First Independent Mena Newspaper
Moroccan authorities have arrested a British dealer in the virtual Bitcoin currency charged with financial fraud in the United States, the Daily Mail reported. The Moroccan news agency had previously reported that the British citizen was arrested in Tangier in response to an Interpol notice without naming him and that his extradition will be decided […]
Poverty continues to affect millions of children in North Africa and the Middle East where one in four children lives without quality health care or decent housing, the UNICEF said in a new report. Poverty continues to affect at least 29 million children who are deprived of the minimum requirements in two or more of […]
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has alerted Moroccan authorities of possibilities of terrorist attacks like the truck attack in Berlin and rampage shooting in Istanbul in the kingdom. The CIA pointed out that some fighters of the Islamic State group (IS) who fled lately the terrorist group’s strongholds in Iraq and Syria are heading […]
The 16th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival wrapped up with the two main awards going to two Chinese directors. The Festival’s Grand Prix, the Golden Star, was awarded to Zang Qiwu’s “The Donor” while the best director prize went to Wang Xuebo for his film, “Knife in the Clear Water”. “The Donor” sheds […]
Moroccan authorities busted a terrorist cell of 8 members loyal to the terrorist IS organization, known as Daesh, in the cities of Tangier and Fez. A statement by the Interior Ministry said that the cell was busted by Morocco’s Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) during an operation that led to the seizure of a shotgun, […]
A summit of African heads of state will be held on the sidelines of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 22) which will be held in Marrakech on November 7-18. The meeting will be hosted in the Royal palace in Marrakech upon directives from Mohammed VI, Maghreb Confidential news outlet reported. In this […]
Morocco will be the honorary guest of the Paris book fair of 2017 to be held next march 24-27 at Expo Porte de Versailles, according to Moroccan press reports. The exhibition has grown in size and importance over the years. It is now considered one of major world venues for publishers, booksellers, rights agents and […]
The UN Spokesperson has categorically refuted the allegations propagated by the Polisario and Algerian media saying that Morocco mobilizes troops in preparation for a breach of the 1990 cease fire agreement in the southern provinces, the Sahara. In a desperate attempt, the Polisario claimed that the launch by Morocco’s security forces of a combing operation […]
The Presidency Council (PC) of the Government of National Accord (GNA) is not pleased with the presence of French Special Forces in Libya, which surfaced after three soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash during the weekend and after Paris confirmed their death on Wednesday. “There can never be wavering on Libya’s sovereignty,” a statement […]
The days of the self-proclaimed SADR as a member of the African Union seem to be counted after 28 African countries called for suspending the membership of the Algerian-based republic from all the bodies and activities of the African Union. This came in a motion submitted by the 28 African nations to the President of […]