First Independent Mena Newspaper
Head of Morocco’s counter-terrorism agency (BCIJ) Abdelhak Khiame wondered why France did not flag up Radouane Lakdim before he moved into action, wreaking havoc on March 23 and taking lives in a supermarket in Trèbes and Carcassonne in southern France. The chief of Morocco’s FBI deplored the lack of communication by French intelligence authorities on […]
The UN announced that it has revamped its Sahel strategy to better tackle the root causes of the crisis in a region beset by insecurity, climate change, poverty and extremism. “The Sahel is a priority for the Secretary-General and the entire United Nations system,” Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a conference being held in Nouakchott, […]
The US conducted an airstrike that killed a senior leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in war-ravaged Libya, the Pentagon said. The Al Qaeda leader was identified in the Pentagon statement as Musa Abu Dawud who had trained recruits in Libya to carry out attacks in the region. “He provided critical logistics […]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas commended the support given by King Mohammed VI, and by the Moroccan government and people to the just cause of the Palestinian people on top of which the protection of the status of Al Quds. President Abbas, who received Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Ramallah, Tuesday, underscored the key role […]
The UK announced the allocation of £3 billion to companies willing to export to Morocco or operate in the North African country whose business climate, geographic location and qualified labor is luring companies targeting the African market. This announcement was made Tuesday in London by representative of the UK Department for International Trade in Morocco, […]
Moroccan phosphate group OCP, Attijariwafa Bank and Saham Finances have been honored by the Africa CEO Forum convened lately in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. OCP, a global market leader of phosphate and its derivatives, has received the “CSR Strategy of the Year” Award for respecting and implementing a Social and Environmental Responsibility policy. The CSR strategy […]
SNI, the largest stakeholder in the Moroccan economy, announced that it has changed its name into Al Mada in tandem with gearing its activity towards becoming a pan-African investment fund. This change was approved at a meeting of SNI’s board of directors on March 28 in Casablanca, said the company in a statement noting that […]
Despite the joint might of the US, Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup, there are numerous factors that undermine the undertaking of the North American bid. In addition to the Trump factor, distance between cities and inconvenient time zone, the lack of gun safety in the US surfaced as an issue of […]
King Mohammed VI has condemned the missile strikes against Saudi Arabia that were fired from Yemeni territory, as a “despicable criminal aggression”. In a message to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King Mohammed VI expressed his “deep sorrow” and “great indignation” and his outright solidarity with the […]
Morocco was ranked the most attractive African economy for investments in the Africa Investment Index 2018 issued by Quantum Global. Morocco earned the title of Africa’s top investment destination thanks notably to an improving economy, increased foreign direct investment flow and low external debt levels in addition to propitious business climate among others. “Morocco has […]