First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco’s football federation denied media reports that Atlas Lions coach Walid Regragui had terminated his contract, saying he remains in charge of the national squad. The one-sentence statement followed a flurry of reports led by local outlet Le360 Sport claiming Regragui and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) had agreed to a mutual termination, with […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has fired Algerian diplomat who failed to bridge warring factions in Sudan and appointed Pekka Haavisto of Finland as his new Personal Envoy for Sudan. A UN statement says Mr. Haavisto brings over forty years of experience in politics and international affairs. He held several ministerial positions in the Government of Finland […]
It is very hard to believe that France-24 TV channel does not verify the authenticity and accuracy of its sources through a combination of traditional journalistic standards and modern, technology-driven investigative techniques. This international channel, which is funded by the French foreign ministry, has been caught red-handed again spreading fake news against Morocco. In its […]
Achraf Hakimi’s lawyer sharply criticized a French court’s decision to send the Morocco international to trial over an alleged rape dating to February 2023, arguing the referral rests “solely” on the complainant’s account and claiming she impeded investigators and failed to provide any evidence or witnesses. In a written statement, attorney Fanny Colin said the […]
The European Union on Tuesday reiterated its solidarity with Ukraine during a diplomatic event in Nouakchott marking the fourth anniversary of the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War. In a statement, the EU said ambassadors from the “European Group”, alongside representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, expressed their continued support for Ukraine […]
Libya’s National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has held talks on February 24 with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – Libya Office to strengthen support for the country’s National Tuberculosis Control Programme amid rising infection rates. The discussions, backed by the Global Fund, focused on the growing burden of tuberculosis (TB), particularly in areas […]
At least 28 civilians have been killed and 39 others injured, including 10 women, following an attack by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur, a medical group reported on Tuesday. The Sudan Doctors Network said the casualties resulted from a rocket strike on the town of Mustariha in western Sudan. The assault […]
A convoy carrying three county commissioners was involved in a road accident near Yambio town, in Western Equatoria State on Tuesday afternoon, leaving five soldiers with minor injuries. The officials were travelling to Yambio ahead of Wednesday’s official reception for the newly appointed governor when one of the vehicles overturned at about 3pm near Yambio […]
Libya’s National Institution for Human Rights has strongly criticised the arrest of prominent poet Fayez Al-Arfi by members of the Internal Security Agency aligned with the country’s parallel Government. According to the institution, Al-Arfi was detained from his home in the eastern city of Al-Marj after reciting a poem in which he lamented worsening living […]
A high-level event on the role of National mechanisms for implementation, reporting, and follow-up (NMIRFs), organized on the sidelines of the 61st session of the HRC, held February 23–March 31, was convened in Geneva under the charmanship of Morocco’s Interministerial Delegate for Human Rights Mohamed Elhabib Belkouch. The event, held under the theme “Moving the […]