First Independent Mena Newspaper
King Mohammed VI received the new government members after a reshuffle that is intended to inject a new life to the government, institutions and the administration. The new government has been compacted from 38 to 24 members, including four women. the Reshuffle comes in implementation of the royal guidelines set out in the latest State […]
The novel “the other americans” by Moroccan Laila Lalami was named among the finalists vying for the prestigious US National Book Award 2019. Laila’s novel tells the story of Nora Guerraoui, a young composer born and raised in California by Moroccan immigrant parents Driss and Maryam. When Driss dies in a hit-and-run accident, Nora wants […]
Moroccan public financial institution, Caisse Centrale de Garantie (CCG) has received the 2019 award of Best SME Bank in Africa at the 5th SME Finance Forum held in Amsterdam Oct. 7-9. The award of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) recognizes the most active financial institutions in terms of SMEs financial inclusion, particularly in Africa and […]
Leading Japanese car parts maker, JTEKT, has inaugurated this Wednesday Oct.9 in the Tangier Automative City Zone its new steering systems production factory, worth $22.7 million. Executive Director of JTEKT Corporation, Hirofumi Matsuoka, said at the inauguration ceremony that this new plant in Tangier is JTEKT’s first industrial site on the African continent. […]
Cuba plans to open an embassy in Morocco, two years after the two countries re-established their diplomatic relations. The announcement was made by Cuba’s ambassador to Morocco, Elio Eduardo Rodriguez Perdomo, at a meeting in Rabat Monday with speaker of the House of Representatives. Ties between the two countries were normalized two years ago with […]
Raja Casablanca and Wydad Casablanca qualified for the 16 round fixtures of the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup, known officially as the Mohammed VI Champions Cup. The two teams will clash for the last 16 following draw done on October 5 in Saudi Arabia. The two Moroccan giants will first lock horns for the first […]
They renew backing to the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative as a compromise solution to the Sahara issue. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, and Bahrain have renewed their backing to Morocco’s position on the Sahara issue, to its territorial integrity, and to its sovereignty over its southern provinces. In their addresses on Monday before the UN […]
More than 900 stakeholders in the global phosphate ecosystem from 40 countries are gathered in Benguerir, 70km north of Marrakech, to discuss how to use disruptive technologies to change the phosphate industry. In other words, what artificial intelligence, advanced virtual reality, the Internet of Things, drones, etc. can concretely bring in terms of innovations […]
The reward of 5 million dollars offered by the US to catch a former Polisario member and IS leader in Sahel vindicates once more Morocco’s fears of Polisario-run Tindouf camps becoming a target of recruitment by terrorist groups. Adnan Abou Walid al-Sahraoui, who is wanted by the US authorities with a generous price tag, is […]
The UAE has lifted the ban on trips or holidays to Lebanon in place since 2011 following the eruption of the Syrian crisis for insecurity concerns. The permission will be effective from today, October 8, reports say. The Gulf country and its regional strong ally Saudi Arabia in 2011 issued the travel advisory over security […]