First Independent Mena Newspaper
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita expressed Morocco’s condemnation of Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip, the latest of which is the bombing of the headquarters of the Qatari Committee for Gaza Reconstruction, in violation of international law rules and international humanitarian law. “There is, of course, great concern about what is happening, particularly the […]
The Government of Budapest has reaffirmed its unwavering backing to the realistic autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty for a lasting and peaceful resolution of this regional dispute. The supportive stand was expressed by Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjártó at a press conference held in Rabat following his […]
The Moroccan government is considering the creation of defense industry zones as the country seeks to reduce its dependence on imports and create local military industry clusters. The statement was made by minister delegate in charge of national defense Abdellatif Loudiyi who told members of Parliament that the government was considering creating military industry zones […]
Morocco’s largest mining company, Managem, categorically rejected allegations spread by German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung regarding its Abou Azzer cobalt mine. The allegations were related to arsenic levels due to mine operations and labor standards. “At Bou-Azzer, the ore is handled in full compliance with mining employee protection rules, from the moment it is mined through […]
Morocco emphasized, this Wednesday before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, the importance of adopting dialogue as a means of resolving the crisis in brotherly Sudan and to prevent outside interference. Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, at a ministerial meeting of […]
GE Aerospace announced this Tuesday an order from Royal Air Maroc (RAM) for 4 GEnx-1B engines to power their new order of Boeing 787 aircraft. This order adds to RAM’s current fleet of nine GEnx-powered Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliners. “We are very pleased that the GEnx continues to be the engine of choice for […]
Morocco is “fully committed” to the economic and social inclusion of young people, stressed, on Tuesday at the UNESCO Youth Forum, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid. The 13th UNESCO Youth Forum, held as part of the 42nd session of UNESCO’s General Conference (November 7-22), focuses this year on the social impact […]
French Ambassador to Rabat Christophe Le Courtier said his country has long backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara but now it was “high time we made progress.” Speaking to 2M state media, le Courtier said France adheres to “Morocco’s momentum” on the Sahara issue, and that his country “is aware of what Morocco has […]
U.S. Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Todd D. Robinson travels this week to Morocco and Algeria to discuss key initiatives and to advance shared interests of security, stability, and economic prosperity. During his North-African trip (Nov.12–21), Mr. Robinson will engage with security, justice, and law enforcement […]
Morocco’s rail network operator ONCF launched a call for competition for the acquisition of 168 trains from 2027 to 2030 in a tender that would total 1.6 billion dollars in investments. ONCF is seeking 150 inter-city travel trains and 18 high speed trains, it said in a statement as it also plans to extend […]