First Independent Mena Newspaper
It is very hard to believe that France-24 TV channel does not verify the authenticity and accuracy of its sources through a combination of traditional journalistic standards and modern, technology-driven investigative techniques. This international channel, which is funded by the French foreign ministry, has been caught red-handed again spreading fake news against Morocco. In its […]
Achraf Hakimi’s lawyer sharply criticized a French court’s decision to send the Morocco international to trial over an alleged rape dating to February 2023, arguing the referral rests “solely” on the complainant’s account and claiming she impeded investigators and failed to provide any evidence or witnesses. In a written statement, attorney Fanny Colin said the […]
The European Union on Tuesday reiterated its solidarity with Ukraine during a diplomatic event in Nouakchott marking the fourth anniversary of the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War. In a statement, the EU said ambassadors from the “European Group”, alongside representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, expressed their continued support for Ukraine […]
At least 28 civilians have been killed and 39 others injured, including 10 women, following an attack by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur, a medical group reported on Tuesday. The Sudan Doctors Network said the casualties resulted from a rocket strike on the town of Mustariha in western Sudan. The assault […]
A convoy carrying three county commissioners was involved in a road accident near Yambio town, in Western Equatoria State on Tuesday afternoon, leaving five soldiers with minor injuries. The officials were travelling to Yambio ahead of Wednesday’s official reception for the newly appointed governor when one of the vehicles overturned at about 3pm near Yambio […]
A high-level event on the role of National mechanisms for implementation, reporting, and follow-up (NMIRFs), organized on the sidelines of the 61st session of the HRC, held February 23–March 31, was convened in Geneva under the charmanship of Morocco’s Interministerial Delegate for Human Rights Mohamed Elhabib Belkouch. The event, held under the theme “Moving the […]
Morocco’s multi-mission frigate Mohammed VI has joined French and European naval units in ORION 26, a major high-intensity combat preparation exercise led by France, the French embassy in Rabat said. The Moroccan FREMM warship spent around two weeks integrated into the escort of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, operating first in the Mediterranean […]
University of Kordofan has reported extensive damage to its central campus in El-Obeid after drones it attributed to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) struck the facility on Monday, February 23. In a statement, the University’s media office said the attack targeted several buildings within the main Campus complex in El-Obeid, the capital of North […]
Bolivia has announced the suspension of its recognition of the pseudo-SADR and affirmed its will to contribute constructively to international efforts aimed at achieving a realistic, pragmatic and lasting political solution to the Sahara issue. The announcement came in a statement issued Monday, following phone talks between Bolivian Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo and his Moroccan […]
Indian defense company MKU, a global leader in advanced ballistic protection and optronic systems, is considering setting up a plant in Morocco, building on the success-story of Tata Advanced Systems which is producing in the Kingdom armoured combat vehicle WhAP 8×8 for the Moroccan Royal army. According to India’s diplomatic mission in Rabat, MKU’s entry […]