First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco’s interior ministry has dismissed as “unfounded” the reports on international media claiming the country was planning a mass culling of stray dogs ahead of the World Cup in 2030. The Daily Mail, a UK tabloid, and other like-minded outlets published one-sided reports mentioning a Moroccan campaign to clean up cities of 3 million dogs. […]
Ways of enhancing further cooperation in judicial matters between Morocco and Senegal were at the center of talks held Monday in Rabat between Mohamed Abdenabaoui, first President of Morocco’s Court of Cassation & President Delegate of the High Council of the Judiciary, and Mohamadou Mansour Mbaye, first President of the Supreme Court of Senegal. The […]
Morocco is on an ambitious trajectory to reform its social protection system, and the International Labor Organization is prepared to accompany the Kingdom on this path, ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo said on Monday. In a speech read on his behalf by ILO’s representative in Morocco Aurelia Segatti, at the 9th International Parliamentary Forum on Social […]
Marsa Maroc and Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), a subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s leading shipping group, signed a partnership agreement under which TIL will acquire a stake in the concessionary subsidiary of a container terminal at the port of Nador West Med. “Upon finalization of this agreement, which is subject to the […]
A senior US counterterrorism official has raised alarms about the increasing threat posed by global jihadist groups, warning that they are, for example, expanding their activities from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso into Benin and Togo, which had once had little exposure to jihadi threats. Speaking at a recent Washington conference, Sebastian Gorka noted that […]
Human rights advocates and local politicians in the Central African Republic (CAR) have accused Russia-backed mercenaries for being behind the disappearance of two soldiers, amid a mountain evidence pointing to crimes, including murder, torture, execution, abductions, rape, theft, that are credibly linked to Wagner forces and their successor entities. The two soldiers, ,Celestin Bakoyo and […]
The M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have seized control of Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising fears of a regional escalation. Their rapid advance through the South Kivu region, after an earlier lightning-speed offensive on Goma in neighboring North Kivu, marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. […]
A devastating collapse at an illegal gold mine near Kéniéba in Mali’s western Kayes region has claimed over 40 lives, predominantly women, highlighting the perilous nature of informal mining operations in one of the world’s major gold-producing nations. The tragedy occurred when prospectors entered abandoned open-pit areas in search of remaining gold deposits. This catastrophe, […]
Morocco reiterated, on Sunday, its unwavering support for the just Palestinian cause and for the brotherly Palestinian people’s rights. The support was renewed by the Moroccan delegation Sunday before the 38th Summit of the African Union (AU). The delegation reiterated the Kingdom’s support for the brotherly Palestinian people in recovering their legitimate rights and establishing […]
Director General of National Security (DGSN) and Territorial Surveillance (DGST), Abdellatif Hammouchi, was awarded on Sunday in Tunis the Prince Naif Medal for Arab Security, First Class, an honor granted to leading security figures who have played a significant role and made outstanding contributions to ensuring Arab security and stability. This decoration was announced as […]