First Independent Mena Newspaper
As soon as the news of the collapse of British travel group Thomas cook broke out, Moroccan tourism authorities set up on Monday a crisis cell to contain the fallout from the failure of the 178-year old Tour operator. The crisis unit includes representatives from the ministry of tourism, hotel industry, travel agents and Moroccan […]
The Youth Innovation Summit, which seeks to encourage innovation, sustainable development and entrepreneurship in Morocco, will be held Sept. 30- Oct. 4, in Rabat and Salé. The five-day event is organized by the Moroccan ministry of Youth & Sports, UNDP and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the support of local and international […]
Morocco managed to bring back-home 20 archeological treasures from France including remnants of human skeletons that were found at excavations in Skhiratenear Rabat. The fossils were returned to the national archeology institute said Morocco’s culture ministry in a statement, noting that the remnants will enrich the Institute’s collection and will benefit students and researchers interested […]
Sixteen Algerian political figures including former Prime Minister Ali Benflis have unveiled their plans to run for the December 12 presidential elections announced few days ago by interim President and backed by the army. The candidates have reportedly withdrawn the candidacy forms at the independent electoral commission. Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah last week set December […]
Hundreds of people have been arrested in connection to surprising two straight days of demonstrations in several cities against President Fattah al-Sisi accused of corruption. Turkish state-run news agency, Anadolu, citing a local human rights NGO said over 350 have been arrested during Friday and Saturday night protests. According to the Egyptian Commission for Rights […]
The Polisario separatist militias are more frail than ever with the increase in defections within their ranks and the weakening of their paymaster Algeria, which has been grappled with pro-democracy protests for months. A new nail adds to the Polisario’s coffin with the return to Morocco of Salamu Bellal and Mohamed Hamdi Bouchelka both officers […]
King Mohammed VI received, Saturday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Head of Government, Saad Eddine El Otmani, who informed the Sovereign about the state of progress in the implementation of the royal guidelines set out in the latest State of the Nation Address, said the Royal Office in a statement. In the State […]
After overtaking South Africa as the continent’s first car producer, Morocco is moving forward unseating Africa’s largest economy in terms of attractiveness to investments, said the Rand Merchant Bank in a recent report. The report shows that Morocco, with an expected growth rate of 4% in the medium term, has greatly enhanced its operating environment. […]
Il Cenacolo, a nongovernmental organization, has denounced the extrajudicial executions, including politically motivated killings of sahrawis in south-west Algeria by state security forces. In a written statement submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, which is convening its 42nd session (Sept.9-27) in Geneva, the Italian NGO expressed deep concern over persistent violations of human rights […]
Morocco, a major player in global counterterrorism, has contributed to a successful Interpol maritime border operation that helped to detect more than a dozen of suspected foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) travelling across the Mediterranean. This international coordinated security operation was carried out July 24-Sept.8 in seaports of France, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The […]