First Independent Mena Newspaper
Nigerien authorities have shut down the gold mining site of Tamou in the department of Say in reaction to a string of attacks that targeted the site, anadolu news agency reports. Barmini Kaboyé, the Prefet of the department in a decree issued Thursday the site is shut down until further notice. The decree also indicated […]
A terrorist attacking involving an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a security patrol in the city of Sousse, has been foiled, Tunisia’s Interior ministry said in a statement Thursday. Police officers of services of the National Research Unit in Terrorist Crimes foiled attack attempt with IED, the statement said. An arrested a suspect admitted to […]
Gabon and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have removed visa requirements between the two countries for officials. Michaël Moussa-Adamo signed the deal Wednesday with his UAE counterpart, on the sidelines of the visit of the Gabonese leader Ali Bongo Ondimba to the Gulf country. Per deal, officials of both countries will not need a visa […]
Iran is infiltrating North Africa and Sahel through using malign actors such as the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist to sow instability in the region, Morocco’s representative to the UN Omar Hilal said. The comment came in response to a question on Morocco’s reaction to news claiming that Polisario has acquired Iranian drones. “After destabilizing Yemen, Iran […]
Morocco welcomed the adoption by the UN Security Council of resolution 2654 extending the UN mission in the Sahara (MINURSO) for another year and urging the real parties to the conflict including Algeria to act in good faith towards a realistic solution based on compromise. The position was expressed by the Moroccan foreign ministry in […]
The American group specializing in the manufacture of automobile seats and electrical and electronic systems has inaugurated a new factory in Meknes that adds to the 15 units the US group already operates in Morocco. The new site, which required an investment of $18.3 million (200 Million DH), was built on an area of 54,000 […]
King Mohammed VI has hailed the solid friendship and fruitful cooperation binding Morocco and the United Kingdom in a message of congratulations he addressed to Rishi Sunak on his appointment as Prime Minister, following his election as head of the Conservative Party. In his message, the Sovereign expressed to Rishi Sunak his best wishes for […]
The chiefs of staff of the armies of member countries of the “5+5 Defense Initiative” approved on Thursday in Rabat their joint action plan set for 2023 and pledged to enhance further cooperation in the fight against illicit trafficking, clandestine migration, terrorism and marine pollution. During their 14th meeting convened under the chairmanship of Morocco, […]
The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO, for one year, while enshrining, once again, the preeminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative to resolve the regional dispute. The renewal of the MINURSO mandate came in Resolution 2654, adopted Thursday by the UN Security Council. The Security Council […]
The Moroccan Government decided Thursday at the cabinet’s weekly meeting to extend the state of health emergency until November 30, 2022, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted a draft decree, presented by the […]