara for demonstrations to commemorate the International Day of Human Rights on December 10.

Brussels, Dec 10, 2016 (SPS) - An amendment on the restoration of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) in the fullness of its duties and the extension of its mandate to include human rights monitoring, suggested by 89 Euro-MPs, was introduced in 2015 annual report on human rights and democracy in the world and on the policy of the European Union (EU) on the matter.

Addis Ababa, Dec 10, 2016 (SPS) Minister Delegate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in charge of African Affairs, Hamdi Khalil Mayara, Representative of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed-Salem Ould Salek, attended the 5th Ministerial Retreat of the Executive Council of the African Union, held December 8-9, in Addis Ababa.

Shaheed El-Hafed (Refugee Camps), Dec 10, 2016 (SPS) - The well-known Turkish daily Yeni Şafak has named member of the National Secretariat of the POLISARIO and Secretary General of the Union of Saharawi Women (UNMS) Ms. Fátima al-Mehdi at the top of a list of four Muslim women who work for peace, security, stability, human rights and provide a valuable service to the peoples of the world.

United Nations, December 8, 2016 (SPS) – The United Nations on Thursday appointed the Major Chinese General Wang Xiaojun as the new commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
Wang Xiaojun, according to EFE, will replace the Pakistani Muhammad Tayyab Azam, whose term ended on November 7.
The new MINURSO commander knows the mission, since he held a post in 2003-2004, and also worked with the UN as a military observer in Kuwait between 1992 and 1993.

Vasteras (Sweden), December 8, 2016 (SPS) – the Swedish Minister of Sports and Health, Mr. Gabriel Wikström has received Sahrawi youth delegation from the Sahrawi Youth Union (UJSARIO), in the headquarters of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.