First Independent Mena Newspaper
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 […]
The Algerian president and the state media apparatus have been on charm offensive for years, speaking about the tourism potential of the country. Yet, little was done to prepare the prerequisites for a genuine tourist industry that may help diversify the oil and gas-dependent economy. Speaking to sycophant media, Tebboune said that tourist can now […]
President of Belgium reformist party Georges-Louis Bouchez has called openly on his country to recognize Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory following in the footsteps of major Western allies including the United States, France, Spain… He said he introduced a legislation demanding his country’s government to recognize officially Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara […]
Mauritania and Morocco have stepped up their economic ties, signing cooperation deals in fields ranging from the stock market to electric interconnections and airlines. Economic cooperation between the two neighbors stepped up after a meeting between King Mohammed VI and Mauritania’s president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani in Casablanca in December 2024. During the meeting, the Mauritanian […]
King Mohammed VI in his capacity as supreme commander of the Royal Armed Forces praised the contributions of the Moroccan army to different disaster response operations as well as their efforts in favor of peacekeeping across the continent. In an Order of the Day, marking the 69th anniversary of the Royal Armed Forces, the King […]
Russia has snubbed the Algerian military regime on Victory Day, attended by leaders Algeria considers as enemies. Putin was seen giving a presidential state welcome to Burkina Faso’s military ruler and Libyan general Khalifa Haftar, two leaders Algeria is at loggerheads with. Russia invited presidents of allied countries to the event marking the Russian victory […]
South Korea has officially endorsed Morocco’s autonomy proposal for the Sahara, and expressed its support for the «serious and credible efforts» made by the Kingdom to advance toward a resolution of the regional conflict. This endorsement, which was outlined in a statement released by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, May 9, marks […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) group is planning significant investments worth around €150 million in Morocco’s southern provinces, announced the Agency’s CEO, Rémy Rioux. Rioux, who is on a working visit to Morocco at the head of a high-level delegation, said at a press briefing, in Laayoune on Saturday, that “the AFD Group will now […]