First Independent Mena Newspaper
Moroccan security agencies have dealt in 2015 hard blows to ISIS at home and overseas. Thus, they take serious the threats made by Islamic militants and religious fanatics to carry out revenge attacks on New Year’s Eve. Moroccan law enforcement & counter-terror services have all reasons to be concerned. They have disrupted plots after plots […]
The U.S. administration has decided to enhance further its military and security cooperation with Morocco, one of its major allies in the region of North Africa and the Middle-East. According to press reports, citing 2016 appropriations Bill passed by the Congress, Washington has earmarked 31.5 Million USD foreign aid to Morocco, including 11.5 Million USD […]
Morocco is set to attract Scandinavians, Turkish tourists in 2016 reports say. The Moroccan Tourism Authority will meet on December 29 under the auspices of the Moroccan Minister of tourism to develop a new strategy which will set the target on Scandinavian, Turkish, German and Russian tourist markets according to reports. The meeting will gather […]
Security raids in several cities of the Kingdom led to the arrest of 11 Jihadists suspected for plotting terrorist attacks on the New Year, security services told media on Monday. The 11 suspects among students, unemployed, vendors, local manufacturers were arrested in the cities of Fes, Moulay Yacoub, Sefrou, Taounate and Missour on Monday. Moroccan […]
U.S. Congress has approved 2016 Appropriations Bill allowing Morocco to use US aid everywhere in the country, including in the Western Sahara. In its legislative report for the bill, signed by president Barack Obama, US lawmakers renew their strong bipartisan support for a negotiated solution to the dispute, based on autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty, […]
Threat of use of sarin gas against Morocco is taking serious tone as local media in the kingdom Monday indicate that IS in Libya now in possession of stocks of the dreadful gas is marching through Sahara with Morocco standing as potential victim. According to the Moroccan daily Assabah relayed by the le360.ma, IS has […]
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the US and France Thursday congratulated Morocco and its king for supporting peace in Libya after the kingdom hosted Libyan “historic” peace Accord in the resort town of Skhirat. “I thank His Majesty King Mohammed VI and the Government of Morocco for hosting the signing ceremony”, Ban Ki-moon said following […]
Morocco military court has sentenced respectively three Morocco military personnel to three years in prison after the suspects were found in possession of an IS flag, reports say. The three men positioned in Tichla region, were caught three month ago after the national gendarmerie received information that they were in position of the flag. The […]
Morocco’s macroeconomic situation continues to improve. After declining to 2.4 pc in 2014, growth is expected to reach 4.7 pc in 2015 thanks to a good agricultural season and improvements in construction activity, said the International monetary fund (IMF). However, non-agricultural growth remains sluggish, including in sectors related to tourism, which are affected by geopolitical […]
The European Union has decided to appeal the European ruling on EU-Morocco trade agreement as the North African country warned the decision could damage bilateral ties. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the EU will challenge the court’s decision and will endeavor to protect the global trade pact which lowered tariffs on Moroccan agricultural […]