First Independent Mena Newspaper
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences to President Emmanuel Macron of France following the passing away this Thursday (sept.26) of Jacques Chirac that he described as a great friend who actively contributed to the strengthening of the relations of friendship between Morocco and France, and an architect of the unique partnership binding […]
SEGULA Technologies, the global engineering group, is increasing its operations in Morocco by opening a center of excellence, at the forefront of technology, in Agadir mainly devoted to automotive engineering. The aim of this new center is to respond to the growing needs of the local automotive market and also to offer a nearshore platform […]
Morocco, a staunch advocate of Africa’s socio-economic development, has called, Wednesday in New York, for the setting up of a fund to support the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the continent. The call was launched by Head of the Moroccan government, Saâd Dine El Otmani, at the high-level political forum on sustainable […]
Morocco stressed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly its commitment to multilateralism in the fight against terrorism and made a call for bolstering the GCTF which it chairs together with the Netherlands. Despite the progress made, the fight against terrorist groups is far from being over, said Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita at […]
Head of Morocco’s Govt Saad-Eddine El Othmani said on Tuesday in New York, that his country is working earnestly to find a lasting political solution to the Sahara regional dispute, but made it clear that the Kingdom’s total sovereignty over its southern provinces is absolutely non-negotiable. Addressing the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, […]
The Third International Regulators Conference on Nuclear Security will be organized in Marrakech Oct.1-4 in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It is the first time that such an event is held in an Arab and African country. The conference will address a wide range of issues related to nuclear security. It is […]
Morocco has reiterated its calls in favor of a sustainable agriculture in Africa in order to meet the increasing food needs of the continent. Speaking at a panel in the UN on food security and SDGs in Africa, Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said “together we can meet the challenge.” “South-south and tripartite cooperation is […]
Morocco’s central bank has called for more vigilance concerning public debt to spare future generations the pain of structural reforms. The statement was made by central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri following a board meeting that kept the key interest rate unchanged at 2.25%. He said the current rate remains appropriate and dismissed calls for a […]
France is set to chair a mini-summit Thursday in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss a political solution to the Libyan crisis, which worsened following a surprise push by east-based rebel commander Khalifa Haftar to seize capital Tripoli from the UN-backed Government of National Accord. France’s top diplomat Jean-Yves […]
The head of Morocco’s internal security Abdellatif Hammouchi and the Commmander of the Royal gendarmerie Lieutenant General Mohamed Haramou, were decorated in Spain. A royal decree published in Spain’s Official Gazette bestows on the Moroccan officials the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Spanish Civil Guard. The distinction awarding was endorsed Saturday, […]