First Independent Mena Newspaper
Israeli economy minister Orna Barbivai will visit Morocco next week to ink an economic and commercial cooperation accord that will enhance trade relations between the two countries. According to a statement released Thursday by the Israeli ministry of economy, Mrs. Barbivai will start on Sunday her visit to the North African Kingdom for meetings with […]
China’s car part maker Citic Dicastal opened in Morocco its third factory worth 190 million dollars to manufacture aluminum chassis parts. The new factory in Kenitra will be ready in six months with a production capacity of 10 million units. It will offer up to 766 direct jobs, the industry ministry said in a statement. […]
Morocco looks forward to developing its shellfish farming sector with the help of Japan, a global leader in this industry which plays a key role in this Asian country’s economy and food security. Japanese experts visited lately the site of the project Tiguert-Imiouadar, near the city of Agadir, to share their know-how with Moroccan fishermen […]
Israel has agreed to sell Morocco the Barak MX air and missile defense system in a deal worth more than $500 million, Israeli media reported. The deal was approved by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) after Morocco and Israel sealed a defense cooperation pact last November. The Israeli air defense system protects against a range of […]
Algeria has failed in its endeavor to bring Palestinian factions together around the mediation table which it pinned hope for in its quest to host the Arab league summit. Algeria’s quest is more about whitewashing the image of a decaying regime that punches above its weight diplomatically to distract its own citizens from the deepening […]
President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine has commended Morocco’s role and “honorable” history in supporting the Palestinian cause and serving peace issues worldwide, under the wise leadership of King Mohammed VI, and his predecessors, the late Mohammed V and the late Hassan II. President Abbas who made the remarks while receiving in Ramallah, on Wednesday, Morocco’s […]
The Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) is due next August 27-28 in Tunisia, announced the Japanese Foreign ministry in a press release. The format of the meeting will be determined in due course while taking into account a number of factors, such as the COVID-19 situation, the press release said, adding that […]
The Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) suffers from excessive air pollution whose cost amounts to $141 billion annually, or around 2% of GDP, the World Bank said in a report released on Monday, urging the region to adopt a green economic policy. The report, titled “Blue Skies, Blue Seas: Air Pollution, Marine Plastics, […]
Trade between Morocco and its partners among the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reached more than $9 billion in 2020, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Tuesday. Speaking at the opening of the 20th meeting of Economic Advisers to the Embassies of OIC Member States accredited […]
Morocco and Qatar signed, Monday in Doha, six agreements and memoranda of understanding in various sectors on the occasion of the holding in Doha of the 8th session of the High Joint Commission. The accords cover the fields of endowments and Islamic Affairs; tourism; trade, as well as financial control between the two countries’ audit […]