First Independent Mena Newspaper
The internationally recognized parliament in the eastern town of Tobruk has decided to join hands with the renegade former general, Khalifa Haftar, to fight against the Islamists. The move is contradictory to the parliament’s previous call for all armed groups to lay down their arms. Haftar has recently launched Operation Dignity in his fight against […]
Algeria which is hosting on its territory thousands of Sahrawi refugees in the Tindouf camps should acknowledge its responsibility regarding the respect for human rights in these camps and make sure that the perpetrators of abuses are held responsible. The recommendation was made by the New York-based Human Rights Watch in a 94-page report published […]
The firing at about a dozen Moroccans at the border by Algerian forces on Saturday is increasing tensions between Algiers and Rabat. The firing caused no casualties but one person was seriously injured. Morocco is accusing Algeria of continuing to commit provocative acts that will hamper the management of the border. The Moroccan Foreign Ministry […]
Moroccan and U.S. airports are poised to upgrade their technical cooperation notably through the exchange of information in statistics and financial data and the regular sharing of the best practices for airports personnel. The two parties undertook to enhance their cooperation under an agreement signed on Thursday between ONDA, Morocco’s airport authority, and Dallas-Fort Worth […]
Egypt is hosting the Grand Renaissance Dam talks with irrigation ministers from Sudan and Ethiopia in attendance. Ethiopia is building a dam on the Nile but Cairo is worried that it will affect its share of the Nile most of which is used for agriculture. Despite their differences, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has stated that the […]
The protest of hundreds of security forces is heading for its third day as their demands continue to be unanswered. They camped outside of the President’s headquarters after failed attempts to force their way in. The protesting security forces are demanding to meet with the Prime Minister for talks. The protests of the security officers […]
Exploring innovative financing mechanisms to boost economic development in Africa, which is recording noteworthy growth rates in a rather gloomy international economic and financial environment, is the main purpose of the 9th African Development Forum currently held in Marrakech, Morocco. The forum, held on the theme “Innovative financing for Africa’s transformation,” seeks to enhance Africa’s […]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has stated that armed groups fighting in the Libyan war are increasingly targeting human rights defenders since mid-May. Some of the human rights activists have already fled the country while others have gone underground to save their lives. Attacks on civilians are also on the […]
The Prime Minister of Tunisia’s technocratic government, Mehdi Jomaa, has highlighted that Parliamentary and Presidential elections should be followed by economic reforms that should last for at least 3years during an interview at Reuters Middle East Investment Summit. Tunisia’s political transition towards democracy has been relatively smooth but its economy has been faced with challenges […]
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has pledged UN support for the Palestinian Unity Government and its plan for the rebuilding of the war-battered Gaza strip. The UN chief has made the pledge during his address to the international conference on the reconstruction of Gaza held Sunday in Cairo. “The successful reconstruction of Gaza requires a […]