First Independent Mena Newspaper
The development model adopted by Morocco in the southern provinces attaches utmost importance to safeguarding the cultural and civilizational aspects of the Sahara as part of a national undertaking aiming at preserving all the constituents of Moroccan identity, said King Mohammed VI in a speech to the nation marking the 42nd anniversary of the Green […]
The speech delivered by King Mohammed VI Monday as Morocco was celebrating the 42nd anniversary of the Green march is a masterly history lesson addressed to Algeria and to all those who believe in Algeria’s whims and propaganda. King Mohammed VI did not create facts nor did he refer to legends. He mentioned established historical […]
The long awaited 2018 Doing Business report has vindicated Morocco as a shining model in terms of ease of implementing investments in North Africa and controverted Algeria due to its unpropitious business climate. The report invalidates the unfounded statements uttered by Algeria’s foreign minister, Abdelkader Messahel, who claimed that his country ranks first at the […]
As in all democracies wherein ministers and senior officials are held accountable for their failures, King Mohammed VI sacked on Tuesday four ministers following delays in development programs in the country’s northern region. The ministers of education, health and housing as well as a secretary of State of professional training were fired after the King […]
The arrogance and antagonism of the henchmen of the military regime in Algeria make them myopic to the fast evolving world around them. The recent statements by Algeria’s foreign minister, Abdelkader Messahel, who claimed that Moroccan banks and flag carrier (Royal Air Maroc) are making success in Africa because they are using drug money, come […]
Morocco’s African policy, its triumphal return to the African Union and its largescale investments in Africa are sending shockwaves across Algeria. Outperformed by Morocco in Africa at the economic and political levels, Algerian officials have lost track of diplomatic norms blaming the failure of their country’s policy in Africa on Rabat’s use of cannabis money […]
As it heads straight to insolvency, Algeria insists on shunning foreign debt as it resorts to unconventional measures involving the Central Bank money printing to delay an impending bankruptcy in the absence of genuine reforms. After Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia announced a five-year plan to reduce his country’s ballooning budget deficit by borrowing directly […]
The stability of the Algerian regime has long rested on its generous handouts powered by its oil revenues. With the oil price plunge, and which is set to continue, the Algerian government is bracing for tougher times threatening to erode its social peace. The oil price slump, which started in 2014 dealt a heavy blow […]
Morocco, which puts counterterrorism at the top of its priorities, has been re-elected along with the Netherlands to the co-Chairmanship of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) for another two-year mandate. The decision was made during the 8th GCTF ministerial plenary meeting convened Wednesday in New York. Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita said the extension of […]
Algeria has been repeatedly lambasted in reports by international rights watchdogs for its systematic discrimination against minorities, whether religious, linguistic or ethnic. Intolerance towards minorities is espoused at the state level as evidenced by the growing religious intolerance and persecution targeting the Ahmadi community, among other communities. Religious minorities Recently, HRW raised the alarm concerning […]