First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Palestinian President’s Wednesday speech at the UN revived thousands of Palestinians’ hope to establish a Palestinian state especially that the day marked the hoisting of their flag for the first time at the UN. “Palestine, which is an observer state in the United Nations, deserves full recognition and full membership,” Abbas said. “In this […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Morocco this week a 75 million loan destined to help the North African country carry out projects aimed at increasing the capacity of the water production & distribution and improving sanitation networks. This financing operation backs Morocco’s 2012-2016 national strategy to provide the population with fair access to […]
Israel’s calls for the resumption of talks with Palestinians is becoming increasingly serious as Netanyahu Sunday welcomed the Egyptian president’s appeal for talks between Palestine and Israel to end an open-ended conflict which has affected both parties. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who praised the Egyptian call for peace between Arabs and Israelis urged President […]
France and Morocco, two old friends, are determined to strengthen further their strategic partnership built on sound and longstanding relationship, based on common interests and values, and founded on shared commitment to promoting peace, stability and economic development. The friendship binding the two countries has been tested many times and has weathered all political and […]
Morocco became Thursday the second North African country, after Tunisia, to introduce innovation into its development in 2015, ranking 78th out of 141 countries around the world. A report by World Intellectual Property Organisation, Cornell University and the European Institute Business Administration announced on Thursday that based on 2015 innovation index, Morocco has made tremendous […]
The parliament of the Libyan Islamist government in Tripoli has reportedly been attacked while in a session to discuss the draft UN-brokered text that is meant to end the war in the country with the formation of a Unity government. The General National Congress (GNC) was attacked when its members were in session in the […]
Burglars sneaked into the office of a renowned Paris-based lawyer, ransacked the place and robbed two computers. The incident, unveiled earlier this week by the French media, could have gone unnoticed were it not for one of the files the lawyer, Eric Dupond-Moretti, is currently in charge of and were it not for the outstanding […]
The Algerian army, currently undergoing a deep shakeup, has ordered 14 Russian Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets, which will enhance the 44 Su-30MKs in service in the North African country. According to Russian press reports, the new fighter jets will be delivered to the Algerian air forces in 2016 and 2017. In 2006, Algeria, an OPEC […]
Mauritanian Prime Minister urged all Mauritanian political and social forces to rally behind the government-initiated political dialogue planned for early October. Yahya Ould Hademine was speaking Monday at the final day of week-long consultative talks said to lay the ground for the comprehensive Political Dialogue. Hademine told reporters that preparations were unfolding smoothly and that […]
Iran has allowed French Accor Hotels Group to start business in the Islamic country with the opening of two hotels near Tehran’s international airport. CEO of the group who made the announcement Monday said Accor would be the first Western hotel group to establish in Tehran following the historic Vienna Pact. The CEO of the […]