First Independent Mena Newspaper
Turnout in Morocco’s parliamentary, municipal and regional elections improved to 50.35%, slightly higher than in 2016, with the southern provinces registering higher voter participation rate. As polls closed at 19:00, half Moroccans eligible to vote casted ballot. The turnout rate was higher in Morocco’s Sahara with 66.9% in Laayoune-Sakia-El Hamra, 63.7% in Guelmim-Oued Noun, and […]
The participation rate at the elections held in Morocco, this Wednesday September 8 reached 50.18 %, according to official results. The record turnout in these elections which brought for the first time together legislative, regional and local elections, was recorded in the region of Laâyoune-Sakia-El Hamra with 66.94%. Overall, like in previous polls held in […]
The United States has donated Morocco a mobile 30-bed negative pressure isolation unit, which was inaugurated on Wednesday in Sale, Rabat’s twin city. This donation, worth $1.5 million, will allow the Kingdom to strengthen its response system to the Covid-19 pandemic. The unit can also be deployed in other public health emergency cases. Speaking on […]
Morocco has reaffirmed Tuesday at a high-level forum in New York its firm commitment to peace and dialogue between religions and cultures. “The Kingdom of Morocco reiterates its unwavering commitment to the promotion of the values of peace, dialogue between religions and cultures, mutual respect and human dignity, and remains willing to continue its commitment […]
Algeria’s decision to break off diplomatic relations with Morocco is a desperate reckless act of a dying regime, says Hubert Seillan, Head of France-Morocco Foundation and member of the International Platform Moroccan Sahara. Commenting on the Algerian unilateral, irresponsible action, Mr. Seillan says the move has not had the expected impact and failed to grab […]
The Libyan government announced Tuesday the arrest of the leader of the Islamic state group (ISIS), Embarak Al Khazmy, during a counter-terrorism operation in the city of Bani Walid, some 180 km east of capital Tripoli. Khazmy is described head of accommodation of ISIS terrorists in Bani Walid when ISIS controlled some areas in Libya. […]
Tunisia’s anti-terrorism judicial center issued a committal warrant Tuesday against a young man from the Sahel region for threatening to assassinate President Kais Saied in Facebook posts. The young man, whose identity has not been revealed, reportedly confessed to having written and disseminated the offending statutes on his Facebook account. The incident comes amid […]
The recognition by the United States of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara territory dealt a hard blow to the Algerian regime, writes French language magazine “Jeune Afrique”. In a story published Tuesday, the pan-African weekly says the Algerian rulers know well that they suffered a serious political & diplomatic setback with the historical […]
Burundian diplomat Benjamin Ndagimana presented this Tuesday his consular credentials as Consul General of Burundi in Laayoune. The diplomat presented his consular documents to Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita at a meeting Tuesday in Rabat. In a statement to the press, Ndagimana said he would take his duties as Consul General in […]
Morocco will hold parliamentary, municipal and regional elections on September 8, in which nearly 30 parties are competing. But are they capable of convincing younger generations to cast ballot? The electoral campaign was marked by fierce competition between liberal RNI and PAM with Islamists PJD that have led two governments in a row. The conservative […]