First Independent Mena Newspaper
King Mohammed VI directed the government to speed up water security projects with the increase of the budget allocated to a water supply program to 143 billion dirhams ($ 14 bln). This came in a Royal palace statement following a briefing during which water minister Nizar Baraka gave the broadlines on the progress of the […]
The United Kingdom welcomed and expressed its support for the major reforms carried out by Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, which are part of the new Moroccan Development Model (2021-2035) aiming at a more open, inclusive and dynamic Moroccan society and economy, including in the area of human rights. This came in […]
The UK government has praised Morocco’s serious efforts to advance the UN-led process seeking a lasting and peaceful resolution to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand comes in the Joint Statement issued Tuesday in Rabat following the 4th UK-Morocco Strategic Dialogue co-chaired by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and UK Minister for MENA region […]
Princess Lalla Meryem represented, Saturday in London, King Mohammed VI at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III, Sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Arrived Thursday in London, Princess Lalla Meryem had taken part, Friday at Buckingham Palace, in a reception offered by King Charles III to the high personalities […]
King Mohammed VI, of Morocco, has congratulated this Saturday newly crowned King Charles III of the United Kingdom on his coronation, expressing “deep pride” in the ties between Morocco and the UK. The king sent a letter of congratulations to King Charles, as well as the newly crowned Queen Camilla, wishing them “a most prosperous […]
Minister Delegate to the Head of Government, in charge of the National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, received, Wednesday at the headquarters of this Administration, a delegation of the American Congress led by the chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, Mike Rogers, on the sidelines of his visit to the Kingdom […]
A delegation from the American Jewish Committee conferred on Wednesday in Rabat with Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita on U.S.-Moroccan relations and latest developments on regional & international scene. This is the third visit by AJC to the North African Kingdom since the signing of the Abraham Accords in December 2020 between the United States, […]
Egyptian authorities released Monday Al-Jazeera journalist, Hesham Abdel Aziz, and journalist Raouf Ebeid from pretrial detention, reports say. Abdel Aziz, a journalist at Al Jazeera Mubasher, was arrested on 20 June 2019 at Cairo International Airport. He was later accused of belonging to a banned group, and remained in custody until December 2019. Aziz’s health […]
Burkina Faso and Guinea have signed 22 agreements in several areas including security and defense, Anadolu news agency reports. The agreements were signed during the Joint Cooperation Commission held over the week-end, the agency notes, citing a report of the meeting. The report reveals that the agreements cover areas including crafts, air services, transport and […]
Morocco’s King inaugurated on Friday in Tangier the Mohammed VI University Hospital Center, a new medical facility offering to the inhabitants of the Northern region comprehensive healthcare services and advanced training to nurses, doctors and phamacists. The new medical complex has a 797-bed capacity. It is built on a 23-hectare site located near the regional […]