First Independent Mena Newspaper
A look at the turnout of the Algerian Presidential elections shows the scale of the boycott in most Algerian regions except Tindouf, home to the Polisario militias and some 22,000 Sahraouis they hold hostage in inhumane conditions. Turnout in Tindouf was 57% compared to Bejaia where many towns registered zero participation. By the past, Algerian […]
The UN General Assembly adopted, on Friday without a vote, a resolution approved by the 4th Committee last October, reiterating its support for the UN political process to settle the regional dispute over the Sahara. The resolution calls on all parties to cooperate fully with the UN Secretary-General to achieve a political solution to this […]
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu on Thursday renewed his country’s support for Morocco’s territorial integrity. “We fully support the territorial integrity of our sisterly country, the Kingdom of Morocco,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu in a press briefing after a long meeting with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. The Turkish official insisted that Turkey’s […]
Jamaica’s support for the Algerian-backed Polisario militias is a thing of the past as the Caribbean country reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara as well as UN efforts to reach a lasting, political and mutually acceptable solution to the over four-decade dispute. Jamaica has dealt the Polisario a severe […]
As uncertainty continues to hover over the presidential elections in Algeria, slated for Dec.12, due to the massive popular opposition to this disputed vote, the polisario leadership are deeply worried that the contested presidential poll takes a dramatic turn. The polisario leaders have been in a “wait-and-see” mode for several months, as their mentor is […]
The United Nations has affirmed that no decision has so far been made on the appointment of a new UN Sahara envoy in replacement of German Horst Köhler, 76, who stepped down last May “for health reasons”. In his daily press briefing, Farhan Haq, Deputy spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said on Tuesday “there were […]
The pseudo Sahrawi activist, Aminatou Haidar, known for her collaboration with the Algerian intelligence services, is reportedly about to launch a campaign to defend the Kurdish cause and carry out actions in an attempt to secure the release of her friend and spiritual mentor Abdullah Ocalan. As the news was being reported by a pro-Kurdish […]
The threat of terrorist attacks against foreigners in Tindouf and the risk of unrest in Algeria more generally, were corroborated by a new warning note issued Tuesday (Dec. 3) by the federal government of Canada. After the warning issued on November 27 by the Spanish authorities against any trip in the Tindouf camps, and the […]
Less than a week after the Spanish Foreign Ministry issued a travel warning recommending not to go to the Polisario-run Tindouf camps, Algiers launched a security alert to the attention of the members of the MINURSO. In a correspondence to the members of the UN mission in the Sahara, the Algerian government warns about the […]
Unprecedented violent clashes took place lately at the “General Secretariat of the Polisario Front” in Rabouni camp, between members of the Oulad Dlim tribe and armed elements of the separatist group, according to le360 website. These clashes, which left at least eleven polisario militiamen wounded, including two in critical condition, show the deep cracks and […]