First Independent Mena Newspaper
Facing hurdles since 2020, the Renault factory on which the Algerian regime pinned high hopes braces for a total shutdown, marking an utter fiasco of the automotive industry in the Maghreb country, at a context of tense ties between Paris and Algiers. In 2012, Algerian authorities under then President Bouteflika convinced Renault to set up […]
Member of the European Parliament Thierry Mariani has called for rescinding the invitation extended by the far-leftist group to the Polisario militia to a behind-closed doors meeting to be organized by the Committee on international trade on January 29. The committee is expected to discuss the ruling issued last October by the European Court of […]
Human Rights Watch has denounced in its 2025 report the escalating repression of critical voices in Tunisia of Kais Saied, saying the authorities undermined the integrity of the October presidential election and carried out politically motivated arrests & arbitrary detentions of prospective challengers before the vote. “It is clear that Tunisian authorities deployed all their […]
Algeria has for long marketed itself as a country that defeated terrorism as it wishes to attract tourists to its vast and underdeveloped south. But the slaughtering of a Swiss tourist in October and the kidnapping of a Spanish national a few days ago, along with the travel warnings by western countries show the dim […]
Two days before the Gaza ceasefire agreement comes into force, Morocco, whose Sovereign, King Mohammed VI chairs the Al-Quds Committee, welcomed the progress made towards halting the hostilities and attacks that have been unleashed on civilians since October 7, 2023. “The Kingdom calls on all Palestinian and Israeli parties to give peace a chance and […]
Morocco has voiced its readiness to share with Sahel countries its successful experience in drone warfare as an effective military tool of counter-terrorism. The unmanned aerial systems and technology have enabled Moroccan army to thwart attacks of Polisario separatist militias supported by the Algerian regime. The North African Kingdom has offered to help Sahel countries […]
The Algerian military regime is keeping a very tight lid on the Spanish tourist who was abducted Wednesday in Southern Algeria, according to Spanish press reports. Militants of the terrorist group of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara are suspected to be behind the kidnapping of the 50-year-old Spaniard. During this terror operation, other […]
The newly appointed Commissioner General of Spain’s Intelligence, Javier Antonio Susin Bercero, has commended the high level of collaboration with Morocco, acknowledging that Spain has been spared dangerous terrorist attacks thanks to decisive and reliable tips provided by Morocco’s Security and Territorial Surveillance ((DGST). The Spanish official, who chose Morocco for his first foreign visit, […]
Moroccan-Mauritanian relations are poised for unprecedented advancement across various sectors, following the recent meeting in Casablanca between King Mohammed VI and the Mauritanian Head of State, according to a Mauritanian NGO. “President Mohamed Ould El-Ghazouani’s visit to Morocco will inject new momentum into bilateral cooperation,” said Cheikhani Ould Cheikh, president of the Mauritanian-Moroccan Association for […]
France is considering imposing visa requirements on holders of Algerian diplomatic passport, amid a brewing crisis that prompted French officials to vow to retaliate against what they considered as a series of Algerian disrespect, which included arbitrary arrests of a dual-national novelist, instigation of diaspora, and refusal to admit nationals expelled from France for spreading […]