First Independent Mena Newspaper
After a deadlock in forming a new government that lasted more than five months, King Mohammed VI decided to dismiss the designated Head of the Government, Abdelilah Benkirane, after he failed in his task to lead negotiations to form a new cabinet. Benkirane will be replaced by another personality chosen by the King from the […]
Morocco’s Consul General in Orly; a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, has been reportedly recalled over alleged mistreatment of her housekeeper. The housekeeper was shown in a video posted on social media calling out for police help for being abused by her employer Malika Alaoui. The housekeeper was threatening to commit suicide […]
Special Operation Forces from the US and Morocco wrapped up the joint military exercises centring on advanced communication and medical skills during Operation Flintlock 2017. The exercises took place in Tifnit training base in Morocco’s southern zone area of operations with the participation of US experts and more than 2,000 military personnel from 24 African […]
King Mohammed VI urged the lovers of peace, life and tolerance to rise up against the dissemination of fanaticism and obscurantism and to counter advocates of terrorism, violence and excommunication. The call was made in a message read out by Royal Advisor Omar Azziman, on the occasion of the commemoration, in the northern city of […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) issued a report on Morocco’s efforts to strengthen economic ties with African countries, noting that the Kingdom is steadily becoming a main economic hub in the continent. The report dubbed “Analysis of Morocco’s Trade Policy,” sheds light on the progress of Morocco’s trade with Africa and recommends lowering custom duties […]
Morocco’s Central Bank announced that measures will be gradually taken to ensure a more flexible exchange rate of the Dirham amid promising macro-economic conditions marked by low oil prices and increasing demand on phosphates. The floating of the pegged dirham was encouraged by the IMF which sees in a more flexible exchange regime a move […]
Over 18,000 migrants have applied for a residency status under the second phase of the regularization campaign in line with a migrant integration policy spearheaded by King Mohammed VI. By March 8, 18,228 migrants submitted their requests to gain residency cards as part of the second phase of a regularization campaign that was launched last […]
Moroccan authorities have captured two ISIS members who were active in the city of Casablanca, the economic capital of the North African country, which had already been targeted three times by the terrorists. According to the Interior Ministry, the two jihadists were planning to carry out terrorist attacks in Morocco. They have already started getting […]
An Appeals court in Morocco upheld a guilty verdict for French national, Thomas Gallay, on charges of funding a terrorist cell based in the Moroccan Atlantic city of Essaouira. Gallay, 36, saw his prison term reduced to four years in prison after a lower court had initially handed him a six-year sentence. He was found […]
A group of Canadian business people and officials are expected in Morocco for a week-long visit (March 11-18) to explore partnership opportunities with Moroccan counterparts, Al Maghreb Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIMC) based in Canada says. The strong Canadian delegation, representing various sectors of industrial and economic activity, will also attend the fifth edition […]