First Independent Mena Newspaper
King Mohammed VI has flatly rejected any move that is likely to undermine the multi-religious aspect of Jerusalem or altering its legal and political status, as reports about US President Donald Trump’s imminent recognition of the holy city as the capital of Israel are becoming more frequent, and warned of the negative impact such a […]
Africa was a salient theme in all cooperation prospects discussed during the 13th Moroccan-Portuguese High-Level Meeting in Rabat. The Head of the Moroccan government Saad Eddine El Othmani and his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa vowed to join efforts in order to tap into development as well as investment and business opportunities in Africa through the […]
King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), on Monday, appointed Major General Mohamed Haramou commander of the Royal gendarmerie, in replacement of Lieutenant-General Hosni Benslimane. During the audience, the Monarch decorated Hosni Benslimane with the Grand Cordon of Wissam Al Arsh. King Mohammed VI also decorated […]
Morocco and Portugal convene in Rabat this Monday their joint high level meeting to look into ways to boost cooperation ties between the two countries in all fields of common interest. This two-day encounter, chaired by the two countries’ Prime ministers, Saâd Eddine El Othmani and Antonio Costa, is expected to be crowned with the […]
Belgium is swinging to far right politics in dealing with migration and travel visas. The recent anti-Moroccan statements by Belgian Migration Minister Theo Francken show a worrying trend taking place in the home of EU institutions. In a case of recidivism fueled by animosity to anything Moroccan, Belgian Migration minister has described Morocco along with […]
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said that a promising future awaits his country’s relations with Morocco following the ice breaking talks he had in Abidjan few days ago with King Mohammed VI. Speaking in an interview with South African news outlet “News 24″, Zuma said that “Morocco is an African nation and we need to […]
Morocco has been re-elected to the Council of the London-based International Maritime Organization (OMI), in a vote that confirms Morocco’s standing within the organization and the trust it enjoys among other member states. This is Morocco’s fourth re-election for a two-year mandate since the country first made it to the council of the OMI in […]
Vice – Dean of the University of Mohammed I in Oujda Abdelkader Hakkou denounced in the strongest words his arbitrary and abusive detention by Belgian authorities upon his arrival in Charleroi Airport on Friday evening. The Professor was invited by the Francophone Free University of Brussels (ULB) but he ended up being locked up at […]
Morocco’s flag carrier RAM said it will sue the Algerian foreign minister in a court in Paris over his defamatory statements accusing the airline of carrying other things than passengers, in an allusion to cannabis. French TV channel M6 and Moroccan news website le360 confirmed that the company has brought the case against Algeria’s FM […]
Morocco has adopted a pro-active diplomacy that breaks away with the empty chair policy, which left the country outside AU institutions since 1984. Almost one year after its triumphal return to the African Union, Morocco made diplomatic headways thanks to an African Policy that continues to turn former African adversaries into friends. The talks held […]