First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco’s strongly worded response to Spain’s decision of hosting Polisario leader describes the move as “a premeditated act, a voluntary choice” and a “deplorable situation”. In a statement issued by the Foreign ministry, Morocco says it takes full note of the Spanish “sovereign decision” of not informing it about the secret transfer from Algiers to […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said that the Kingdom’s ties with Israel and the US are posed to grow following the tripartite deal in December following which Rabat resumed ties with Israel and Washington recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. Bourita made the remarks in a video statement to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee […]
As civilian and peaceful pro-democracy hirak protest gain traction, Algeria’s fire fighters joined the wave of dissent and resentment against an inefficient government that acts as a curtain for a corrupt military regime holding the country with an iron fist. Hundreds of firefighters in their uniform took to the street to demand better wages and […]
There is no room for ambiguity, doubts or uncertainty in relations between Morocco and Spain, two neighbors and strategic partners which share common history and growing economic interests. Rabat has always been crystal-clear in its stand and refused to support Catalonian separatists who were seeking in 2017 to set up a breakaway state in the […]
Blinded by an endemic hostility to Morocco’s territorial integrity, Algeria’s official news agency has hit a new low conflating the Egyptian Western Sahara/desert with Morocco’s southern provinces. The Algerian-regime’s official mouthpiece reported on May 3 that two Egyptian firms plan to invest 1 billion dollars in oil projects in Western Sahara. But because of their […]
Foreign minister Nasser Bourita has reiterated Morocco’s strong rejection of the Spanish decision to host Separatist leader Ibrahim Ghali, and said that Spain has to choose either Morocco or Ghali. The Spanish decision risks seriously undermining relations with Morocco, Bourita told Spanish news agency EFE. Ghali was admitted at a Spanish hospital after entering the […]
The administration of President Biden will not reverse Trump’s decision recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, Axios reported. The statement was made during a phone call between US Secretary of state Antony Blenken and Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, Axios, the well informed website, said, quoting two sources familiar with the call. Algeria’s mirage of […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Algerian FM Sabri Boukadoum had on Thursday, for the first time, a telephone conversation, under the Biden Administration, but the two top diplomats gave different accounts of their talks, leaving many scratching their heads. In his posted tweet, Boukadoum said Western Sahara was discussed, but Secretary Blinken made […]
The hashtags#Spain_protect_criminal #España_protege_criminal #اسبانيا_تحمي_المجرمين #Espagne_protège_les_criminels” are trending and going viral as thousands of social media users continue to lash out at Madrid’s collusion with Algerian military junta to smuggle in Polisario chief with false travel documents though he is wanted by Spanish justice for crimes against humanity. Across social media, especially Twitter, many users […]
Ghali’s hospitalization in Spain under a false identity is an embarrassing intelligence failure for Spain and Algeria and a breakthrough for Morocco. Ghali entered Spain on board an Algerian airplane using an Algerian passport and a false identity putting to the test the Moroccan-Spanish partnership and cooperation. Spain and Algeria had agreed at the highest […]