First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco looks forward to producing power from solid waste and turning a landfill into source of energy to speed up its transition to clean economy. To achieve this goal, Moroccan authorities have signed a concession agreement with Swiss-Japanese firm Kanadevia Inova and its partners for the development of the Casablanca Solid Waste Treatment and Valorization […]
Morocco remains a sovereign and reliable partner in efforts to combat irregular migration and has never acted under pressure or coercion in managing migration flows, a senior government source said on Monday. The statement was made after about 40,000 crossed into Ceuta in a major crossing that left 11 people dead, according to Morocco’s interior […]
The Moroccan women’s national football team has qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) following a goalless draw (0-0) against Senegal in their third and final Group A match on Monday evening at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat. With this result, Morocco finishes top of the group […]
Anti-migrant demonstrations spread across parts of Spain over the weekend in the wake of the mass crossings into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, with far-right activists and protesters increasingly directing their racism at Moroccans. At the port of Algeciras on Sunday, hundreds of Moroccan families travelling from France, the Netherlands and other European countries passed […]
Tens of thousands of Moroccan youth debunk myth of EU eldorado in occupied-CeutaMany of the Moroccan migrants who rushed into Spain’s colony of Ceuta last week have returned home, describing how hopes of a better life in the EU quickly dissolved into hunger, uncertainty and disappointment. Among those heading back were not only unemployed youths […]
Sudan imported more than $274 million worth of medicines during the first half of 2026 as authorities work to improve drug availability amid a worsening healthcare crisis caused by the ongoing conflict. The National Fund for Medical Supplies (NFMS) said the country’s medicine availability has increased to more than 70 per cent, with supplies secured […]
Spain cannot maintain relatively open and regularization-friendly migration policies at home while expecting Morocco to shoulder the full burden of preventing irregular crossings into Ceuta and Melilla. The mass influx into Ceuta last week has exposed the contradiction at the heart of Madrid’s approach. Domestic pull factors generated by Spanish decisions helped fuel the surge, […]
U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ) and Ronny Jackson (TX) have introduced the Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act, the bipartisan House companion to legislation in the Senate led by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). The legislation requires the Secretary of State to designate the Algeria-backed Polisario group as a terrorist organization for cooperating with Iran or […]
Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chaired the country’s first security Council meeting since the Army regained control of several areas in North Kordofan, reviewing the security situation and ongoing military operations. The meeting, held in Khartoum on Sunday, August 2, assessed the progress of military operations and measures to strengthen security and stability, […]
The Tiznit-Dakhla Expressway, named the “Donald J. Trump Highway,” is a powerful embodiment of deep friendly relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States of America, as well as the great mutual esteem between King Mohammed VI and U.S. President Donald J. Trump. In a Letter dated July 2, 2026, King Mohammed VI […]