First Independent Mena Newspaper
The General Staff of Morocco’s Southern Zone is currently hosting the main planning meeting for the 20th African Lion drills. The event, taking place in Agadir from January 29 to February 2, is jointly organized by Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and the United States Armed Forces. The announcement was made on Monday by the […]
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), dealing a hard blow to France and the Algerian regime which is serving the agenda of the former French colonial power in the region. In a joint statement released Sunday, the three Sahel countries said they took […]
Algeria has doubled down on violating the sovereignty of its neighbor Mali by addressing the Malian people directly, threatening them with “civil war,” in the latest episode of a diplomatic showdown that triggered Bamako to declare an Algeria-brokered peace deal null and void. In a statement, the Algerian foreign ministry failed to respond to the […]
The Celebration of Marrakech as Capital of Culture in the Islamic World for 2024, was officially kicked off, under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI, at a ceremony co-organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Rabat-based Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO). The ceremony began with performing Morocco’s national anthem, followed […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince gave a directive ordering the administrations of his country to use only maps that show the full territory of the Moroccan Kingdom including the Sahara territory. Prince Mohammad Bin Salman also gave directives to drop the appellation “Western Sahara” in referring to the Moroccan Sahara in Saudi official jargon. The order […]
Mali rulers have axed the 2015 Algiers Agreement signed by the various warring parties in the West African country, dealing another hard blow to the Algerian diplomacy which is suffering setback after setback. In a statement read Thursday on state television, Mali’s government spokesperson Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga said it was no longer possible to continue […]
Algeria was eliminated from the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023) after a defeat by Mauritania, in a football debacle that many observers saw coming except the military regime and its propaganda machine along with many Algerians who are trapped in a disinformation bubble. Desperate for whatsoever gains to deviate attention from the dire economic […]
On the footsteps of their military-controlled regime, sports commentators in Algerian studios are increasingly invoking conspiracy theories to explain the failure of their national team to stand out in the African cup of nations, putting the blame as usual on Morocco. From Ennahar to Echorouk to other mouthpieces of the military regime, commentators have drawn […]
Tunisia’s president Kais Saied extended his power grab to the central bank, undermining the independence of the monetary policy in a country that suffers from an aggravating fiscal and economic crisis. Saied made the statement as he seeks direct financing of the state budget by the central bank, a move many economists warn would further […]
Relations between Algiers and Bamako are still strained over Algeria’s continuous “unfriendly acts” and “blatant interference” in Mali’s internal affairs. Diplomatic row between the two countries heightens as Malian authorities exposed once again Algeria dirty tricks and lies at the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held over the weekend in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. The […]