First Independent Mena Newspaper
King Mohammed VI reaffirmed Morocco’s steady position in support of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to an independent state with east Jerusalem as its capital. “I avail myself of this opportunity to reiterate my country’s clear and firm position regarding the justness of the Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian […]
Chinese company’s lithium ore export permit has been restored by Namibia’s mining authority despite an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption. In October, Namibia banned Xinfeng Investments from exporting lithium ore, which is used in the manufacture of electric batteries and related products, until the investigation by the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) was finished. But in […]
Qatar-owned beIN MEDIA GROUP has warned against any attempt by whosever to broadcast its channels and FIFA World Cup matches in Gabon. The group issued a statement arguing that it has no partner in Gabon, therefore it will take action against anyone who broadcasts its contents and the World cup expected to kick off in […]
Sinopec’s Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Ltd has exited four Nigeria oil blocks OMLs 123/124, 126/137 as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd on Tuesday (1 October) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Transfer, Settlement and Exit Agreement (TSEA). Addax began operations in Nigeria in 1998 by signing Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) with […]
The Central African Republic’s (CAR) recent pledge of allegiance to Russia comes amid speculation that its recent adoption of Bitcoin was a means of opening up the financial system to Russian companies after they were locked out by global sanctions. CAR adopted a law in July to introduce Bitcoin as legal tender, but the law […]
China is still seen favorably by many in Africa, where it is vying for influence with Washington, though, worldwide, support for Beijing has undergone a sharp decline, a new global public opinion survey of people in 25 countries has revealed. The survey by the Britain-based YouGov-Cambridge Globalism Project that asked people about their opinions on […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern at Russia’s decision to suspend its involvement in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal set up to reintroduce vital food and fertilizer exports from Ukraine to the rest of the world. On Saturday, Russia announced that it was suspending its involvement in the deal, citing an […]
The Moroccan Embassy in South Korea said on Sunday that no Moroccan national was among the victims of the deadly stampede that took place Saturday evening in Seoul. In the aftermath of the tragic stampede during Halloween celebrations in Seoul’s Itaewon district on Saturday night, which left more than 150 dead and dozens injured, the […]
Senegal and Turkey signed an event-driven diplomacy Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote events between the two countries. Aïssata Tall Sall, top diplomat of the African country inked the deal with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on the sidelines of Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa held on October 24-25. Per the […]
India’s richest person Gautam Adani is negotiating with Moroccan authorities the setting up of a giant clean energy project that would produce 10 gigawatts, Bloomberg reported. Adani’s group is considering building solar and wind plants as well as facilities to produce and export green hydrogen, the news agency reported citing anonymous sources. Morocco currently has […]