First Independent Mena Newspaper
In a development described by observers as a geopolitical watershed, the European Union has begun using Morocco’s complete territorial map — incorporating the southern provinces — in its official documents, reflecting the bloc’s evolving and increasingly unified position on the Western Sahara question. The map appeared on page 42 of the EU’s recent annual investment […]
Morocco has steadily strengthened its foothold in the European tomato market over the past decade, becoming the EU’s second-largest supplier in 2025 as traditional European producers lost ground, according to data from Euroestacom (ICEX–Eurostat). Moroccan tomato exports to the EU rose nearly 44% between 2013 and 2025, reaching 526,580 tons last year and lifting the […]
Morocco’s Saham Group is preparing to increase its shareholding in Teleperformance, the Paris-based global leader in customer experience services, in a move that reinforces the group’s ambition to build a significant presence in the upper tier of the international business services industry. The planned capital increase follows a trajectory set in motion by the November […]
Algeria is preparing to welcome Pope Léon XIV in April, a visit the government hopes will highlight the country’s historic ties to Christianity and its claim to the legacy of Saint Augustine. But the visit will take place at a context marked by church closures and mounting crackdown on Christian communities. Official media have intensified […]
Morocco and Finland have reaffirmed their commitment to a strengthened bilateral relationship following high-level talks in Rabat between Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen, with discussions spanning economic cooperation, regional security, and key geopolitical issues. On the economic front, Bourita highlighted notable progress in trade relations, pointing to the presence of […]
Finland has expressed supports to the Autonomy Plan for the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty as “one of the most feasible solutions” to the regional dispute. This position was expressed in a Joint Communiqué adopted in Rabat this Sunday following a meeting between Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, who is on an official visit […]
Morocco and Egypt have emerged as the primary African recipients of European Investment Bank financing in 2025, as the EU’s financial arm deployed a record €3.1 billion across the continent through its international development branch, EIB Global — representing one third of the institution’s total disbursements outside the European Union. The investment drive, aligned with […]
Morocco and Portugal have agreed to step up cooperation and exchange experiences in personal information protection, a sensitive and critical issue in the current challenging digital world with the rise of Artificial Intelligence. The agreement was inked lately in Lisbon by Heads of Morocco’s National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data Protection (CNDP) and […]
Hungary’s Retro Radio drew record audiences with a special live broadcast from the Moroccan Sahara, part of its morning show aired daily from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and followed by nearly 2 million listeners. The exceptional edition, transmitted from Dakhla, sparked unprecedented engagement on social media. The initiative coincided with the Budapest–Bamako Rally, which […]
Former French ambassador to Algeria Xavier Driencourt and Algerian journalist Daoud Imoulayen urged, in a tribune published in the Journal du Dimanche, France to implement a “radical break” in its relationship with Algeria in 2027, accusing Algiers of persistent hostility and Paris of maintaining an increasingly untenable posture of weakness. The authors sharply criticize the […]