First Independent Mena Newspaper
Algeria’s FLN, which has offered the military regime a civilian curtain since independence, has won parliamentary elections which were largely boycotted. With a turnout at 23%, the FLN won 105 seats which is still far from the 204 needed to secure a majority. Islamist MSP won 64 and another coalition party the RND received 57 […]
Members of the Moroccan community living abroad lauded the decision by King Mohammed VI to issue instructions for Moroccan travel operators to make travel tickets cheaper. The Moroccan diaspora is estimated at over 5 million people mostly living in Europe. Most of its members return during the summer holidays to visit the country and see […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to Naphtali Bennett, on his election as Prime Minister of Israel. In this message, the Sovereign expressed to the new Israeli Premier his warmest congratulations and his best wishes for full success in his high office. The King also voiced Morocco’s determination “to continue its active […]
A ceremony was held Monday in Agadir on the occasion of the celebration of the anniversary of the creation of American Army. This anniversary coincides this year with the holding of the combined Moroccan-US exercise African Lion 2021 this June 08-18. The ceremony took place at the headquarters of the FAR Staff of […]
In accordance with the instructions of King Mohammed VI urging several institutions and stakeholders to facilitate the return back home for the summer holidays of members of the Moroccan community abroad, Moroccan authorities took a number of moves to ensure their return in the best conditions. Thus, flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced the […]
Several high-level security meetings were held on Monday June 14 in Tripoli to try to put an end to the clashes that have been taking place since Thursday in Ajaylat, a town located 90 km west of the Libyan capital. The clashes resulted in eight casualties, including civilians. The Presidential Council, the authority that runs […]
The Arab League holds this Tuesday, June 15, in Doha, Qatar, an extraordinary meeting of Foreign ministers on the Ethiopian Great Renaissance Dam. Sudan and Egypt requested the holding of this emergency meeting as they want to warn of the “risk” Ethiopia’s unilateral actions pose to the region, since trilateral talks stall. A former adviser […]
Morocco after taking a leap of faith in betting on its agribusiness sector is reaping the fruits with thousands of jobs created and sizeable revenues generated, despite standing challenges including fierce competition on the international markets. In 2014 and 2017, the kingdom through respectively a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and program contract agreements signed with […]
The Algerian army will deploy in Mali where France is preparing a military base for the Algerian soldiers, says London-based consultancy & business intelligence center, Menas Associates, citing a reliable source and photographic evidence. The Algerians will be deployed at Hombori base, 247 km southwest of Gao, on the front line of the Sahel’s Three […]
Hungary’s Foreign Ministry has posted, Monday, on its official website, the joint Moroccan-Hungarian declaration which was adopted at the end of the visit paid by Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto to Morocco last week. In this document, Hungary supports the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara and commends the development efforts undertaken by Morocco in the […]