First Independent Mena Newspaper
As changes continue to redesign the landscape in the Middle East-North Africa region and in Africa, Morocco’s longstanding, friendly relationships with these two regions open new avenues for U.S.-Morocco cooperation, all the more so as the two countries have a shared vision on a set of regional issues, ranging from economic development to stability, from […]
Over the past thirty years, the inhabitants of Moroccan Oriental province have enjoyed unlimited cross-border ‘trade’ in petrol with neighboring Algeria. All-purpose petrol smuggling has been thriving even though the border has been officially closed since 1994 due to the murder of two Spanish tourists, who were allegedly killed by Algerian extremists. The border crossing […]
Morocco’s bakers have decided to halt the planned increase in bread prices following the pending talks with government. The Moroccan Federation of Bakers and Patissiers (FBPM) agreed that for now the prices of 10-30 centimeter loaves of bread are going to stay the same. The envisaged price increase should have concerned about 15,000 bakeries. According […]
Morocco’s 2014 Finance Act is seeking to tackle the issue of prevalent high unemployment while still faced with unfavorable global economic conditions. Although about 140,000 new positions have been created in recent months, the unemployment rate in the country hovers around 8 percent, while the rate reaches almost 18 percent among graduates and about 20 […]
Morocco has renewed determination to foster cooperation and partnership with African countries and to help fulfill the aspirations of African peoples to development and stability. “Out of faithfulness to its African belonging, Morocco has sought since independence to promote a fruitful cooperation and active solidarity with those (African) countries, and to contribute to the fulfilment […]
Morocco does not need to take lessons on human rights from anybody, and especially not from those who “systematically” violate these rights, said Morocco’s king Mohammed VI on Wednesday. “Morocco refuses to receive lessons on the subject (of human rights), especially from those who systematically violate human rights. Anyone wishing to outbid Morocco has to […]
Relations between the two Maghreban enemy brothers, Morocco and Algeria, have taken an ugly turn after the Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika called for the establishment of a mechanism to monitor human rights in Western Sahara, a territory whose independence is claimed by the Polisario. The call was immediately denounced by Morocco and to make its […]
The European commission is planning to open talks with Morocco to ease visas procedures for short term visitors, students, researchers and business professionals. “This is a very concrete and important step in the cooperation between the EU and Morocco. Easier access to visas will reinforce the social and economic development and mutual understanding between our […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco participated Thursday in the inauguration ceremony of the new president of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, along a number of other heads of state, including France’s François Hollande. The presence of the Moroccan King at this ceremony did not go unnoticed because it was the first time that the king attended […]
Morocco is poised to adopt a new comprehensive policy on immigration as the country is hosting increasing numbers of immigrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa. The adoption of this new comprehensive policy on immigration was discussed at a meeting held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI and in the presence of the Head […]