First Independent Mena Newspaper
The reward of 5 million dollars offered by the US to catch a former Polisario member and IS leader in Sahel vindicates once more Morocco’s fears of Polisario-run Tindouf camps becoming a target of recruitment by terrorist groups. Adnan Abou Walid al-Sahraoui, who is wanted by the US authorities with a generous price tag, is […]
S&P Global Ratings agency maintained Morocco’s ratings at BBB-/A-3 while upgrading its outlook from negative to stable. The stable outlook reflects expectation that fiscal consolidation will continue over the next few years, which will help stabilize debt. “We could raise the rating if budgetary consolidation prospects materially improve or the ongoing transition toward a more […]
The 4th Africa Security Forum will be organized in Morocco’s capital city Rabat Dec.1-3 under the theme of “the impact of climate change on the security in the African continent”. The event will be attended by delegates from 66 countries, including more than 400 experts, government officials, representatives of civil society and high-tech companies offering […]
The third edition of the Open Days event organized by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) in Tangiers has attracted 515,000 Visitors. The number of visitors to the event held in Tangier oct.2 through 6 under the theme “Serving citizens, honor, and responsibility”, reflects the growing interest of Moroccans, foreign tourists and residents in […]
The city of Marrakech will play host February next year for a Formula E race, previously planned to take place in Hong Kong, as the Chinese city has been rocked by months-long anti-Beijing protest. A council meeting of the FIA World Motor Sports held in Germany late last week chose the Moroccan city to replace […]
Morocco’s Progress and Socialism party (PPS) has officially left the government after its central committee approved a decision by the political bureau to quit the Islamist-led coalition government. Secretary General of the party, Nabil Benabdallah, said the decision comes after a series of irreconcilable political disagreements with the PJD, adding that his party requested answers […]
The number of malware-related incidents downloaded from the Internet in Morocco reached between April and June 2019, more than 5.06 million, according to Kaspersky’s quarterly bulletin on cyber security in Morocco. A total of 30.7 percent of “Kaspersky Security Network” users were killed during this period of Web-based threats, the report notes, noting that Morocco […]
Casablanca’s two major teams, Raja and Wydad, have booked their tickets for the knockout stages of the Arab Cup of Champion Clubs, the Mohammed VI Cup, named this year after Morocco’s King. Having won the first leg 1-0 against the Palestinian Hilal Al-Quds, Raja also won the return game played at Faisal Al Hosseini […]
American company Spirit Aero systems is reportedly the major bidder for the acquisition of the two bombardier plants in Morocco and Northern Ireland, said on Friday Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter. However, no deal has so far been sealed and the negotiations are still underway. Both the Canadian aerospace firm and Spirit […]
Moroccan security forces nabbed Wednesday five men suspected for drug trafficking, in Benguerir, a central province of the kingdom. The men, aged between 16 and 35, suspected of having links with a criminal network involved in drug trafficking, were caught in possession of 512 kilos of kif, 94 kilos of tobacco leaves and 6 kilos […]