First Independent Mena Newspaper
Few days after Spanish media recount the horrors suffered by a young lady who managed miraculously to escape to Barcelona after she was sold like a slave by her father to an older man in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps, Italian media turn the spotlight to the prevailing slavery practices in the camps that have been […]
Morocco has expounded its energy strategy and its approach to the fight against climate change before the 10th Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), held in Abu Dhabi this January 11-12. Morocco has adopted an ambitious energy strategy meant to enlarge its renewable energy capacity and performance to strengthen its position as […]
The political deadlock in Tunisia is likely to go on for some time after the parliament on Friday rejected, in a confidence vote, the government formed by Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli, an independent who had been proposed by Islamist Ennahda Party. The coalition government formed of independent lawmakers was rejected after over 12 hours of […]
The Algeria-backed polisario separatist group is furious to see the 12th edition of Africa Eco Race Rally going ahead as planned without a glitch despite their threat to disrupt this annual off-road rally race. After arriving in Tangiers (Northern Morocco) coming from Monaco on Januray 7, the 688 competitors with their 266 vehicles (trucks, cars […]
The World Bank expects Morocco’s economic growth to jump from 2.7% in 2019 to 3.5% in 2020, the World Bank said citing Morocco’s reforms to curb fiscal deficit and boost exports. Morocco’s GDP should increase at a slower pace to 3.6 in 2021 and 3.8 in 2022, the World Bank said in its Global Economic […]
The heavy weights of the Maghreb are taking their arms race to the skies with Morocco opting for advanced US jets while Algeria sticks to its Russian supplier amid a lethargy in their bilateral ties on the back of diverging stands on the Sahara issue. Morocco has on multiple occasions extended an outstretched hands policy […]
French telecom giant Orange this week inaugurated an operational head office in Morocco to transfer operational management of its African and Middle Eastern activities from Paris to Casablanca. The new headquarters is located in Casablanca Finance City Tower (CFC) in the heart of Casablanca. In Africa and the Middle East, Orange is benefiting from strong […]
Moroccan MPs have called for the setting up of a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in the northern town of Fnideq in a bid to combat the smuggling of goods and end the ordeal of the women who carry heavy packages as they cross the border between the city of Sebta, under Spanish control, and Morocco. […]
Morocco has 18 international airports which welcomed in 2019 over 25 million passengers. They are currently capable of handling 40 million travelers. In order to avoid their congestion due to the growing number of tourists visiting the North African kingdom and continuous opening of routes by the airliners, Morocco’s Airport Authority (ONDA) intends to […]
The Tunisian Interior Ministry Wednesday said it has seized arms and cash en route to troubled neighboring Libya from Turkey. Khaled Hayoun, spokesman for the ministry told local media Shems FM that security forces have seized arms and that investigations revealed that the shipment was coming from Turkey and meant for Libya. The weapons and […]