First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Moroccan Foreign minister has met this week peers from Moldova, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, and Spain as part of a European visit that highlighted the growing momentum in favor of the autonomy plan as a sole solution to the Sahara issue. In Spain, the former colonial power in the territory, foreign minister Albares reiterated, following […]
France plans to open a visa application center in Laayoune, the largest city in the Sahara territory, which Paris has recognized as part of Morocco, French ambassador to Rabat said. “We are truly committed to implementing all measures to allow Moroccan citizens residing in Laâyoune, Dakhla, or any other city to access the visa procedure […]
Morocco and Spain have hailed their future-oriented strategic partnership as excellent and reaffirmed their shared determination to further strengthen this privileged partnership, which constitutes a model of remarkable cooperation. This came during a meeting in Madrid Thursday between the Spanish and Moroccan Foreign Ministers José Manuel Albares and Nasser Bourita. Bourita visited Madrid, part of […]
Morocco is busy working to speed up its digital transition by embracing digital technologies, including artificial intelligence in a bid to modernize public services, accelerate socioeconomic development, and enhance the country’s global competitiveness. To reach its goals, the North African Kingdom has sealed deals with telecom & technology giants, Ericsson and Nokia on the sidelines […]
The European Commission has designated seven countries — including Morocco, India and Colombia — as “safe countries of origin,” paving the way for accelerated deportations of failed asylum seekers, despite some ongoing concerns over human rights conditions. Morocco, Egypt, and Tunisia have been major departure points for irregular migration to Europe, particularly across the central […]
The Hungarian ambassador to Morocco will visit the Sahara following suit of the trips paid by diplomats of other major countries. This sends a strong message to the Algerian junta and its proxy, the polisario separatists. The announcement of this visit was made by foreign minister Peter Szijjártó following talks held Wednesday in Budapest with […]
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) confirmed last month it has closed operations in nine Sub-Saharan African countries following a strategic review, marking a significant retreat from the continent by one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms. The affected countries include Ivory Coast, Gabon, Cameroon, Madagascar, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Guinea, and Equatorial Guinea, […]
The government of Croatia has joined several other European countries in expressing support for the “serious and credible” autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the plan is a solid basis for reaching a political and mutually acceptable solution in line with UN Security Council resolutions. The supportive stand was […]
The Republic of Estonia has expressed strong support for the autonomy plan presented by Morocco in 2007 for a lasting settlement of the Sahara issue, saying the plan offers “a good, serious and credible basis” for reaching enduring peaceful solution to the Sahara regional conflict. The announcement was made by Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna […]
Moldova expressed on Tuesday its support for the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan and commended the reforms undertaken in the Kingdom under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. This came in a Joint Statement adopted following talks in Chisinau between the Moldovan Foreign Minister, Mihai Popșoi, and his Moroccan peer, Nasser Bourita, who is on a working […]