First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco was the most prolific exporter of fruits and vegetables to Spain with a total value of €404 million in the first half of 2017, that is a 33% rise compared to the same period last year. Figures released by the FEPEX, the Spanish federation of fruits and vegetables producers, showed that Morocco took the […]
A suicide bomber loyal to the Islamic State perpetrated an attack on a police station in Tiaret in Western Algeria claiming the lives of two policemen. IS claimed on its Amaq news agency the attack that brings back to the fore the threat of residual terrorism in Algeria. The media reported that the suicide bomber […]
The World Bank issued a report mapping out actions needed to prevent water scarcity from impacting growth and stability in the MENA region. The report, dubbed “Beyond Scarcity: Water Security in the Middle East and North Africa,” estimated that the inadequate supply of water and sanitation is costing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) […]
Libyan oil production has plummeted by more than 30 per cent after armed militants blocked pipelines and closed oilfields, resulting in loss in revenues of about $160m, the national oil company said on Wednesday. The largest Libyan oil field, Sharara, has been closed for more than ten days while another, El Feel, shut this week, […]
Visiting Gaza for the first time since taking office as United Nations Secretary-General in January, António Guterres said Wednesday he has a dream, a dream to see two states established in the Holy Land. “I have a dream. A dream to one day see the Holy Land with two states – Israel and Palestine – […]
The perpetrators of the terrorist attacks that hit Barcelona and Cambrils are Moroccans who were raised in Spain, acknowledged Spain’s Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido who paid a short visit to Rabat Tuesday for talks with Moroccan officials to strengthen bilateral counterterrorism cooperation. Speaking at a press conference following talks with his Moroccan peer Abdelouafi […]
Moroccan Interior Minister, Abdelouafi Laftit, highlighted that the Moroccan-Spanish security partnership is based on “shared responsibility and mutual trust. In a statement to the press following a meeting in Rabat with his Spanish counterpart, Juan Ignacio Zoido, Laftit underscored the solid cooperation between the two countries in security issues. He pointed out to the legal […]
Morocco is making big strides towards joining the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after the Kingdom’s bid was approved in principle by the leaders of the regional grouping last June. Now, Morocco’s fully-fledged membership hinges on the review of technical provisions, which the Kingdom is due to meet. This was confirmed by the […]
Morocco will launch next November 8th its first Pleiade satellite from the European space port of Kourou in French Guiana, according to some Moroccan web sites. Built by Airbus defense & Space Company, this Moroccan satellite will be launched with an Italian Vega rocket. Designed as a dual civil/military system, Pleiades deliver very-high-resolution optical data […]
With the return of Morocco to the African Institutional family, Morocco has achieved the twofold goal of contributing to collective efforts in favor of African development on the one hand and making its voice heard within the pan-African organization with regards to the Sahara issue on the other hand, said Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Bourita […]