First Independent Mena Newspaper
Members of the European parliament rejected the money in return for migration curbs signed between the European commission and President Kais Saied. The deal includes nearly $1 billion in aid, loans and investments to help Tunisia stem the flow of migrants and comes at a context of outcry at Tunisian authorities’ brutal treatment of migrants. […]
Influent members of the French political class urged Macron to recognize the Sahara as part of Morocco, following similar moves by the US and Israel. While France has supported Morocco’s autonomy initiative, the administration of President Macron has yet to make its stand clear on the matter amid a global momentum in favor of Morocco’s […]
King Mohammed VI has said that Israel’s “important” decision to recognize the sovereignty of Morocco over its Sahara and to favorably consider the opening of a Consulate in the city of Dakhla is “both just and far-sighted.” This came in a message that the Sovereign has addressed to the Prime Minister of Israel Benyamin Netanyahu. […]
Morocco has scored a major win in its defense of its territorial integrity with the Israeli outspoken recognition, adding to the vocal support of Washington and other Western capitals. The Israeli decision was announced in a letter to King Mohammed VI from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who said his country also “considers positively” opening a […]
The Algerian regime has suffered a humiliating setback at the Confederation of African football (CAF), after its representative failed to win a seat at the Executive Committee of the African football governing body. During CAF’s General Assembly convening in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the majority of CAF administrators voted Thursday for the delegate of Libya as […]
Algeria’s impulsive military-guided diplomacy has sown wind and reaped whirlwind. The newly appointed foreign minister Ahmed Attaf has returned empty handed from Germany and Serbia to mention but a few trips in which he failed to win support for the separatist polisario front. Soon after his visit to Germany and Serbia where he met their […]
Pundits have been warning that terror groups in Africa have found a breeding ground for recruiting militants in the huge refugee camps scattered around the continent, including the Polisario-controlled camps in Tindouf in Algeria, with plans to stage attacks on Europe. “Islamists have a strong presence in Africa and recruit in huge refugee camps. And […]
The Algerian regime, thirsty for whatsoever international gains, was deflated by BRICS nations which did not even include the country among the five new potential candidates to join the grouping in South Africa. Algeria has been punching above its weight asking officially to join BRICS with President Tebboune openly courting Russia to help it access […]
Italy said on July 5 it backs Morocco’s “serious and credible efforts” to find a lasting solution to the regional dispute over the Sahara territory. The position was expressed by Italy’s foreign ministry during a visit to Rome by Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita. The Italian clear-cut position in support of a solution on the […]
The Abraham Accords that were designed to promote Arab-Israeli peace are now in danger due to Netanyahu’s policies and escalation in Palestinian territories. With the expansion of settlements and repeated provocations of holy Muslim venues in the West Bank, Netanyahu’s cabinet drew condemnations from Arab partners putting the 2020 Abraham accords on a perilous trajectory […]