First Independent Mena Newspaper
Mauritanians welcomed the intervention of Morocco to clear the Guerguarat crossing where the Polisario has prevented the flow of commercial and passenger traffic for more than 20 days. Different Mauritania media outlets described the clearing of the crossing as the end of an economic blockade imposed by the Polisario in total disregard for the interest […]
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres deplored that his efforts to avoid escalation in Guerguarat have failed and vowed that the UN will work to maintain the ceasefire. In a response by his spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, Guterres said he “remains committed to avoid the collapse of the ceasefire.” Morocco said its army managed to set […]
Major Gen. Andrew Rohling, deputy commanding general of US Army Europe –Africa, and Gen. Belkhir El Farouk, Royal Armed Forces Southern Zone Commander met, on Thursday in Agadir, to discuss plans for conducting next year’s African Lion, the largest military training exercise on the continent, amidst the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The high-ranking […]
The operation carried out by the Royal Armed Forces on Friday morning, upon the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff, in order to restore free movement at the Guergarate crossing, took place in a “peaceful manner, without clashes or threat to the safety of civilians,” said the Ministry […]
Morocco acted firmly in line with Royal guidelines to clear Guerguarat from the Polisario bandits who have been blocking commercial and passenger traffic since October 21 and secure the area. King Mohammed VI, supreme commander of the Royal Armed Forces, has made it clear in a speech on the occasion of the Green March anniversary […]
Libya and Tunisia are to lift travel restrictions and resume flights no later than November 14. Libyan airports have been notified by authorities of the reopening of flights with Tunis. This is following an agreement on a health protocol to protect travellers and the public from the continued spread of COVID-19. For safe movement of […]
A helicopter of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), an international force tasked to monitor 1979 peace agreement between Israel and Egypt, crashed Thursday in the Sinai Peninsula leaving eight members of the crew dead. The victims include six Americans, a French national, and a Czech citizen, the organization not linked to the United Nations […]
Moroccan security forces have nabbed near the city of Casablanca a Turkish man wanted by Interpol and his country for membership with a criminal ring. The man whose identity has not been revealed, was arrested at Errahma district, an urban suburb of the Moroccan business city, following a feud with two shop owners, local […]
The Royal Armed Forces (FAR) set up, on the night of Thursday to Friday, a security cordon in order to secure the flow of goods and people across the Guerguarat buffer zone, linking Morocco to Mauritania, a statement from the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces said on Friday. After the intervention of the […]
The Moroccan Minister of National Education, Training Professional, Higher Education and Scientific Research, spokesperson for government, President of the Moroccan National Commission for Education, Sciences and Culture (MarocNatCom), and the Director General Islamic World Organization for Education, Science and Culture (ICESCO), presided yesterday over the ceremony of launch of the “Project to fight against Covid-19 […]