First Independent Mena Newspaper
Thousands of Algerian nationals settled in France and across Europe gathered on Sunday in Paris to protest against the continuing repression, human rights violations and deteriorating socioeconomic situation in Algeria. The huge demonstration was held ahead of the 3rd anniversary of the “Hirak” popular protest movement to be commemorated on Feb.22 by the Algerians and […]
Morocco reaffirmed the need for debunking the myths surrounding the migration issue making the case once more for a shared and mutually beneficial approach to migration. “The pandemic has shown that in terms of mobility, migrants do not have a harmful effect on the economy. On the contrary, they have a positive impact in their […]
King Mohammed VI made the case for a joint action to gear the African Union and the European Union partnership to serve the youth notably in the fields of education, culture and a win-win management of migration. In a speech read out by foreign minister Nasser Bourita at the AU-EU summit, the King reiterated the […]
Morocco is elaborating a new investment charter meant to foster the participation of private funds in a bid to reverse the current trend as private investment represents only about one third of total investment. In this connection, King Mohammed VI chaired, on Wednesday at the Royal Residence of Bouznika, a working session devoted to this […]
February 22 will mark the third anniversary of a large-scale pro-democracy protest movement- known as the Hirak- that restored hope in the hearts of many Algerians to see an end of the brutal military rule in their resource rich country. The Hirak was paused on the back of the coronavirus outbreak and the violent crackdown […]
Algeria has failed in its endeavor to bring Palestinian factions together around the mediation table which it pinned hope for in its quest to host the Arab league summit. Algeria’s quest is more about whitewashing the image of a decaying regime that punches above its weight diplomatically to distract its own citizens from the deepening […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said that Algeria has been blocking progress towards a UN political solution to the Sahara issue while claiming that it was not a party to the confllict. Speaking to French media on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Bourita recalled that Algeria rejected the round table […]
People from different nationalities and religions expressed sympathies and solidarity with the family of a Moroccan boy who lost his life in a 32 meter well before he was pulled out following a tireless rescue effort. Since Tuesday, when the five-year-old Ryan fell into the well, Morocco spared no effort to save one of its […]
Over two third of the African Union member states renewed their trust in Morocco to seat in the supreme decision-making body of the Union, the Peace and Security Council. The election of Morocco for a three-year membership of the council confirms the trust enjoyed by Rabat among African peers in gearing the African Union towards […]
The Algerian government has often said the country had a surplus in producing cooking oil blaming the scarcity of the product in the local market on speculation, but an inquiry by a parliamentary committee has exposed the government’s lies and its endemic use of conspiracy theories to justify failed policies. Algerians have struggled for about […]