First Independent Mena Newspaper
Member of the European Parliament Gilles Pargneaux recently sent a letter to the Algerian Ambassador in Brussels decrying Algeria’s blatant involvement in the perpetuation of the Sahara conflict, Morocco’s national news agency MAP reported on Sunday. Pargneaux, who was criticized by Algeria’s Ambassador for supporting Morocco’s autonomy initiative to end the conflict, deplored that Algeria […]
World leaders from Europe to America stood in support of Turkey following the series of deadly explosions that rocked Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport on Tuesday evening in an attack Turkish officials blame on the Islamic State group. About 40 people are confirmed to have been killed, and 147 injured, in the gun and bombing attack. […]
British Prime Minister David Cameron announced Friday his exit from Downing Street following the final result of referendum which saw “Leave” the European Union winning over “Stay” that he had vigorously endorsed. 52 per cent of British voted in favor of “Leave” against 48 per cent who rallied behind Prime Minister David Cameron to remain […]
French and world cement giant Lafarge paid the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria to maintain its business, French daily Le Monde revealed on Tuesday. Investigations conducted by the French daily indicate that the French company which acquired the Jalabiya cement works, located at some 150 Km northeast of Aleppo, in 2007 entered into a […]
The White House has confirmed that First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Morocco on June 28 and 29. The visit, which is part of the Let Girls Learn initiative, will take place after a visit to Liberia. She will highlight during her trip in these two African countries the US Government’s work to help adolescent […]
The Islamic State group militant who killed the police couple on Monday in a propaganda facebook video urged fellow terrorists to shed more blood as he cites possible targets including celebrities, journalists, police and the European soccer competition, Euro2016 taking place on French soil. A 12-minute-live video released a short while after the murder of […]
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the murder of a police commander and his wife at Magnanville in the Ile-de-France region, on Monday night, reports say. A police commander aged 42 was stabbed to death in front of his house around 9pm local time by a man who reportedly pledged allegiance to the […]
Nouakchott and Dakar have come to an agreement to work jointly and share returns of gas production off their coasts by the American energy company, Kosmos, reports say. Presidents of both countries have reportedly given instructions to their respective energy companies; Petrosen in Senegal and Smhpm of Mauritania to continue working with the American giant […]
Morocco and Portugal are studying the possibility of an undersea power connection, which would be the second Europe-Africa link. The two countries have signed in this regard a feasibility study, which will cost $455 million. At present, Portugal exports its excess energy to its neighbor Spain, which then feeds into the European system via France. […]
A UN technical delegation is currently visiting Morocco to negotiate the return of the MINURSO agents, expelled by Morocco in March after the controversial and provocative visit of Ban Ki-moon to Tindouf. Special adviser to Ban Ki-moon, Moroccan Jamal Benomar, is part of the UN delegation, Ban’s spokesman, Stephan Dujarric, said during a press briefing […]