First Independent Mena Newspaper
The UN has removed cannabis from the list of the most dangerous drugs in a move that acknowledges the medical benefits of the plant and that can be followed by less restrictive measures. Morocco, one of the main sources of cannabis in the world, was the only country in the MENA region that voted in […]
Morocco expressed optimism and satisfaction at the recent development to end the rift between Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council member states. The Moroccan foreign ministry has voiced hope to see a lasting agreement to this dispute with a view to restoring the cohesion of the GCC and fostering stability and Arab unity. […]
Algerian foreign minister Sabri Boukadoum has just bemoaned a bygone era in which his country’s diplomacy took advantage of Morocco’s absence from the African Union (AU) to promote Polisario separatism. Speaking recently at an AU foreign ministers meeting, Boukadoum made a desperate call on the continental organization to backtrack from the decision it made two […]
The number of countries expressing support and solidarity with Morocco’s legitimate move to restore the free movement of people and goods at the border crossing point of Guerguarat between Morocco and Mauritania is increasing day after day. The passage was blocked for three weeks by the Polisario and all UN attempts failed to clear the […]
The World Bank has approved a $400 million loan in support of Morocco’s social protection reforms and strengthening the resilience of households to the pandemic repercussions. This project supports Morocco’s response to the pandemic as well as its plans to build a broad, effective and vital safety net system for vulnerable populations, the World Bank […]
Azerbaijan was the latest state to have openly expressed support for Morocco’s actions in Guerguarat aiming at restoring the free flow of goods and passengers. The passage was blocked for three weeks by the Polisario and all UN attempts failed to clear the road until Morocco intervened to reopen the road militarily on November 13 […]
Dutch foreign minister said Morocco’s intervention to open the Guerguarat border passage with Mauritania was justified as an action to reopen the road blocked by the Polisario to international traffic. “The actions of the Moroccan army on November 13 came in reaction to the blockade of the Guerguarat crossing, ” the Dutch Foreign Minister Stef […]
Longtime China’s strongest economic partner in the Maghreb, Algeria is seeing its western neighbor, Morocco, steadily stealing the show as Beijing is increasing investments and initiating mega projects in the kingdom, a more stable and futuristic country. Algeria since February last year has slid into political uncertainty and things are not getting any better as […]
The commander of the joint force of the G-5 Sahel countries engaged in the fight against armed terrorist groups, Nigerien General Oumarou Namata Gazama, on Thursday warned that a reduction of the Barkhane anti-Jihadist force envisaged by France would be risky. In an interview broadcast by Radio France Internationale, the general considers that Takuba, […]
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations, BCIJ, has arrested this Friday three men in Tétouan, northern Morocco, for terrorism and allegiance to the Islamic state group, ISIS. The men, aged between 21 and 38, were arrested in two different operations, in two districts. The three members pledged allegiance to ISIS in a video that proves […]