Polisario 'obstinance' and 'war threats', 'tragedy' for Tindouf camps population 1/29/2008
"Polisario's obstinance and its war threats constitute a tragedy, particularly for the sahrawis, held against their will in Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria)," affirmed CEO of Moroccan American Center for Policy (MACP), in a letter to the editor, published Friday by the Washington Times.The actions of the Algerian-backed separatist movement, the Polisario, also "hinder the efforts of Morocco, the United Nations and others in the international community who are working diligently to find a peaceful, compromise political solution" to the Sahara issue, Robert Holley underlined.
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Family-visit exchange beneficiary decides to stay in Morocco 1/25/2008
A woman and her two sons, beneficiaries of the HCR-led family visit exchange between Morocco's Southern Provinces, the Sahara, and Polisario-run Tindouf camps, have decided to stay in the southern city of Dakhla to put an end to years of suffering in Lahmada and Tindouf camps, southwestern Algeria. Mrs. Naha Bent Salk Oueld Sidi Lablal, 30, from R'guibet Laayacha tribe and her two sons Mohamed Lamine and Chiba Saad Bouh Mohamed Lamine, aged 6 and 3 years, arrived last Friday to Dakhla from Tindouf camps, part of the third family-exchange operation in 2008.
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NATO confidential document unveils Algerian responsibility in the Sahara conflict 1/24/2008
The Organization of the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) has unveiled a secret document that clearly states the involvement of Algeria in the conflict of the Moroccan Sahara.
A new proof of Algerian responsibility in the conflict created around the Moroccan Sahara. This time however, the document is issued by a Western institution whose role in the geo-strategic balance is crucial, ie the Organization of the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO).
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European Parliament calls for publishing EC report on humanitarian aid embezzlement in Tindouf 1/24/2008
Deputy chairman of the European Parliament budget committee, Ralf Walter, called on the European Commission (EC) to publish the investigation report of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on Polisario's embezzlement of humanitarian aid in Tindouf camps, southwest Algeria.
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The Egyptian daily "Al Ahram" stresses the importance of achieving a solution to the Sahara issue 1/21/2008
The Egyptian daily "Al Ahram" stressed Sunday the importance of achieving a "solution" for the settlement of the Sahara issue, an outcome that "reflects the sense of political realism and facts on the ground ". This solution will help achieve “the minimum Moroccan demands about the preservation of its territorial integrity" and let people in the Sahara the right "to express their cultural and civilizational specificities and handle their own affairs" said the newspaper.
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