First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco will host the 10th edition of the Conference on Digital Transformation in Africa (ATDA) this November 25-26. The conference will be held at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Benguerir. The conference is held at the initiative of CIO Mag, a pan-African magazine dedicated to the digital sector in Africa, and the National […]
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) and its Tunisian counterpart BCT have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in many areas including fintech, Libya Herald reports. The MoU, according to the CBL, provides for the transfer of experience of Tunisia’s Central Bank in the field of developing financial transactions (Fintech), and the […]
Spain considers Morocco to be a “fundamental country” for the stability of the Mediterranean region. The remarks were made by Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares in an interview published Sunday November 14, by the Andalusian newspaper Diario de Sevilla. “Morocco is a fundamental country for the stability of the entire Mediterranean,” Jose Manuel Albares […]
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged the U.S. Department of State to include Algeria on its Special Watch List for engaging and tolerating severe violations of religious freedom. In recent years, Algerian authorities have shown more hostility towards religious minorities, forcibly closing dozens of Protestant churches and prosecuting Ahmadiyya Muslims for gathering […]
The import and export processing of containers and trucks at the Tanger-Med port has been fully digitalized starting this Nov.15 to ensure a better service to traders and businessmen. All administrative processing formalities can be made online and electronically through “Tanger Med Port Community System” which is accessible via smartphones, tablets and computers, and already […]
The prosecutor of the Libyan military court Sunday ordered the head of the Electoral commission to freeze the presidential candidacies of Saif al Islam Gaddafi and rebel army commander Khalifa Haftar both wanted for alleged serious crimes against the state. The order came in a letter issued by the office of the prosecutor to Imad […]
Thousands of Tunisians tried to storm the country’s Parliament in capital Tunis in protest to what they branded a “coup” after President Kais Saied closed the legislature and suspended the immunity of lawmakers. Security forces positioned in the vicinity of the Parliament managed to keep the protestors at bay. Protesters among the supporters of the […]
An Algerian fugitive, wanted by French authorities since 2020, was captured over the weekend at the Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport. The 33-year-old Algerian criminal, who holds French nationality, was arrested upon arrival by Moroccan police on an Interpol red notice. The man is involved in an armed assault that claimed the life of […]
The UN Security Council adopted resolution 2605 (2021) extending by one year the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), in which it commends the active role of Morocco in peacebuilding in the African country. Morocco, Chair of the Central African Republic Configuration of the UN […]
The House of Representatives adopted, Saturday evening in a plenary session, by a majority the entire Appropriation Bill (PLF) for the year 2022. The PLF-2022, which is based on three priorities namely, employment, health and education, was approval by 206 MPs and opposed by 67, without any abstention. The text was approved at the […]