First Independent Mena Newspaper
The number of aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan has more than doubled in 2025, raising fears that abductions for ransom are becoming a new tactic in the conflict-torn nation. Over 30 aid workers have been abducted so far this year, compared with fewer than half that figure in 2024, according to humanitarian officials. Some […]
Seven Algerian teenagers, younger than 18 years old, stole a fishing boat from Algiers port and navigated their way for 300 kilometers in the open sea until they docked in the Spanish island of Ibiza. They documented their hazardous journey using their phones and shared sequences on social media. Algerian countrymen hailed them as a […]
Two years after the powerful earthquake that struck the High Atlas region, Morocco has built 92% of the demolished homes or 51,154, according to official figures. The pace of construction will accelerate in the coming months, with the number of tents or huts significantly reduced. The Kingdom has spent 6.9 billion dirhams in quake aid, […]
Morocco’s foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, called for a sweeping reform of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, arguing that the region must evolve into a space of concrete cooperation and shared responsibility rather than remain a symbolic or fragmented initiative. Speaking at the opening of a high-level retreat in Rabat focused on the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations, Bourita […]
Libya and Malta have agreed to begin discussions on maritime borders, with the possibility of expanding the talks into multilateral negotiations if they involve third countries. The agreement was reached during a meeting on Wednesday, September 10, in Valletta between Libya’s Acting Foreign Minister, Al-Taher Al-Baour, and his Maltese counterpart, Ian Borg. The talks also […]
Mauritanian NGO, the Network for Unity & Development, has denounced in Geneva the alarming human rights violations committed in the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps (southern Algeria), calling on the international community to hold Polisario militia and Algeria accountable for the crimes committed on its territory. Addressing the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the […]
Morocco launched the AYA (Anouar Yieldest Additives) industrial project Wednesday in Jorf Lasfar, worth a 480-million-dirham investment in agro-industrial biotechnology by Anouar Invest group. The facility marks significant progress toward the kingdom’s food sovereignty and industrialization objectives while establishing new export capabilities in biotechnology sectors. The plant extends over 7.1 hectares including 28,700 square meters […]
Morocco has pledged to share its expertise in nuclear applications with African member countries of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Nuclear technology has numerous applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and consumer products. It uses radioisotopes and radiation in cancer treatment, food irradiation, sterilization, material modification, and environmental monitoring. In full cooperation with IAEA, Morocco […]
Moroccan ambassador to the UN Office in Geneva, Omar Zniber, has been named Chair of the Committee of Participants of the Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP), in recognition of the key role played by the Kingdom in South-South cooperation and efforts engaged for a fair international trading system. The Committee of […]
Morocco’s wholesale sector expects steady performance through the third quarter of 2025, with 72 percent of traders anticipating stable sales volumes and 20 percent projecting increases, according to the High Commission for Planning’s latest quarterly survey. The outlook reflects balanced market conditions across diverse wholesale segments despite varying sectoral dynamics. Growth expectations concentrate in specialized […]