First Independent Mena Newspaper
U.S. republican congressman Lance Gooden has joined the list of lawmakers supporting the labelling of Algeria-backed Polisario group a terrorist organization, seeking to destabilize Morocco, strategic ally and long-standing partner of the United States. A bipartisan legislation was introduced in June 2025 in the U.S. Congress to designate Polisario a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The […]
Two days after the US arrested and flew Venezuelan autocrat Nicolas Maduro to New York, Algeria went mute as stone, unable to condemn or express solidarity with its ally. Maduro had met Tebboune in Algiers in 2022 and vowed to foster their alliance, coordinate in oil markets and open a direct air route. The two […]
The authoritarian Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, one of Morocco’s enemies and strategic ally of Algerian regime and the Polisario in Latin America, has been captured by the United States, demonstrating the New World Order taking shape. Washington accuses Maduro of running a “narco-terrorist” regime. He will stand trial in the USA for threatening American strategic […]
Ambassador of the United States to Algeria Elizabeth Aubin has been removed by the Trump administration, leaving the Algerian regime in utter dismay though the move is part of a broad shake-up of the U.S. State Department and diplomatic corps. Ambassador Elizabeth was appointed by Democrat President Joe Biden in 2021. She was supposed to […]
The U.S. government has decided to impose 127 % anti-dumping (AD) & Countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Algeria, accused of subsidizing its steel sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). An anti-dumping and Countervailing duties are imposed by Washington on unfairly priced imports to […]
NATO Defense College (NDC) has commended Morocco’s role as a “strategic and trusted partner” for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The comment was made by the Alliance’s premier academic institution on its X account on the occasion of a working visit paid to the Kingdom over the weekend by a high-level NDC delegation. During this […]
Morocco has secured a place among the top three global recipients of US Excess Defense Articles (EDA), alongside Greece and Israel, according to a recent report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). The ranking underscores Washington’s view of Rabat as a reliable and strategically important ally, deeply committed to military interoperability with American and […]
A team of U.S. technicians and experts in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), assigned to the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, are training Moroccan soldiers on tactical skills of mine detection and clearance in desert zones. The training is part of the Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) program with U.S. partner nations. “The HMA missions in Morocco strengthens […]
Five million ticket applications were submitted in the first 24 hours of the new random selection draw phase for the 2026 World Cup, a level that underscores the scale of global demand for the competition, FIFA announced. Initial data reveal strong interest in high-profile group-stage fixtures: Colombia–Portugal (Miami, June 27) is currently the most requested […]
The U.S. 60-day peace initiative between Morocco and Algeria announced lately by Trump’s advisor for the Middle East Steve Witkoff places Algeria and the Polisario in an unprecedented strategic bind, says a report issued by German Konrad Adnauer Stiftung Foundation and Global Governance & Sovereignty Foundation. Anyhow, it is highly unlikely that a peace deal […]