First Independent Mena Newspaper
The imminent opening of an embassy of Ireland in Morocco was at the center of talks held Tuesday remotely between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Irish peer Simon Coveney. Ireland, a non-permanent member of the Security Council, is “one of the few member countries of the European Union not present in North Africa, […]
Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wahba expressed, on behalf of the Lebanese government, “his heartfelt thanks and deep gratitude” to King Mohammed VI for the generous royal donation that the Sovereign kindly made to the Lebanese armed forces and people. This royal donation came to mend the wound of Lebanon, said on Monday Wahba, during […]
Morocco was elected by acclamation, Tuesday in The Hague, to the presidency of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), for a one-year term, from 12 May 2021 to 11 May 2022. The election of Morocco, in the person of Abdelouahab Bellouki, Ambassador to The Hague and permanent […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has earmarked €300 million for the Moroccan Railways Office (ONCF), that financed the project meant to increase the capacity of the Tangier-Marrakech railways axis, said the AfDB in a press release. Thanks to this financing coupled with technical assistance, the AfDB supports the modernization of the railways sector in Morocco […]
A court in Algeria Monday ordered detention of a journalist for creating an online account allegedly spreading information suspected to trigger hatred and segregation in the society. A tribunal in Tamanrasset, southern Algeria, threw Rabah Karèche, the correspondent of francophone daily “Liberté” in prison after the journalist was interrogated by security forces over an […]
Chadian President Idriss Déby, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders who has just been re-elected for six more years in power, died of wounds received on the battlefield, the army announced this Tuesday. The announcement came just hours after electoral officials had declared Deby, 68, the winner of the April 11 presidential election, paving the way […]
Morocco has accused Algeria and the Polisario of obstructing the UN-led political process for the resolution of the Sahara conflict, saying that in less than three months they snubbed two candidates proposed by the UN Chief as a new UN envoy for the Sahara in replacement of Horst Köhler who stepped down in May 2019. […]
The Polisario should abide by the UN brokered ceasefire agreement and the free flow of transborder traffic should be maintained unhindered, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borell said. After Morocco intervened militarily in November to secure a border passage with Mauritania that has been blocked by Polisario fighters for three weeks, the Algeria-sponsored militia declared […]
The Dachser group, which provides transport, warehousing and other services, has opened earlier this April a new warehouse in Morocco’s Tanger-Med port complex, the leading container port in the Mediterranean region and Africa. The global logistics leader has decided to expand its network in Morocco due to a growing demand among its customers. The […]
The Moroccan government is mulling measures to help the businesses that are most affected by the night curfew, notably during the holy month of Ramadan where many workers gain revenue only after sunset, Industry and Trade Minister said. Cafes, restaurants, traditional tailors and taxi drivers and other jobs in the informal sector have all seen […]