July 2018

Bologna (Italy), July 29, 2018 (SPS) - Councilor for European and International Relations and Cooperation, of the Italian Region of Emilia Romagna, Mr. Marco Lombardo, on Friday received a group of Sahrawi children in the city of Bologna in the framework of the holidays in peace program.
During the reception offered in honor of the Sahrawi children that took place in the Palazzo d'Accursio center in Bologna, the Italian official welcomed the small Sahrawi peace ambassadors and wished them a happy stay in the region.

London, July 28, 2018 (SPS) - The United Kingdom has reiterated its position of respecting the decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the EU-Morocco trade agreements, which excludes Western Sahara and its adjacent waters from the agreement.

Bir Lahlou (liberated territories), July 28, 2018 (SPS) - Polisario Front’s Head of external relations M'hamed Khaddad said Thursday that "the latest decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has sent a very clear message about the strength of international law and confirmed that force will lead nowhere,” warning against the extension of the EU-Morocco fishing deal to the Sahrawi territories which will be appealed before the courts of the EU.

Murlo (Toscana) (Italy), July 25, 2018 (SPS) - The Mayor of the Italian city of Murlo in the region of Tuscany on Monday organized,  a concert in honor of the Sahrawi children who are in this city in the framework of the Vacations in Peace Program, small Saharawi peace ambassadors with the presence of Italian children from this city.
During the ceremony, attended by Italian children, the Mayor of this city gave the Saharan children the honorable citizenship.

Seville, July 23, 2018 (SPS) - The Hospital of the Five Llagasin Seville, the seat of the Andalusian Parliament, was the place chosen by the Vice President, Mrs. Teresa Jiménez, to receive a representatives of the Sahrawi children participating on Monday. in the Vacations of Peace Program 2018, according to a press release from the Andalusian Federation of Associations in Charity with the Sahara (FANDAS).

El-Aaiun (Occupied Territories), July 23, 2018 (SPS) – The Association for Resource Monitoring and the Protection of the Environment in Western Sahara (AMRPENWS) welcomed the decision of the US firm -Innophos Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPHS) to suspend its phosphate import operations from Western Sahara, dubbing it a new victory for the Sahrawi question.

One of the most important companies in the controversial phosphate business in Western Sahara is ending its involvement. Innophos Holding's exit might lead to the US totally terminating its decade-long imports from the occupied territory.
Published: 23.07 - 2018

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), July 22, 2018 (SPS) - The Polisario Front expressed its “deep concern” over the attitude of some countries of the European Union (EU) which are still receiving products from the occupied Sahrawi territories in flagrant violation of the humanitarian international law, said M’hamed Kheddad, head of the external relations of the Polisario Front’s national secretariat.

Brussels (Belgium), July 22, 2018 (SPS) - Sahrawi delegate minister for Europe, Mohamed Sidati, said Sunday that the European Commission which agreed with Morocco about a text on the Fisheries Agreement including Western Sahara waters "only encourages the Moroccan occupation of the Sahrawi territories."
Such attitude puts the European Union credibility in doubt.

Algiers, July 19, 2018 (SPS) - A delegation from the National Council of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), headed by Mr. Hmuda Hamda Zein, Vice-President of the National Council of the Sahrawi, was received yesterday by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Aziz Bazzaz.

Tenerife, July 19, 2018 (SPS) - The Representative of the Frente POLISARIO in the Canary Islands, Mr. Hamdi Mansur, reaffirmed on Wednesday in a press conference at the headquarters of the Workers' Commissions in Tenerife, the determination of the Saharawi authorities to defend the natural resources of the Saharawi people.

 
 
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, July 18, 2018 (SPS) - The president of the Canary Islands parliament, Carolina Darias, renewed her solidarity with the just cause of the Saharawi people on the occasion of the reception of the small Saharawi ambassadors who meet at the Canary Islands in the Vacation in Peace Program.

Acireale (Italy), July 18, 2018 (SPS) - The Italian city of Acireale on the island of Sicily has held during this current week a solidary meeting between Sahrawi and Italian children to enjoy together a variety of sports, learning, leisure , animation and fun activities.
The meeting was held in the Brizz pool, the largest in this city and under the supervision of monitors and program managers of this pool of the Summer Sport Cam Group

Havana (Cuba), July 17, 2018 (SPS) - member of the Saharawi delegation that takes part in the work of the XXIV forum of São Paulo, in Havana, Cuba, Jalil Mohamed has conveyed the message of the Sahrawi youth and people and their struggle for self-determination and independence to the attendee of the said forum.

Fico Pizano (Tuscany / Italy), July 17, 2018 (SPS) - The Italian Municipality of Fico Pizano of the Region of Tuscany, has today warmly welcomed a group of the Sahrawi peace ambassadors visiting this municipality in the framework of the Vacation in Peace Program.
The reception was chaired by the Mayor of the town Mr. Youri Talloti and members of the Municipal Council, as well as the Saharawi delegate in Tuscany, Mr. Jandud Hamdi.

Havana, July 16, 2018 (SPS) - The 24th edition of the Sao Paulo Forum is being held in Havana, Cuba, from July 15-17, with the participation of a Sahrawi delegation led by Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mansur Omar.
The forum, held in Havana for the third time after the 1993 and 2001 editions, brought together 430 delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Africa, with the Left’s unity in Latin America and the Caribbean as its theme.

Bir Lahlou, July 16, 2018 (SPS) - The Polisario Front has firmly condemned on Monday the decision taken by the European Union Council to sign an amendment to the EU-Morocco association agreement, including the occupied Sahrawi territories, denouncing this act which scorns the international law and decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which invalidated these agreements.

Shaheed El-Hafed, July 15, 2018 (SPS) - The National Secretariat of the Polisario Front has decided, in accordance with the Basic Law of the Front, to hold the 15th Congress of the Polisaio Front within the coming year, said a statement following the 8th ordinary session of the National Secretariat.

Shaheed El-Hafed, July 15, 2018 (SPS) - The National Secretariat of the Polisario Front renewed its sincere will to cooperate with the United Nations efforts to complete the decolonization of the last colony in Africa, welcoming in this context the efforts of UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, and his Personal Envoy, President Horst Koehler.

Shaheed El-Hafed, 14 July 2018 (SPS) - The National Secretariat of the Polisario Front on Saturday held its 8th ordinary session under the chairmanship of President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali.