First Independent Mena Newspaper
Those who expected this Thursday in Brussels a condemnation by the European Parliament of Morocco after a record number of migrants entered the occupied enclave of Ceuta last May were greatly disappointed. Such a bitter disappointment comes after the resolution tabled by Spanish MEPs was not approved with the majority sought and did not gain […]
The European Parliament has voted this Thursday a resolution that was tabled by the Spanish Ciudadanos party, member of the Renew Europe group in the European institution, which was expecting a strong condemnation of the North African country amidst the migratory incidents of last May in the occupied enclave of Ceuta. However, the vote fell […]
Morocco has in recent years stepped up efforts to diversify partners within the EU and outside it, said Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Bourita, who made the statement following talks with Hungarian peer Peter Szijjarto, noted that Rabat looks at Hungary as a platform to access the Eastern European market. In this respect, Bourita said Morocco […]
Hungary described Morocco as a reliable counter illegal migration and security partner for the EU and voiced full support to Morocco’s territorial integrity. The remarks were made in Rabat by Hungary’s foreign minister Peter Szijjarto following talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. The Hungarian minister said his country “welcomes Morocco’s decisive and exemplary role […]
The Spanish government is “attempting to Europeanize a bilateral crisis” between Morocco and Spain, triggered by Madrid’s decision to host Polisario chief Brahim Ghali with an Algerian passport bearing a false name, said on Wednesday Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The Moroccan-Spanish diplomatic crisis is not over with the departure of Ghali from the Spanish […]
Spain has flawed Schengen rules and its own judiciary by letting in Polisario leader Brahim Ghali under what Rabat called fraudulent conditions. La Razon and other Spanish media have reported that an investigation has been opened at the Spanish airport where Ghali was let in to determine the conditions of his access to the country. […]
The European Union (EU) has welcomed again Morocco’s decision to definitively settle the issue of unaccompanied minors in Europe. “The EU welcomes Morocco’s decision to facilitate the return of unaccompanied and duly identified Moroccan minors,” a spokesperson of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy told MAP on Tuesday. She underlined that “for years, […]
At the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, the joint Moroccan-American African Lion 2021 drills kicked off this Monday in Agadir. The military maneuvers will continue until Friday June 18, 2021 in the regions of Agadir, Tifnit, Tan Tan, Mehbes, Tafraout, Ben Guerir […]
Morocco rejects in the strongest terms attempts within the European parliament to Europeanize Morocco’s political crisis with Spain by using migration as a pretext, Lower House Speaker Habib Malki said. His reaction came as the European parliament plans to discuss a resolution blaming Morocco for using minors in its political spat with Spain. After expressing […]
Following the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, the joint Moroccan-US exercise “African Lion 2021” will take place on June 7-18, 2021, in the regions of Agadir, Tifnit, Tan Tan, Mehbes, Tafraout, Ben Guerir and Kenitra, and will involve thousands of troops from […]