First Independent Mena Newspaper
Kenya has joined the long list of countries supporting the realistic autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty as the ONLY viable solution to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand of Nairobi comes in a joint statement published Monday in Rabat following the meeting held by Kenya’s Prime Minister & […]
Algeria is reportedly seeking a $3 billion loan from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to finance a major railway infrastructure project. The loan is still pending approval by the bank’s governing board, which includes key stakeholders such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, countries whose diplomatic ties with Algeria have been strained in […]
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Potable Water (ONEE) has secured €300 million in financing from European institutions to modernize the country’s electrical infrastructure, marking a significant step in the kingdom’s renewable energy transition. The funding package combines €170 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB), €130 million from Germany’s KfW development bank, and support […]
A strategic conference held in Rabat Thursday focused on the maritime strategic challenges of Atlantic Africa. The event comes months after King Mohammed VI launched the Atlantic Initiative in November 2023, outlining an ambitious geopolitical project at the intersection of sovereignty, development, and regional integration. The conference, organized by the Policy Center for the New […]
After the Algeria-backed Polisario becomes a terrorist organization and magnet of extremists threatening regional peace & stability, two major U.S. National security Institutes have joined several think-tanks urging the Trump administration to take immediate action and add the Polisario armed militia to the U.S. black list, which includes Iranian proxies such as the Houthis, Hamas, […]
Algerian authorities have intensified the expulsion of Sub-Saharan African migrants, often abandoning them in harsh conditions on the borders with Niger, against the backdrop of diplomatic tension with its southern Sahel neighbors. Niger officials have often denounced Algeria’s harsh treatment of thousands of migrants, which has worsened after Niger joined the alliance of Sahel states […]
The proposed two-state solution for the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the cornerstone for security and stability in the Middle-East region, said on Tuesday Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita. In an opening address to the 5th meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, organized in Rabat by Morocco in […]
Fake news and disinformation have become inherent to Algeria’s state media. On Saturday, May 17, Algerian state TV aired photos by Spanish media to portray an imaginary tunnel through which smugglers trafficked cannabis from Morocco to western Algeria. Algerian media have for long traded ethics for propaganda as far as reporting on Morocco is concerned. […]
King Mohammed VI has called for the respect of the national sovereignty & territorial integrity of states and for refraining from sponsoring separatist movements, sending a strong message to the neighboring Algerian military regime. In a message addressed to the 34th Summit of the League of Arab, convening in Bagdad, the King said the exceptionally […]
King Mohammed VI has deplored the tragic situation in the Palestinian territories, where dozens of defenseless Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are killed on a daily basis, in a challenge to the international community and to global public opinion, and called for the immediate cessation of military operations and a return […]