First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco and Finland have reaffirmed their commitment to a strengthened bilateral relationship following high-level talks in Rabat between Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen, with discussions spanning economic cooperation, regional security, and key geopolitical issues. On the economic front, Bourita highlighted notable progress in trade relations, pointing to the presence of […]
As the US leads efforts to facilitate negotiations on the Sahara on the basis of the Moroccan autonomy plan, Algeria’s diplomatic posture is shifting in ways that reveal deeper strategic anxieties about its quest to keep the status-quo of unjust colonial borders drawn to the detriment of Morocco. Beyond the status of the Sahara territory, […]
Belgium has reaffirmed support for Morocco’s Autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty, saying the plan is “the most serious, credible and realistic basis” for achieving a just and lasting political solution to the Sahara regional conflict. The Belgian position was voiced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime […]
A group of 40 States have reiterated steadfast backing for Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory and welcomed UN Security Council Resolution 2797, endorsing the Moroccan Autonomy under the Kingdom’s sovereignty. In their joint statement made at the 62nd session of UN Human Rights Council convening in Geneva, these countries commended UN Security […]
Algeria is preparing to welcome Pope Léon XIV in April, a visit the government hopes will highlight the country’s historic ties to Christianity and its claim to the legacy of Saint Augustine. But the visit will take place at a context marked by church closures and mounting crackdown on Christian communities. Official media have intensified […]
As the US leads efforts to facilitate negotiations on the Sahara on the basis of the Moroccan autonomy plan, Algeria’s diplomatic posture is shifting in ways that reveal deeper strategic anxieties about its quest to keep the status-quo of unjust colonial borders drawn to the detriment of Morocco. Beyond the status of the Sahara territory, […]
Lucía Jiménez, a Spanish journalist and human rights activist who spent decades campaigning for recognition of Canary Islands victims of terrorist attacks by the Polisario Front, died suddenly at the age of 60 from a heart attack in Málaga. Jiménez’s name became synonymous with efforts to give voice to civilians targeted during terrorist attacks against […]
As the US leads efforts to facilitate negotiations on the Sahara on the basis of the Moroccan autonomy plan, Algeria’s diplomatic posture is shifting in ways that reveal deeper strategic anxieties about its quest to keep the status-quo of unjust colonial borders drawn to the detriment of Morocco. Beyond the status of the Sahara territory, […]
