First Independent Mena Newspaper
The European Parliament has withdrawn a resolution condemning Algeria’s crackdown on the media and its freedom of speech violation, a move that was orchestrated by Macron’s MEPs. The resolution was intended to denounce the muzzling of the media by the Algerian regime and the arrest of journalists including editor in chief of the country’s last […]
The United States has called on Tunisia’s Kais Saied to respect the freedom of opinion and expression, and voiced concern over the latest wave of arrests of political opponents including former Speaker of Parliament and leader of Tunisia’s largest opposition Ennahdha party, Rached Ghannouchi. In a press release issued Wednesday, the U.S. State Department said […]
Several British lawmakers were briefed earlier this week at the UK Parliament on the social and economic development achieved in Morocco’s southern provinces, and on the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty. After presentations made by member of Dakhla Oued-Eddahab regional council Mrs. Ghalla Bahiya, and Morocco’s Ambassador to UK […]
Chadian authorities Wednesday said 320 Sudanese soldiers have sought refuge in their country after fleeing fighting tights between Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries and army, both vying for power. “320 members of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Gendarmerie, Police and Army surrendered to our forces for fear of being killed by the Rapid Support Forces,” Chad’s […]
Ivorians will head to the polls on September 02 for local and regional elections, government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly said Thursday following a Cabinet meeting. The polls were initially scheduled to take place in October 2023 but have been advanced owing to the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 the country is set to host. The […]
While Kenya’s government is targeting Chinese investors to establish manufacturing plants in its special economic zones to boost exports, thousands of local traders have protested in the capital Nairobi against the ‘unfair” competition from Chinese traders. The government is offering Chinese investors a value proposition that the East African country is the premier investment destination […]
The Iranian regime’s export of drones to destabilizing actors is shaking the entire MENA region, and as the war in Ukraine has shown, shakes even Western countries, warns Alex Grinberg, expert on Iran based at the Jerusalem Institute for Security and Strategy, who underlines that after Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, the Iranian […]
The Arab Maghreb Union AMU issued on April 18 a detailed statement asking Algeria to pay its duties, while debunking the false arguments underlying Algeria’s hysterical reaction to the appointment of a Moroccan citizen as permanent representative of AMU to the African Union. The statement was issued five days after Algeria’s blunt statement in which […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has once again dissipated the fog that some extreme-left and anti-Moroccan circles wish to create, reiterating Morocco’s standing as a friend and key ally for Spain. “Morocco is a friend and a key ally for Spain’s economic development and our gateway to Africa. It is also an ally in security […]
Morocco has renewed its “constant and clear” stance on the Libyan conflict, and its commitment to continue to help Libyan factions reach a consensus-based, politically negotiated solution to end the internal crisis prevailing in the oil-rich country. The commitment was renewed by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in an address read on his behalf on Tuesday […]