Shaheed Al Hafed, August 20, 2024 (SPS) -, Mr. Bachraya Hamoudi Bayoun, member of the National Secretariat, Prime Minister, on Tuesday presided over an evaluation meeting of the government's performance in the first half of the year across all sectors.

The evaluation encompasses ministries and wilayas, and it involves ranking each entity based on its performance during the period covered by the evaluation.

Shaheed Al Hafed, August 20, 2024 (SPS) - The Polisario Front has reaffirmed that ending the current situation and the ongoing conflict since 1975, when Spain abandoned its responsibilities towards its former colony Western Sahara, and Morocco's insistence on continuing its illegal occupation, will only be achieved through the strict and resolute application of international legitimacy.

Shaheed Al Hafed, August 19, 2024 (SPS) - The Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, President of the Republic, Brahim Ghali, chaired Monday a meeting of the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front.

The meeting discussed developments in the national issue at both the national and international levels, and the expressed positions, particularly the negative French stance towards the legitimate struggle of the Sahrawi people.

Santo Domingo, 18 August  2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) has expressed its strongest rejection of the terms of the statement issued by the Dominican Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which affects Western Sahara, a territory awaiting decolonization, in press release issued today Sunday.

This is the full text of the press release:

“PRESS RELEASE

Sunday, August 18, 2024

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), August 18, 2024 (SPS) - Advanced units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) targeted a Moroccan occupation base in the Guelta sector today, Sunday.

In this context, the military communiqué issued by the Central Directorate of Political Commissariat of the SPLA clarified that for the second day in a row, advanced units of our fighters carried out a concentrated bombardment this Sunday afternoon, targeting a Royal Moroccan Army base in the Aaydiyat area of the Guelta sector.

Geneva (Switzerland), August 18, 2024 (SPS) - The Swiss Solidarity Movement organized a memorial ceremony yesterday, Saturday, for the late friend of the Sahrawi people, Emmanuel Martinolli, in the presence of his family and friends, at his birthplace.

Speakers unanimously praised the deceased's qualities and his support for the Sahrawi people in their struggle, particularly in breaking the media blockade, documenting, and building a database of information and documents about Western Sahara accessible to all.

Ouguift  (Mauritania), August 18, 2024 (SPS) - The events of the Hassaniya Culture Festival continue on its second day in the historic city of Ouguift , located in the Adrar region of northern Mauritania.

This edition, organized as part of the events of Nouakchott, the Capital of Hassaniya Culture, was distinguished by the active participation of a delegation from the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, alongside a delegation representing neighboring Algeria.

Occupied El Aaiún, August 18, 2024 (WAFA) - The Association for the Monitoring of Resources and the Protection of the Environment in Western Sahara (AREN) denounced the involvement of several ships in the looting of phosphate in Western Sahara.

Washington (U.S.) 18 August 2024 (SPS)- World Politics Review, published an analysis by Dr. Jacob Mundy, in which he criticized the latest positions adopted by France, Spain and the US supporting the Moroccan illegal occupation of Western Sahara, considering that this Western stance only makes the situation worse not only in Western Sahara but in the whole region and the Sahel.

Windhoek (Namibia) 18 August 2024 (SPS)- the Government of the Republic of Namibia issued a Press Release last Friday 16 August, condemning the French Government’s endorsement of the Moroccan colonial fait accompli in Western Sahara, considering this decision as a “blatant disregard of the principles of international law particularly the right to self-determination.”

Following is the full text of the Press Release:

16 August 2024

MEDIA RELEASE