First Independent Mena Newspaper
King Mohammed VI supervised in person at the Casablanca International Airport on Tuesday the airlifting of humanitarian aid destined to the Palestinian people. Besides the deployment of a Royal Armed Forces Field Hospital in Gaza, the humanitarian assistance is made up of blankets, drugs, as well as foodstuffs donated by the Mohammed V Foundation for […]
OCP Africa, a subsidiary of the Moroccan State-owned Phosphate OCP group, will set up a $ 6.3 million joint venture dubbed “Rwanda Fertilizer Company”, according to Maghreb Intelligence magazine. The OCP will have a 57.4 pc majority stakes in the company, while Agro Processing Trust Corporation Ltd (APTC) will hold 30 pc and the State […]
British paper, the SUN, wrote that Iran used its notorious military unit, the revolutionary guard Al Quds Brigade (IRGC) to train the Polisairo separatist group in their rear-base in Algeria. “Ayatollah Khamenei’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps is now believed to be training and arming the Polisario Front, an anti-Western rebel movement in Morocco,” the paper […]
FIFA secretary general Zvonimir Boban categorically denied the rumors saying that the international body is scheming to block Morocco’s bid from reaching the vote stage on June 13. An authorized source told le360.ma news website that “FIFA and Boban categorically deny the rumors according to which the task force has an intent to eliminate Morocco’s […]
Hungary has dealt a blow to the propaganda machine of the separatists by affirming that it has not accredited a Polisairo representative in Budapest. This denial was issued after a pro-Separatists website claimed that Ahmed Slimane was appointed as Polisario’s diplomatic representative in Hungary. In reaction to this fake news, Hungarian authorities sent a letter […]
King Mohammed VI gave his instructions to set up a medical-surgical field hospital of the royal armed forces (FAR) in Gaza, following the recent tragic events that took place in the Palestinian territory, leaving hundreds of injured. This royal solicitude is meant to provide the necessary medical care to the Palestinian civilians wounded during the […]
The Authenticity and Modernity party (PAM), the largest opposition group in parliament, elected Hakim Benchamach new secretary general, succeeding Ilyas El Omari. Benchamach was elected by the party’s national council with 439 votes while his two rivals, Mohamed Soulouh and Hadi El Hiba, received 39 and 35 votes respectively. Benchamach, who serves as Speaker of […]
As it celebrates its 13th anniversary, the Moroccan human development initiative (INDH) has earmarked 37 billion dirhams to projects across the kingdom benefiting 10.4 million people. The initiative, spearheaded by King Mohammed VI, funded projects including 9359 revenue generating activities in an effort to enhance the living conditions of the poor and promote economic and […]
Pope Francis is said to be planning an official visit to Morocco, a destination for intercultural and inter-religious dialogue, Italian media said. Turiweb.it was first to relay the news quoting Vincenzo Abbinante, Morocco’s honorary council in Bari. The visit will take place in a few months, he said adding that preparations are ongoing. Neither the […]
Morocco’s police department, DGSN, firmly denied exhibiting Israeli weapons during festivities marking its 62nd anniversary. Media reports have claimed that Israeli assault riffles, IWI Tavor X95, were carried by Moroccan police during the event. DGSN categorically denies such news…and affirms that the weapons in question were bought from European suppliers in accordance with national laws. […]