First Independent Mena Newspaper
Customs in Bab Sebta, Northern Morooco, on Saturday foiled a drug trafficking attempt of 117 kg of cannabis resin locally known as ‘chira’. A source from the customs revealed that the banned substance was carefully hidden in the form of plates inside a Spain-registered car. The Spanish national who was driving the car attempted to […]
The demise of Tunisia’s regional foreign policy was sealed by President Kais Saied who led his country to become a vassal state serving Algeria’s schemes in the region, on top of which supporting separatism in southern Morocco. Saied offered a state welcoming reception to leader of the self-proclaimed SADR republic Brahim Ghali, whom he invited […]
Under pressure exerted by the Algerian military junta, Tunisian president Kais Saed made on Friday a hostile and provocative act against Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara. He rolled out the red carpet to Polisario chief Brahim Ghali, an enemy of Morocco, a war criminal wanted by European justice from crimes committed against […]
The State Department has approved the sale to Morocco of Ground Command and Control and related equipment for an estimated cost of $141.1 million. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the North African Kingdom has requested to buy six Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS-JTRS) and additional secure communications, cryptographic […]
The disruption in the fossil fuel market due to geopolitical tensions hastened the energy transition agenda of Morocco and Germany which now see new opportunities in fostering energy cooperation, notably in terms of green hydrogen and renewables. At a press conference in Rabat, both foreign ministers of Germany and Morocco attached priority to energy cooperation […]
The EU reaffirmed its position in support of a fair, lasting, political and mutually acceptable solution to the Sahara issue and welcomed Morocco’s “credible” efforts to that end. The European Union (EU) remains committed to its position on the Moroccan Sahara dispute, recalls loud and clear that it takes “positive note of the serious and […]
The government of Germany has reaffirmed its strong backing to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. The German supportive stand comes in a joint statement released following the meeting held Thursday in Rabat between Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and German peer Annalena Baerbock, who is […]
The Jeddah port has contributed to enhancing commercial ties with Morocco and supporting Saudi exports through six new maritime lines and basic services that played a key role in increasing trade exchanges volume by 117 pc, reported Saudi news agency. This major stride, achieved thanks to the deal sealed by the Federation of Saudi Chambers […]
Morocco has bolstered its standing as a strategic business hub offering propitious conditions for industrial firms seeking to stabilize their supply chain after the recent upheavals induced by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, wrote the Maritime Executive, an outlet specializing in global trade and logistics. “Morocco’s privileged location in the north of […]
Morocco, like most energy importing countries, is facing the fallout of an imported inflation that sent up the prices of basic commodities in the international market. In July, prices rose to 7.7% year on year, according to the national statistics agency. The increase has been felt mostly in food prices and transport cost which rose […]